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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
- v6 H/ c+ u' r0 B0 v' i4 Q0 x9 H百闻不如一见Seeing is believing./ L/ L0 m; J% ], 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
/ ~* T2 D1 o3 L3 Y9 o7 R笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.1 G9 Y- F, \0 ~; w% M
不眠之夜white night S" m& r; | d2 O+ W( \2 o
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
7 v% D3 V( y" d% a& u2 Q) r不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best& z( O. |0 o% L
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. + T6 y2 A Z$ Y+ s
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
9 p: E0 c) u% R8 V/ n8 @辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
2 ?, E4 ]( \1 w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
5 y& g4 n4 l, [6 u大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 5 C1 ], y1 X' u% s3 h
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
* T1 K) G6 n9 |7 ^8 k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 A% p% Z3 c& l" w; o
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. - u0 f; l2 O4 e$ G# a
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
- f$ N+ K2 J' B$ N: _' ]好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. & ^4 N- o/ {1 |. m& U
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
6 Y2 M, E4 x7 G0 l+ f- O N6 i活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
! x- s* `1 o) k3 @6 g既往不咎let bygones be bygones
* D1 Y/ `" m. v, o: i" N6 \2 \ V金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
! Q1 l0 D; _/ m金玉满堂Treasures fill the home" r( e3 r) S4 t Q* ~+ z5 h" S
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 1 a3 T; Q! D7 m6 Y# ]* A
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 7 p L( q7 A% F) m
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 6 N! |# n+ F+ Y- x Z$ [
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
3 Q# ^' L" \9 E* z9 W* I礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
: y+ N+ A" u8 i; x留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
3 c: ^# V8 F3 k/ G% C马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
+ V* x0 c* u! V2 N/ d4 |名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
' Z8 C( ]6 K' g, H$ ]6 B8 s, E% _茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
! g/ S7 M6 R* E* e$ r& Q没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.& o+ O7 h6 J- b3 p& i& P
每逢佳节倍思亲
" |9 ^$ ?4 Q; POn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.- U: v3 f% E1 b+ m4 a, {
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. / Z8 q! t: d% ?: r, l* E0 b. N- I T
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
$ `# W+ k; N$ }4 d) O弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself." T( R. I0 @7 v5 \
拿手好戏masterpiece# B- a: |" Q4 b5 f
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
: o5 _" c9 k5 {- r7 Q抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
) |! m8 e$ y; T& J# n0 f0 V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& h+ [. N5 ^: k8 A
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
. w% s- v. N6 [% x# T' s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.6 L, v4 e$ Q; L* D; O; 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 step
$ \* l' W2 F! G6 q前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
, {' l% i6 Z8 h8 [2 |3 r前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests./ \# Y. P2 H7 ]& F0 H: p, {0 v
One sows and another reaps.( _4 Z, |- w& Q, c) E9 _: M
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
; W5 K# R! M9 {" z' }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.
. i6 o( W/ q# @- c$ _- ^$ {强强联手win-win co-operation
|8 D- L6 k. _1 n瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.4 P! U. G$ ]$ U: N4 G
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.0 \; t9 `* X* }5 x" F9 Q/ a$ D- b
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
" O7 J% |8 H5 A- ~. k( V: O- ^5 ^- \人海战术huge-crowd strategy
) j7 i, {6 `2 A0 _+ r4 ?* ?2 H$ ^4 H世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
/ Q+ M8 `* j8 U( m7 W- I9 R世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 7 f( l% K# T. e' M
死而后已until my heart stops beating
- ^6 Y! J+ P# V( E- X- R: H3 S* y岁岁平安Peace all year round
v0 x7 S$ z2 Z上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
c6 u7 c! t9 e9 T0 n塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
# b. L+ k2 L3 ?0 h三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
( Q5 _; K! t' O$ V$ {0 `At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
2 O/ e2 a0 `2 M* ]! C$ B升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)+ V4 O% V$ _( Y
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
3 Y! w' l7 X- g+ ~: K谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
" J& G) J: g; E4 i水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.3 M2 ^7 ^3 u4 k1 ?
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
: @9 d2 p3 l! q杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
' w1 Z D( h, W' f m& g6 g7 q实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
5 [ ]5 u4 m! @! X/ I+ @说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.6 o. A$ C, S. d" Z
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
" B4 x" S( P( K0 H6 \( J1 E+ W: q% `实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.3 ^$ O* n; t. I! p6 } M4 H: V
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; "7 u2 E6 B, G7 Q! V& C
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
, \& @0 Q3 I' W5 Q/ E糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
' f. u1 l2 w) f6 L& j: V$ v天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
+ d' b h0 J" b8 J团结就是力量Unity is strength.
% Y. n/ O1 B8 r) d' l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
: r! H& ^; G* ]; r8 k. M歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena+ f5 ]1 \ ?1 [
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.# O; ]5 ^6 M" g
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." - q, o, Y' ]' x. }4 ^
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
7 f5 b' @& m) j屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
# _4 g c7 A0 V9 R* O" \文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 8 B% N: t+ a: d# j, K
唯利是图draw water to one's mill , @6 U: b1 x+ L+ ?7 V3 `9 ^4 H9 z6 U
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
# Q/ Z0 i# ?; k" O3 ^) @( @" V无中生有make/create something out of nothing 9 _) n& n, i6 g8 m" l
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
1 Z* i. {! |# E* }2 r/ S# |徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends . k4 ]( V! l( ]. b
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
2 e) R5 H- }+ o) @虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.9 R4 [4 Y4 n4 H- |; {/ P
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
2 b ]2 H& w }% o( I0 |, d心想事成May all your wish come true7 F' b8 H& c# W3 N$ V
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
6 |1 n( O0 v6 w5 V先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
; E2 x1 I# o# G1 L! s3 f, o先下手为强catch the ball before the bound+ L8 U' G# U! l0 v3 J) r, s" b* k
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
0 f# q6 z4 Y% E. T现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example* Y r: t/ K2 g5 d; d$ D$ \ Y
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
0 m' z. i2 o N3 Y0 c, o2 p喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
! t" x# t/ T- v8 A循序渐进step by step
5 i0 {9 z7 ?3 s一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest % ~6 ^. W, t$ J* [
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others8 R5 u- O6 {3 c/ T
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey+ L# s# P- i$ o
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 8 n4 r4 ~) r( v( i# k, y
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
7 ?* x$ [ C) V. O$ h. S1 N有识之士people of vision
0 z X- j' ~& B! p有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
( L% C9 B" Z7 `有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
; [6 I3 l8 `% k1 [2 M与时俱进advance with times
2 \* `0 J9 d }& F$ Z以人为本people oriented; people foremost 5 O% ~" g8 h( y6 R
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
' T9 z3 U- z" `6 B! r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; C' E3 E7 N/ \欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
G$ f+ A3 A# G2 D4 a优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 2 e' [$ T* ~) e6 M( q: A6 _
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
: ~! V8 Y! p" E# \冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
7 B8 u- {( l1 c k- j, c# D冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
9 o0 l7 \8 [' o1 A8 K, ^一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
- ^: O& v# \ j5 w* S6 L: |4 L招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
6 ~/ k/ V* Y* S5 Y }债台高筑become debt-ridden
6 y* A. e4 `1 I+ b9 J# a; j$ ~' h致命要害Achilles' heel ) m+ l- ^. B5 T% P1 a/ Z" o, e
众矢之的target of public criticism9 N, f+ a- t9 X/ P
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.
8 v3 M! M' x% O8 F( k, ?纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
) j$ X" A. {' Z! O2 {纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
0 a7 Y7 v! `; ?3 X7 F左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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