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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
5 }* v) ?2 e7 _! r7 j" v( T百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
9 o. G4 S5 c6 [0 f+ w* D3 u# Z 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
2 x4 Z) ~6 {0 |8 O0 I9 p笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
1 e8 K4 y3 b6 P; M+ A不眠之夜white night / X4 x& w2 v( C4 r
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
1 H- K8 A& E' K# m不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
) @9 U* Z& t; K不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
+ k( @; A! W5 o( l! H拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul $ {& N& \5 o/ j2 P6 }
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new , s7 X# s% V4 D
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
1 o* [; p( d6 r% K0 m大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 0 T/ e, ~0 Q6 f3 t: x& F. R- M: Z) |
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
* U/ f1 b8 R' k6 j% j" w9 s& M8 ^4 ]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 ; G4 P/ E4 D9 Q v- M, l1 M3 j6 h, |
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
4 h7 I6 ^4 {, j# e4 n8 Q$ C好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
; K( A# j- v1 ]. Z; a# ~好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
- ^6 u/ ?7 o: ?: \和气生财Harmony brings wealth
" M0 d, p' ~; n- V7 H$ x活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. * H3 ]2 G% J4 _$ {+ P3 o _- r
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 4 i5 n, f9 s- A1 y
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 2 w5 o/ o% `. G- G f* {
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home! Q/ ]. U3 D# n, H/ V9 I+ ]
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
! i V6 g5 z: |9 T- i( j/ I" o脚踩两只船sit on the fence
6 u( I- y0 a9 [) y+ O7 g君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 4 [/ w1 g4 t! e( p! w
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
, g& A# e8 O) ?2 I1 A礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 1 L1 {" g- E/ `; a' y( b
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."" k' v; p1 J5 [' ?3 y' C1 W
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
" P9 k4 z4 ^8 s名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
4 z3 ]* [) m& Y. K! C. E$ r0 Y茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
_$ I. t! A" ] I, b& Q没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.6 ~) t' }5 l" D
每逢佳节倍思亲4 U; l+ I# c- k
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.2 e/ C4 r" Y" I' o% Z; S/ d2 ]
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 0 W' }* n! L/ {/ Z
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
* ^9 }! h) Z3 Z弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
& `/ H$ E' H# ~8 \7 d4 @拿手好戏masterpiece4 R! _) k1 t( T% C% [' z: ~' S3 T" c" o9 t
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
7 ~- |4 H% f: H- l1 U2 l# a$ S5 C抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
) `: a$ b6 E4 s7 P. L) T) r- 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
# T/ W& P4 V3 ~$ g0 u. H1 l/ M" W9 d抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities + M! u% Y) n! 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.
1 P1 C" l+ Y4 }; k" B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 step8 b* f3 Z: q, B! Q6 j+ [$ G7 j
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
$ A, E% ~0 i P# G3 u$ v前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
+ @. o) ?9 X6 t# {6 }8 U# iOne sows and another reaps.* n3 n3 {" F8 h2 n! w# b
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
+ ~4 X/ Y! K, y& 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.
6 _6 ?+ [0 e- g) N1 S) h$ ]强强联手win-win co-operation
% n3 c9 e& z6 ], ^; \& s# _2 v瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
8 O4 L+ |! p: }$ l6 y; i d( P9 A人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.& d# e+ Y- a7 B" D" t% h, T
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
/ h) [$ M2 }9 E1 m1 j0 w2 S人海战术huge-crowd strategy 9 k2 F: p' U9 R8 y' n
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 9 x0 Z, |. b" D! M
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
9 T, b& r! ?2 {: W: \% K8 C( G! Q死而后已until my heart stops beating
0 C0 T% s- Q Y( |; _0 B" S岁岁平安Peace all year round
* s! ~5 G4 @. s& W- O1 e. X上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
5 ~0 R9 z# I/ @( q塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.5 @! Y& ?: s; B% Z/ ^( X
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 2 t3 F4 s H r
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
6 W$ a! b( w8 t# u+ C升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
. U1 \4 I. ]6 I+ g# A: Q4 j6 Q四十不惑Life begins at forty.
/ {* Y8 L# J5 A0 ?谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
% k [! L0 ?3 k4 ^, ?水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
; |/ M9 V- D/ r时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. % c8 c! r/ B% A$ v. [" z
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel5 C8 X8 R0 D4 T9 F2 Z8 L) F# V0 R
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts - K9 A0 ~1 O" S2 U4 i# l5 E
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
5 E" @1 X" t/ k8 G/ y3 K实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is $ V* L# {3 c8 W D( v, }
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.! O! {+ j8 P2 d/ u
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; "
8 i3 l3 E, ^ }/ o( a4 B韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
2 L6 K& t p& {: i$ p糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
0 E* s& b* a- e5 T5 {天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue+ _$ k8 ~/ Y( R
团结就是力量Unity is strength.8 D% y2 P) J- [: ?
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
5 U# N) x1 f9 O. R+ t歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
/ ~/ F( c% x: V物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
' \; V* b. }8 T {3 ]; _2 b8 Z往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." # y* X# i. z- f
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
2 o! g6 F5 t) I0 A- Q屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.4 q4 e+ E. d( }! \0 `# C9 d' s6 c
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
2 B% O. A H( T唯利是图draw water to one's mill 0 R2 j A5 `( L6 f; `1 C
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
$ Z8 L1 h& u7 \5 s P. u无中生有make/create something out of nothing
( R& V- _# [0 G无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
7 T$ C# B! |) f1 g( }3 `徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ; z8 O2 B& Z0 }$ Z; G- |
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
" ~; C( `' q" V1 I8 D) Y虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.* Q" x3 V9 t2 Q, R" e
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off+ J5 L- A6 D+ I+ s0 d
心想事成May all your wish come true
% t* ^! d* V- o5 Y1 r心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
% B5 d# M3 c9 e: ~! m. a先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
/ N5 q2 n) Z; O先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
* ?( a( f g- \- M' P& m7 `像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
9 O8 ?$ _' d- F% h2 c. y7 T- i: M4 m现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
, ], z" d! g! @0 R息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
; _& |# t( f# M$ |8 d喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
' u D1 u/ I1 Y1 r4 `) O4 F- F循序渐进step by step
9 d9 p1 C' |" ?0 R. Q0 p* |一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
" R3 Q/ E& ^7 p$ w. Z$ }: `严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others2 D) u. @% s# q
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
0 R1 [8 g7 h$ G I3 F Y有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
/ Z* g. N5 A0 a: J& r有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.5 \. h. K# Y3 B
有识之士people of vision0 i z9 W7 |1 P7 r7 H7 t/ U
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
2 Q; N; Y9 n y* R0 B" o有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.6 {4 H& q% {* c8 |& `# n
与时俱进advance with times
6 w' I( q) o* E4 n$ m以人为本people oriented; people foremost
4 c; n/ @$ k7 T7 e9 T/ {3 y* g8 k因材施教teach students according to their aptitude * C. T' |6 j0 b
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." " j5 Z C6 U& \5 a# Y7 Z: F, g' k
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
& l+ B H9 m0 X+ G) H" S8 f1 E优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
: K8 P+ w! C) q9 b1 H1 ^英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
+ N% u/ Y8 }( o+ u冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
( L1 _( n7 P0 i3 M3 S% }1 I冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ! D" \8 Y) T2 a' k Y @0 Q
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 0 Z0 w0 C' `# n8 U' j& [( `
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
. }1 p9 e* M! h5 v V债台高筑become debt-ridden) M7 [+ z+ h% {: o( \
致命要害Achilles' heel
! A% |8 u9 N6 z, |* ]众矢之的target of public criticism
! W" |3 K0 @1 U0 A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./ ^: l4 L! W9 m, |
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
. z% I O1 ]/ B8 \4 c纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.0 r+ {0 ]2 h8 F5 Q2 J0 O
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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