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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
$ G6 a& S7 T. K0 K8 I百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
% g/ q* _$ ~; U( h比上不足，比下有余"worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
$ i* o+ `- F8 c+ b. j0 F笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
$ s/ E& s& O0 w. L; |, w, [ D不眠之夜white night
+ p' v% p$ w/ Q6 ~# S/ x不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
- S9 E! J. Y a# Q7 |7 Q* y7 V不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
6 X! V: w$ D$ |9 {# Z4 \1 q不打不成交"No discord, no concord. # k& p! ]4 J) e1 i0 h
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul : q1 g- a; Z0 ~$ x2 f/ y3 G, z$ O2 ?
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
! K) P5 F5 ]: [9 O7 ]6 b大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
+ |/ l2 m* P4 Y) D2 ?/ O( D! j2 h大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
) \5 G" W+ @# b5 w4 K: k+ t7 E国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace! a; j- E* [" K7 v0 w0 `) ~9 Y r
过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little 2 C; s O2 [4 V, h; X
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
" G$ h5 g+ m- {好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more: N% d0 h2 a @% [: f
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
9 N e0 W4 V6 `6 U. y5 [和气生财Harmony brings wealth$ H2 D, Z) Z" O% ^
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. * Z8 L' d3 b8 X- J" V& ]
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
4 H% q% b+ c; z) k2 ?* e金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 9 g. s( ]+ \% [4 f; S9 l: {
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home) e/ L; a% D8 ~- B. ~
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
5 }# g) I! i( }; D脚踩两只船sit on the fence / ?' p3 x# S H. J
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ! p' Y: y4 V- O9 E* }$ y2 t' B
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché/ h( F8 Z6 `" F' h2 s3 S" }
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 3 a3 e* P' r! U1 K
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.": c* v& P) O. u+ R
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success4 j, a# ]2 Z: l$ h V
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth2 w1 s% F' J# B7 v5 c+ L
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened2 p+ @; V1 E }; q# ~
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
* e8 d% }' A4 A" ^每逢佳节倍思亲2 R+ f) V' i9 w; L) _. L h" g; V
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
- h" l: [* D* p* g$ C6 tIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. . {2 e1 O3 A: b4 t# q0 Y
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "$ F2 D$ c4 N+ R: ]. v9 C4 ^# b
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
5 }( |( V# Q9 I$ }1 l( `) l拿手好戏masterpiece
" P7 c7 ?$ i8 _+ L" k/ O$ x6 n赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad# U! K" Q2 f, [9 {! x6 b) T
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale3 s( }1 D; T" P" x
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end m8 p' ?3 E, n& E& ]% Q
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities . w6 p/ v* ~% B3 I# X6 S8 O' o* E
巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw.
4 g( }$ o% c! Q2 r# p, [千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step5 g+ i9 T+ M5 K
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.: m/ v5 r$ g, b4 `: U- {4 ~
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
, y* |/ e# @, N kOne sows and another reaps.
4 S2 I8 o n. }" x& W) ?& @前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
7 f$ S9 t9 K& I. d( _6 i强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.
: y$ C* a8 J6 | G* {' x$ e1 h强强联手win-win co-operation
" }3 {; V. r1 B- C! G瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.! P. m$ ^% p% L
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
& e. S* r1 }4 m" d" v人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.6 t! S M- ?& u3 u0 u: u& X
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
) d3 k+ ]7 V* H/ q! }世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " % V7 }7 D; H: n. _! o
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
$ R' z4 s% r, N死而后已until my heart stops beating" Q- k6 Z$ P1 x+ @( a' R
岁岁平安Peace all year round
$ w& W% H8 ?9 X' c: g1 S上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." " P6 F) m0 @8 t1 _; G) |) ^
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
2 M/ A; S/ R" m三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 6 u9 K3 N1 H+ r
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
4 y; {) ? F: b! X2 Z升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)& Z0 @ B; }4 l6 `- n
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
- n+ W, e C' O% j( B谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
% y* X! V3 q* B水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
* r0 I6 Z- Y3 X# a) C& I时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
. M8 M7 b- G! _; \6 o( u" l杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
9 p7 w! v: ?: L8 s: k+ P& H实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 1 [8 T% ]+ O) @/ ~
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.1 J1 y0 d* x6 I
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 7 a7 s2 ^8 U, I" f$ Q
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.# T; ^. w1 d5 q/ n0 L [3 q" r, _
山不在高，有仙则名"No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; "! W5 O/ B/ S# `1 U% B- `! b: g
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time7 T( d: a) Z9 v. d
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
2 V& Q A4 A$ A) u- G) c- o, e% g天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
$ m& ?# R5 p: M: M$ B# d团结就是力量Unity is strength.
1 g' L& w3 r& t% Q M9 q$ `跳进黄河洗不清eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
! i5 B; a( t: s* i歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena; `" @- b; y. M( F& W; Q
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.% C, x( F$ s, T9 M- h$ J3 y
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 8 s: k5 P9 \! H
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child+ |( g, O" S9 H7 p4 u9 W
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.3 a1 z6 |# n9 K3 \3 D, K
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 5 P! J+ K' c) n9 U: Y! q" d- \
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
+ p) D) Q9 Z2 l" A无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
5 X8 Y8 N& c: e" n/ S8 U/ `5 B4 _& Y无中生有make/create something out of nothing
/ @. \( r+ L7 y7 J无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
2 B! N0 U+ {1 D2 z5 [% l; w徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 2 d% \' u) D* h
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean , x6 @ G) M+ t( Z$ a5 F
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
' K k, M1 a" E& h& V3 v蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
% ]; Y2 L! A" t) i( Z4 p心想事成May all your wish come true- |" k) v0 e+ r5 Q. a
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
4 V i- H1 Y8 z* f8 p+ `先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
1 S- A# T3 U+ c1 }) u先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
! ~- u& e: ~) h2 v像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
) _% G w, D3 J$ Y. \- N+ c现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example/ H4 D* @5 ^/ `* I
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters : {1 m3 B' r$ I5 Y1 Q* [3 G2 i- K
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
1 M' |/ U! Z! x3 l! @循序渐进step by step
( w+ @8 S5 Z9 u一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
0 c3 \' t& w" }! C1 O$ A& Q3 \: |8 t5 o, ~严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others; l7 z' V5 d5 J/ W) N, x0 f
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
" _ V. y) q0 ]% e7 R有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
6 E: R$ c& ?+ `2 U! P; ~0 j+ M有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.% d! F/ r! q* M! Q2 c
有识之士people of vision" C5 z. [$ f/ F
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 1 d l( m. j" B7 \
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
/ {4 w( A& ^# x) L; c3 r0 u与时俱进advance with times. {. ]+ @% z3 \% O9 e, J
以人为本people oriented; people foremost ' A) ~4 ?5 H: ]( Q7 H% b0 T
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 7 h" B; [. p7 T% z/ |0 f. ?( O
欲穷千里目，更上一层楼"to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight." ) c- Y" p8 k) T" {- l
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ) a9 V% z; j- U5 a$ y' @2 g4 ^
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 3 i* z+ F% g9 r& ]) D
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
3 ]+ e$ a& @5 T冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.. D; N9 `* O8 \4 B( p
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
0 h) D E2 l; _2 K6 U! \1 G一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
- v+ S" s$ t" s0 o# |2 r+ @招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful! Q1 C6 t: M5 q8 z% p, `
债台高筑become debt-ridden
9 Y% {# e9 ]: q# t* S5 i+ e致命要害Achilles' heel
% g+ z; V. @+ f6 E# k: M7 n$ l: U; J众矢之的target of public criticism
1 U$ S" w5 x2 f' h$ N z; G) e知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.9 q# @ d/ J7 d
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
# I: M9 L X) X纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.6 M- q+ i8 h# A% B: p* v: R
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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