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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.' ~* A0 T6 Z8 A' L
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.1 E; }& ~8 ]8 M. Y" v, C8 W
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
# o8 V* v5 z0 O0 D笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.1 `+ x( H) C3 V& l
不眠之夜white night
& y% l, S* m" q+ H4 Z0 |' i/ {不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
, r0 X* C Y0 @; R不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
0 {' |' q0 w4 Y$ P不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
: o2 R4 G2 `3 u拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ; Y* x9 {9 ^) L' C
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
6 @9 |8 P& A. ~' ~$ O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 [6 |% w) L. s( F" p" i
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 6 z: x0 b% y1 y# `+ u0 v: f: S2 l; H
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
3 x' W2 `7 ?3 H: n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
- m# v3 X% T. r+ G+ R0 y功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
' B# I: m O( G. X% d' i' l好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more8 |- P# h' O9 W& T2 N( w
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. / n% ~3 O0 N" H6 \/ z# n! g
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
/ o" Y1 i: P+ b6 Y活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. : l1 F4 M- _( c% v) O
既往不咎let bygones be bygones # f4 F! { }: h* d. @9 A
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
4 L q0 Q8 s" h3 g3 c金玉满堂Treasures fill the home5 A: t" C$ }& e$ v7 g
脚踏实地be down-to-earth - B+ x: z4 [$ ^0 V9 V; B
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
2 B5 P) g( }' p6 V君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 5 V8 W7 C( e3 [4 l- O7 s, O
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché, h6 U6 J7 }3 G& f8 I
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ; N1 w3 @" |/ |0 u( u
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
7 Q8 T5 h/ x6 @9 Q' M- A马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success. k' C E8 W+ R( Y
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
4 V- t6 j, }3 |( B茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened8 F$ w9 ?+ e/ {6 R' z! I
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
, [! W+ t5 M4 Y0 T; `每逢佳节倍思亲
) R. |+ d& m0 B: c1 g/ D7 eOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
% C% [2 h' E1 k8 e$ ~It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. : M& W: N3 q6 a. ?, f; ^/ \6 n! w6 O
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "+ W- x1 r! C& I* e
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.0 q! o/ P# c- s, X7 H& B' p5 }) O
拿手好戏masterpiece H, _4 }% U5 \$ D$ x- e. `
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad) o# F* N) E% P4 W: P' l$ [
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
) y/ i6 ~5 u+ L* G4 }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
" w5 v* v, \2 m抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities & [# W5 k' ]: g
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." Z. I, H. v' g; a( f- o; n* C
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 step
. Q0 d% c3 y0 u* z! B$ f前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.- _$ w% ?0 \+ h. d( h. \
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
3 g; f! L8 \% }9 i' lOne sows and another reaps.5 {7 U! L0 M9 b
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
, n5 t9 z2 h7 K5 T+ r% d9 ?) w( r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. " a3 `' q8 d- K/ i' x; U) P$ a
强强联手win-win co-operation
7 o+ `! e0 G% O5 ]4 v, {# u, E瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
9 n! F) @$ q+ {: D: A r( a l3 W人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
5 ~. M, d/ C4 @' D0 Q: S人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: Z! V2 \( Y/ C6 n% `人海战术huge-crowd strategy
! B: N7 r0 ?' d9 g: m世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
9 r# g- }$ t& [1 F0 a世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 7 R! y" j4 f" n% e) r
死而后已until my heart stops beating: `' r7 b) s9 [ t: n+ z
岁岁平安Peace all year round) B: Q& V1 r9 f# X4 j# e
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 3 |* G9 e B. ^2 ]# ?
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
% y1 }, f; u0 d! T. g三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
+ ~3 t0 O" ~% s& D6 _3 W0 CAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." . i0 W1 z' J5 X; S& I% r
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products): E- `% [" P% E) D
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ; w9 S' M/ \' m) c& N
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
1 _+ H- ?! y) a$ B8 Z, @水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
2 r" S9 V5 E1 `9 c5 J- ?时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
/ M( |' o7 j3 u) |( \5 ?/ n杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
$ N( i j9 Y' A4 A( I% @7 G& F" y实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
2 P1 k- e* n$ c9 ~说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
, Y: ?) m. U, G2 A2 B实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is % P( H9 m) ~- Q5 d/ Z- a8 [
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
, Q2 H. O) R. m; I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; "& l5 b6 W" l" t+ J
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time+ y! g4 {- l( ]$ e2 Q
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
& ?+ q( s7 U% }- N% f* _* |天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue$ j' }! [) L# U- E( F8 v" U
团结就是力量Unity is strength.& Y4 j* a5 x, U* Q/ h; I
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
4 @) d: a! V. k- _6 y% s歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena) v/ Y% x( v8 T4 o
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
; N7 Z: `( W/ |4 W0 Q3 ^往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( u/ N/ |/ I: \望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child$ f6 }- H2 o2 n2 {" J. b
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
; v3 o* f+ f3 p K' S; U+ R文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
1 M. N% P: ^: y- n Y8 M唯利是图draw water to one's mill
: W2 h- p6 ^# ~无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots2 p0 Q7 U% ^: c, E
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 7 P8 G- i+ H5 F4 z
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.6 W/ r( y% G1 Y- T# n
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends / X. h" s& n9 Q0 \) z0 f& G, R* a
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean & G7 A. Y1 X' f
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.) w7 D# L- g P( \! b7 y$ _
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
* k' G; f# ~! S: j6 R心想事成May all your wish come true
0 i! [7 b$ J7 i/ [. q心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding( U& U, d7 e4 v% `4 q
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. ^* T+ d$ `. D1 C6 J0 `- ~( @
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
# \; Q% B% X' u/ ?" A" I8 a# F9 B像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan& s2 U* n' P- o# b
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example6 w- @. k9 ?# l2 {
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
+ Q' C; z, n/ l; I喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ( d1 @" F7 w* v9 [( B9 o
循序渐进step by step. c8 t" M. a" F
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 0 n- P9 ~* x$ f% c
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others$ ]5 y! \8 o) q; J
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
: }8 a2 e5 ~; D5 S0 A2 Z有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
/ }- [ U% u1 A: U* p) p有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.+ z" m% i1 v ^5 Q) e
有识之士people of vision
+ ~7 F, g- b) S, Q( f: i' _' l: v$ }有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
- s6 b9 P1 P( y有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
/ S" {) y& n( @$ Q9 o与时俱进advance with times
- ?% p+ n6 E0 f9 _3 F% C以人为本people oriented; people foremost
3 F3 R$ l- O C- O/ u+ @因材施教teach students according to their aptitude . U: u1 N$ ~5 I/ H( y& _4 H, v J1 j
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."
& L$ w. T2 F- J欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
( S! e" `- f0 v8 v0 `. z- |优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
$ }3 z$ w- O, W# S英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.# f5 ~" C; a- e8 A
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.4 A2 |7 j' N$ M& A% n: H2 n
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ! f/ X$ l" [" g* @8 |
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
. j7 N8 Z! E- n( x- J }. N: |招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful0 d3 w3 c, i8 |* v) l5 z
债台高筑become debt-ridden3 O$ Z% {$ R. f# I2 ?1 X/ u
致命要害Achilles' heel 4 i8 B/ a" J' P8 |
众矢之的target of public criticism3 p( E* [0 E+ ~8 K! S
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. |+ V r9 J2 Y a4 H& z8 ?
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
+ `: k5 R& T$ g$ ^. D纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.2 E1 v: e" }/ {7 A7 c
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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