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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.8 ~; K+ V$ ]% ?' U4 U
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.& z7 r. m4 W1 A
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; N# f% e1 l! l8 o笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start./ M/ B; A' j5 T* Y; c$ u
不眠之夜white night
, N; l: B4 j. s4 }+ }不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
6 j6 [2 d w. e+ y: w不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
' y: _; B8 l4 {$ o不打不成交"No discord, no concord. / Y+ F2 g1 }# p2 s% n- i5 n/ O
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul % P2 d1 N o$ |9 m$ I
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
- J4 x, {# |7 p; }7 n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, _9 c4 ? h! U5 d
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
! `+ r+ p/ r. E- o9 d4 E9 X4 ?国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace* L! g7 M9 p1 {9 F
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 3 B' Z. B6 `& h
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
" _7 ^2 _9 v( O3 x; L' I/ z9 p) s8 M好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
5 [) ^2 K0 ~6 `0 h& ~; l好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. , ~# O5 I0 x6 f R* P9 ]+ l
和气生财Harmony brings wealth* V, n' L P4 e3 E3 ?
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
+ j. i8 j% m2 b# a既往不咎let bygones be bygones
; q; ^ v. E6 x/ j+ E# \金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
E3 v- C7 Q) }, P; F! h0 ]金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
+ F5 n( {+ a2 j3 V) A! j1 t脚踏实地be down-to-earth 6 C3 [1 `" b) L: ]3 S. [9 P4 S
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
' g9 \5 W. ]+ \9 L) V0 f0 x: w4 f' _君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
& ~9 K, `& ~: V; G$ o老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
4 j' t. `1 R+ V2 s礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
0 s4 T, n) [ Y留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
6 ?) o- t/ J& c6 a/ T6 y3 W% p马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success4 k8 Z! K- n/ B2 I5 `' t
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
: y- f1 p" u" O/ i7 o; z茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
: h! t- D( C* B1 @' h% C) {) y! U没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. s E' u. K( ]
每逢佳节倍思亲
% U! c# |$ u/ q# ^On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.6 R( h; m- j2 }5 K) n5 n
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
3 j8 c3 z/ ~, ]* _谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
6 l' m4 u$ t8 b( a弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.& w/ k L/ @, `3 I
拿手好戏masterpiece. q: ]- m7 y: A
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
% F5 _/ ^5 k1 i抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale$ D" I: l. V1 O
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& D! v' w, Y- o& _" Q抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
4 J6 ~- C& A7 p* S, ^: {9 C1 W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.
7 K# x+ _) m/ U! y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; S) H! \# Q3 b9 s0 w8 f3 s
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
4 Z8 J* i- ?* O! D! l l( D前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
/ {6 k7 t5 G2 M& T7 HOne sows and another reaps.% t7 |/ b5 J% y! J, J" c, r
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
( E0 Y8 s0 F6 t C* f. n. ~# d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.
1 Y6 H0 j' L4 P k3 d6 v' h强强联手win-win co-operation
1 G( X. a7 ]# F! d3 @) n瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.& u, G: |8 G9 j, O
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
. p1 p$ z( ~- C+ p! |) r$ d人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.1 D+ i2 r9 x, j( a
人海战术huge-crowd strategy # [8 g2 J6 N+ X" ]
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " & X& y" Q* [$ Z c4 j* A
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
( M1 \0 l( q% L& m死而后已until my heart stops beating
; u8 |9 n9 o; I$ p7 w2 n岁岁平安Peace all year round ]! e9 H5 U; O( J0 f) [- ?
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
+ Q* Y: W2 K$ n6 T# R/ }" d- k; S塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
' |; R% M; U& W5 J1 K1 A+ T三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
" Z- M" Y2 m5 u6 c4 i8 |. TAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 5 Z& r- x; i9 D8 D
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
8 |+ _+ D6 R& n- z四十不惑Life begins at forty.
# _3 d* {; a) ]谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ) F% h- P2 r6 ^) K+ R# A" `/ p% v
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.. q I1 r; N' m
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
: X, @# t1 J, g3 ^) r杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
) f2 z$ R3 f! j* e实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
. o3 n% [7 K7 X! c说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
% b7 J f8 t' ]. F K实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
* ]- V3 ]; s. z实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.# L* f& x B& S& ^$ R8 q
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; "
5 \6 ?7 r1 R0 G8 [$ {7 v% d韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
. Q* m' Z/ m. K+ B' m! k糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
( `# m; `' J+ Q: c1 \+ K" B天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue* @& D, f! S9 w S! A3 [
团结就是力量Unity is strength.9 G+ s! Q0 {5 y C5 b
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
3 R; o" Z' a+ ?3 R歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
, f! Z) x/ w: ^( A物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
6 S3 b W& w) g& E o/ N0 q% s$ ^往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
/ J P. Q2 P. g7 `/ T望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child. D7 T: O1 m3 Q, F3 b
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
/ e' F! _5 @; J v) y+ v) N文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ( n7 _3 o( @& Z. G d, A
唯利是图draw water to one's mill # ?) Q4 P; R- a5 v
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots) v% `6 i3 k1 W& b! ~9 Q' M: L- c
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
- |; F6 x* E2 E: D4 G无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.( b; p; K; G g* x6 {# ~" O% L
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 1 Z, P! y5 z b+ m( M# V c
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 1 W: r% _7 f' h
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.$ [' y5 m% ] V: t `2 I
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
- K6 Z" {' Z1 }& t1 q# j心想事成May all your wish come true5 \# F4 Y9 T) n+ ?/ y t; y1 z
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding6 n7 g3 f$ A1 e! v1 D, |
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
9 U1 }4 s: }# R先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
0 {5 l9 A" [2 X+ Y, ~2 A% {) l8 g像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
* P$ H4 ~* A. k# c现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example% i9 ~" v" r4 m4 m
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 0 T; p4 j$ }: r* m+ A a
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear - ]8 n3 [6 c4 l# T! U4 N8 G; K# T! A
循序渐进step by step5 t' T; g9 i2 y* c& R, P* J; ~
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest % ]) k2 V" [2 [( Z
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others) _2 w& t6 ^& B6 ]9 P2 P
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey% \5 }5 R" |+ \) j5 L
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
8 i/ i6 }% N( W/ g有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.8 ^' K$ z7 K# f! H- B3 }
有识之士people of vision
+ x$ p+ d+ d; G0 e: R有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
' q$ D! `0 u b( `% ^有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
; Z* H& B- S# ?8 U7 w, ^6 T与时俱进advance with times
V) E/ E/ X2 c6 L7 a6 B以人为本people oriented; people foremost 4 H# c( K1 M& [! f) c: ?0 e5 e/ n* m: D
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude G, T2 Q# n7 w+ j2 X/ O, k
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." & _. u- h0 ^3 Z) }& s
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ; Q' e+ `1 x& L* I$ l( C
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest " m& Q4 U6 F" q, o! b: n
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.8 k& e8 ]% L" l/ d) [% ^! ~
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
# Y8 z3 j1 U" Y# J6 _9 p冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 3 T! j: @- J3 w! z- s9 z
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
) h0 C" r# V ?. p. s招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful5 w5 W% c) m8 x7 h! y
债台高筑become debt-ridden1 I, W$ [) `6 Z4 E4 Q& ?# d
致命要害Achilles' heel
, _' y1 N8 d4 t, F众矢之的target of public criticism
% w( L, V% w. l* N; 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.
m* o, J2 D) d3 G$ A4 b纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
9 B. j2 V( D4 ?3 S2 G纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.: u3 t+ H, T/ \& `. W! S
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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