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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
0 p% R3 z/ k* e7 ~" U1 z, ~百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
- V5 A' K' n- M( s V! h" d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
. @) Y' M. h( X. r笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.( s# E* f4 @( }9 ?+ K* s8 X! J
不眠之夜white night - @6 x& Q) ^2 z0 g/ S
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
/ X* n% q% M! z2 M, K7 a不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
7 n. H# y# N; k; u不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
9 w# x: r1 i8 ?6 c& R# g) x拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
4 G. |+ K7 P# N+ ]7 d3 ?) w辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
# r, P, [6 U% v- t) \2 {) _+ C G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
* Q/ T3 P: i6 c- v7 d' e大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
7 K Z6 {! F; h. W. e! c国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
$ X4 [$ p. {# ` t: q, G7 A: a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
# ]8 @- o: n/ ] r. e& M( Q+ C功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
: i: s, s5 d# ~/ q" L好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
! m9 H) p: [+ f) T; X好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. : d! I) g. W! _4 l1 v
和气生财Harmony brings wealth* t A1 J0 D) O
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. & k* F/ I! _9 m0 p3 n/ r
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 8 h- @( [0 `- N+ U$ K$ f
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
/ Z3 P# l+ x/ B8 e7 F% ?金玉满堂Treasures fill the home% d, O' v" Q- X+ N6 x! R m1 `# @
脚踏实地be down-to-earth Y0 x8 d2 a3 K) {. ]/ K( J5 s
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
) Z% I u. p1 ` A君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green , B4 X, F O5 s( z3 x% w
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
1 a# ^7 T5 F; O7 C3 f2 g- s礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 5 `& u# q& R! ^8 a3 Z( U
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."" A2 q1 h; s( o
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success. a) e% V/ V& {8 f/ E& E2 s
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth3 ^% Q( H: m9 ?7 d# C9 [1 _7 |& ~
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened* D$ [6 H5 z7 B% n @) b
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
* `; m+ ?8 E- H% x* i: t每逢佳节倍思亲
1 q; H( m7 }9 ] U% a( {( GOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
$ T3 @3 J( d _) Q ~9 x P; r6 R; eIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
. e0 e/ Y7 C8 m: O( h; T谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
% v8 f% A1 i+ |. o弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.$ j8 q* ~: n ? Y, t' @+ p
拿手好戏masterpiece8 ?# H. u0 V3 J" U
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
, q- J( B' G, b' Z抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale! E! Q; X5 a v3 R) u7 ~
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) i! c9 u" J4 ~* C
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
5 q$ ~1 ]& j/ ^" K7 W8 X& f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.* U) m O0 \5 j+ @
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
( P& U3 H. C I4 c6 w' l前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.4 u6 h- {' r; t% M' e8 Q- V
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests./ c' p0 F9 B* ]' }
One sows and another reaps.' D" N$ K8 P$ Z1 ?5 d3 b' [3 U
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something( Q c3 n, P7 z& V8 w' J3 ^# H
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. & c% R8 _1 w) W4 h
强强联手win-win co-operation
% ?3 B- ^! {% H* U- }4 M- R瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.; w* m$ {7 X% R! M
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
1 G: E2 ~9 s- [8 a5 M' |* w4 B人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
- @5 G/ G; z7 t人海战术huge-crowd strategy
) @4 G% y* Z$ Y8 Q世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 1 M; y' R# S* m4 s* q
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
+ J/ S1 x' S1 e/ l1 [* E死而后已until my heart stops beating& r2 j: Y E( B: F7 B+ [
岁岁平安Peace all year round
- {5 U0 R, f1 y) q0 P上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 8 j- L! O7 B+ I) A: _
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.1 Q( ?0 y5 U7 e# Y5 t; a7 n
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 8 J4 r6 k0 _% B
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." , s. C* R, M c
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
2 B5 ^1 s4 U7 @四十不惑Life begins at forty. 8 W$ N( g' `6 }9 X5 j# W
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " , V5 J0 r( L w5 E7 t( v
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
j: W' i" s L# A* t, X, h时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. R: |, P' @ r) J. U2 T, g
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel7 Y6 M+ @5 P% Y/ t* j6 }7 I' Q1 W
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
: }4 v+ u/ B5 l- e6 v说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
6 D2 J4 m) Q% v7 i实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
) l1 c% P' z; S实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
1 d1 c* H! \4 M+ u' J5 N) G/ ? 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; "* W. o- [6 o1 b! Q! v
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
4 U* e$ C+ I t! G! C7 e糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets, ]% _& ^9 Y2 X/ P2 q
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue8 K* p* U9 D* E( ]0 Z
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
! j; E( V0 u! u$ c- h) i% q' X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
' l2 O* \1 W; h* S! f+ D- F3 g歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena% w: a" t4 L/ o. L2 E- K
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.: `2 S- H1 e2 f& M, H3 {) L- r
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
2 I0 [6 \% L2 ~: n+ i望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child. j O" h/ `; r
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
6 M7 Z$ [) k! R" Z/ e- z9 U文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
2 o2 M, I+ {2 A唯利是图draw water to one's mill - d5 a! u' J Z0 z
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots) Z9 R+ ~* C" b" R) M1 W" s
无中生有make/create something out of nothing . L: J5 Z# S/ a4 S0 Y( q
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.6 |8 O' o" s$ Q- G( ^( W, D8 w; ]
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
" o& t4 j* `+ N O, m3 x新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 3 d2 |0 E9 r; o1 V+ Y6 F+ v1 M$ s
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.$ H' b' z& v& K2 u$ l( V: h; X" n
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off. X3 _; V, |) C) Q; ~. X; ]4 G
心想事成May all your wish come true
: [: S4 u W+ n0 E) t7 I心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding% X. p1 @; T/ Z
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
; {2 s' ]0 D5 |- {. |, T先下手为强catch the ball before the bound; H# i6 G ^4 R5 `1 C* j8 S* \
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
. G7 j9 j1 o, g现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example% `" t K$ z7 d' c M
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
8 z) `( w5 i' Y7 H" z4 C0 C喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
: p# [: `, a& i循序渐进step by step
I0 n5 Q8 E) f; |; x一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 3 W. G- S/ L8 y6 H" ~$ ]+ H& P
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
3 d4 {* E8 S, E. H% f7 L鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey- p: z2 o5 q' r! h- O" S
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
% i& X9 l$ z& _( L! H有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
! U! z- `' g" T G有识之士people of vision
& j+ s2 I! ^; _5 |4 |: Z; b& [有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain . h: z' ]8 |( H( ]& B! B
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.3 i$ @% P0 {' T& w& Y3 M& k- _
与时俱进advance with times
( d5 V' I, J( t. ~6 i以人为本people oriented; people foremost * N0 x9 F1 d1 q" p# z3 P X
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude * |" w7 |6 V4 P- |; m
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." 4 ]) u- I3 K1 l: _" X6 F
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ( k# r' t) |% c4 \, ^5 i
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ; t9 E" ?% \: G: a) I
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
; C" k# E& I D' }* I0 Z冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.5 \$ j% u, e* Q# Q0 F
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" - \* }! C4 B7 X- y
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
7 B/ C+ k3 P9 |0 m招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
- R+ r9 r7 `! O# H( u: m0 L债台高筑become debt-ridden
1 s( @! o9 l6 F/ T1 q F ^6 Z致命要害Achilles' heel
! t, ?1 t' e' z1 L' V众矢之的target of public criticism1 C# ]7 Q' F& U8 c6 Q) T! `: u
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.
' W4 s# q0 u2 C& ^纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist8 r! c2 X Y; f: s" Z2 k0 T) p2 B
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.1 m; C3 L ?+ N
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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