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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
* S4 ]3 g, t9 s. L8 @$ c百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
6 e0 j# B2 z$ I M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; k0 g5 R; i! M4 N9 W4 E1 H
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.3 V0 r$ _# }# k& ? l* b; @/ G* _
不眠之夜white night 4 ?( D1 t8 F, o5 n$ H
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
8 r: s3 o. e$ \+ d* Q* X不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
9 Y1 z% K/ G0 r* }6 k$ o. U不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
0 j" @6 y# Q) `+ o拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
2 h) u3 Z7 d, f5 Q8 k- M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 ?2 h0 f; O% z# z+ S! {7 b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
4 X4 D2 J- X0 B: [1 `大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
' e- I; c& z- I; J% g% T3 L& e/ n国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
, ^* ?2 f! F: l# Z: k: a V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 9 \0 t3 V" c, Q6 a; V
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 8 P0 s) z J! l% a' X
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more/ s3 i2 _* I* S# t& f! p" |
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! h$ l0 m/ n9 X6 x" A4 `
和气生财Harmony brings wealth8 J9 a% ~! `/ M. b9 ^( O" C
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. % p# w. p8 k5 O8 A% B/ m5 T
既往不咎let bygones be bygones % V; i1 w. B8 y" z9 B
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
4 f9 Y. w8 ]) Q# p6 ]4 U0 R金玉满堂Treasures fill the home' `) c) u% a* B. {
脚踏实地be down-to-earth - ^0 |! c2 q5 o5 R- c$ L
脚踩两只船sit on the fence " S* |% w7 W3 J5 i# A- B/ f
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green : k- n v; G8 L5 h
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
9 D. t4 j ]* Z1 e1 K+ ^% p1 b礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
1 Y6 K' G/ @4 R留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
3 ~: p& c# c) M, m: L5 z马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
' R/ V8 l: \7 u名利双收gain in both fame and wealth7 _! z1 P; t [
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
7 @) I8 n5 L7 L% `没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.1 d; _% u9 a* [6 {$ S
每逢佳节倍思亲
# G$ O+ H5 H6 i8 n2 i) HOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away./ s7 H" a4 b4 D9 a0 r6 Q
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
; X+ A. x1 [# y! c: D, y谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
, D9 }, ~; N. x1 }! q; w弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
5 Q! g- A1 u( v8 V) Z! Z6 z& _7 [拿手好戏masterpiece# u' ?# ]: J/ G
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
$ M) q! r% Q5 v( ~9 ~5 k抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
6 O! _! {/ C' k) `( e$ D$ \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
; N' k1 T6 _: o# J5 d- x, S抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 8 Z o# z7 C2 c. 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.
+ M$ z7 V, w4 ]1 b' S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& z/ b+ B- ^7 M# G% u7 F1 v
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.* }: `+ e& o$ S. i4 l6 s( U/ y% |
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.7 }+ a- x {! ^+ P7 M6 W* ~
One sows and another reaps.4 A) Z$ K6 _; R& S1 s
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
' L% c' e% t) A( v" Y7 D3 B. N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. ' ^: w7 r2 \' z( B- ~
强强联手win-win co-operation
2 o0 D( w$ S; V4 f5 ^0 u瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.5 A( f& l( `' L) N( Q3 O0 u# B7 u
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.' i; P/ w. u1 e2 D* a6 M7 @
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
! A4 x0 @$ Q% ^! V/ W人海战术huge-crowd strategy
3 c5 s4 Q3 [! w S( y4 j世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
! Q" S8 X3 w8 T8 V- d世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; - I" A1 e/ ?$ W% h" D: `
死而后已until my heart stops beating: Q1 R9 a" C/ M2 ^5 U
岁岁平安Peace all year round: B' d- J! Q+ L9 E- i: m
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
6 m8 q% }( t; @" E" n塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.- ?& l# T/ d0 U8 b$ U4 V0 @8 ?
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
# ^( s+ X8 v3 B4 lAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 2 C1 l& _( F+ O: z8 B. N) [! T3 g' G
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)5 q- Y! S8 f1 Z1 d" Q1 F
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ) c" V+ A9 u2 i6 L
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
0 ^( b" k; L. ?3 L7 t7 T水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.3 b- V r2 S2 u& D$ ~
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
9 q, U$ e! q# l) Q3 h2 `& _杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
, @: B: N$ V/ x9 g! k+ `" r实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 3 L2 A. ]6 g) Y
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.& B, B: o: O5 P3 e7 a- H
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
3 R% e3 `/ h% L# W! e# n, Q4 g实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.* n( f$ Z% K3 M! J. 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; "2 g1 l8 _7 J6 B7 T6 A
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
" P7 t4 \# n) }; h0 W" I+ L糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets6 r% P( F0 Y/ i" q
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
/ _4 u2 P" x# L4 e3 R团结就是力量Unity is strength.
( J3 D9 @/ Q. k. }, V7 ]2 f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 " Q- t2 b m9 A( b6 i; Y1 k
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
- w: D- v9 \; d5 F9 \物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together., G- R# `# T- X1 ^ Z8 @
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 7 L0 f9 a1 [+ W* i0 ?/ Y
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child/ h: V3 v; o/ j' ?' _( E; i
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.- j2 O7 m8 `% q% R; d9 }8 H
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
7 B7 F/ \0 E3 M: \/ h/ O唯利是图draw water to one's mill Q1 J5 R: c2 K- X
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots1 Z; I) [7 r1 Q5 R: ^5 @7 q
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 7 H# M' ?8 Z: @: M% J5 P& [. B! H
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
! R/ X5 d1 R; a徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
0 i8 C' q9 O, z" c# |. W: T新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
3 D) ~, _! u4 g. d虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
3 r. p: D4 Z$ `$ o8 Y6 L蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
4 }8 K8 w% @( ]0 i a3 k心想事成May all your wish come true
) ?1 b+ M3 V* `9 P心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
2 ?* _; G- d% { C先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
8 S+ ~* a# x8 L: v& D3 z先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
8 z4 {/ J' z3 v1 m( x6 k像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
' ~1 p( v8 k! R9 ~) d" t现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example) A; E2 f, e+ I0 h) x& ~- ]3 P
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
9 ? g1 m8 z$ C! G9 K6 ^) A喜忧参半mingled hope and fear % N5 C4 s) j$ s7 K
循序渐进step by step8 S) E7 Y1 b( V' x, a! _
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
o* [# V7 d# @7 m严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
3 e! n- `: y$ [鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
* H7 I) ]: b: \& u/ `8 R2 k/ h有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ! P6 f, Z O( n& s/ {
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks. D: R6 O# K+ W# m5 |
有识之士people of vision; I) f# P4 l! {+ \3 j2 K0 p3 W
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
" T3 u3 ?4 E2 q4 p( a9 W r有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
: b- Y6 q( i: G9 c与时俱进advance with times. s/ ^2 U$ w0 t* E$ s
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
& |2 M9 e# r, c1 L, d& c因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
- i3 s& k. s8 V1 |' m) y: [$ [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." 3 m& x1 Z% y8 i! X( x# k
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
: j# c0 S1 B3 `6 @( ~8 d优胜劣汰survival of the fittest m R" s4 D/ k9 \1 Q' b; A" l
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.* J! T, ~* b/ Z5 V4 }( n
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
* }% t T( }2 ?, D# ?) E冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" . b7 Q1 h( ^, d% \, q
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. + K4 {" Y/ I+ g
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
( k o* z/ u m0 T债台高筑become debt-ridden
# O: P- A7 l4 O致命要害Achilles' heel 5 t6 T' i* H7 `+ [
众矢之的target of public criticism8 j' x1 D6 E. w1 S/ 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.. @$ k3 ~; s7 g1 R
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
% i9 c* H; c" R3 ^) g0 k/ ]纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
. p- i! J, y( @3 o左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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