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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.0 T1 l" f# ~' ] Z, K+ {
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.1 c! c T7 f3 l% p% y7 J
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+ t5 `: }2 z! t4 M' L+ t" e$ x
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
8 f& a* t! a3 u' {/ z0 _- }2 J, @. J不眠之夜white night & p: f! |; W; c/ L" i) @
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
q' \1 q: E Y' x5 r, b不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best* F5 }0 G+ e' t- B
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. # z/ o7 _4 H c
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul # d2 G: t3 }6 g. a. w/ s0 {
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new & O% v6 a3 a; d i) d# k
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# d* W8 w1 E8 F9 j7 G( G
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
2 U) P; o) M% f- y1 ]! ]+ S/ E1 I1 w d国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
' m" U* e& L* E5 h$ j" S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
: g+ f/ G# `3 d' S" b功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
! Z$ o; K+ d& r. o- T好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
. m5 g9 r( s- K2 E) H) |: G) J好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ; ]# ~5 c7 d/ t' u
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
4 j8 r+ L2 U5 Q! J4 T" m5 }) ~& d活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
* l6 {: \* A6 y既往不咎let bygones be bygones , Z# y v+ m8 {' O
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
+ N) d( }2 D0 Z# L4 N6 H金玉满堂Treasures fill the home# l, M3 \5 G: g& I. a
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 3 j% M, R1 f$ H6 I% z7 x
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
7 t0 X$ J$ v$ ^3 d% j) D君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ) M* f7 V e% h) C& ?) j+ Q
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché( S6 t( W' ^ H4 \6 @* W
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
9 G, e& f$ c% b4 {* U" P留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
6 {: h/ `! @( S2 n+ D2 M马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success/ O8 G4 ]# W G$ I- |
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth+ I7 u& a( p. y6 L5 {. U6 z+ T
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened, e% f5 W; f6 Y. R7 x
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.. |- j% K; c: o0 U
每逢佳节倍思亲/ x6 f' I+ ?5 r% [
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
2 m, {2 n3 ~, g+ f2 D, |$ iIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
' v. Q- C4 _9 j; L& Z2 n4 T1 W# D3 a谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
2 }: J: g' g# g# Q0 o弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.# Y# Z% j- Q* M/ [* m& @
拿手好戏masterpiece
$ ^+ K8 Q$ A2 h ?$ \: Z& A! I赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad# l3 ~! v5 K' E
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
- U% C7 E4 ^( ~9 V. |; U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+ @: |/ g; h0 e& u* x
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 8 ~/ {0 g( v% E8 s/ n7 O$ c
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.+ P/ f& [% J# v% l
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 step3 u. F, u" e |# z: k& t1 I
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. B' T, Y i1 T- ?( S
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
3 y8 }% S8 N" H+ F0 D: COne sows and another reaps.
$ h8 Z6 A8 J2 p6 B# G前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
. Y/ z- u; V. Y! U0 T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 X" H; \, @3 G5 }. n1 m
强强联手win-win co-operation
2 D$ U5 M9 {1 c瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
8 S/ f( Y7 A0 n! K; L' w3 f6 k0 L人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
' t0 ]# [* u2 V, [) L: C) U人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
8 f M' [3 Y9 h) H8 z人海战术huge-crowd strategy
- E* _6 ?" i2 Q5 ^# O: \世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
% C0 u/ K4 X" U% T9 l4 P世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
$ a) n% C3 V; N: }+ u H$ v: t5 I: v死而后已until my heart stops beating
# v3 G# D9 C1 S3 q) r4 A' d5 Z3 M岁岁平安Peace all year round# l6 [0 {5 W) _0 _6 q; v
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
6 U6 W2 h7 |; R- B塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
+ z: {1 l4 a' s2 H三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
1 N$ d% Q& o9 i7 N/ K( U- Q. tAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
1 `! w7 S+ _* j8 z6 r升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
* i. p4 h8 o6 [( w4 k1 T# w8 N四十不惑Life begins at forty.
+ T$ j5 Q2 o, ?% b2 Z谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 4 }# `+ N C9 p7 J4 Y, P
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.. `/ d! [! L% G
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 9 R7 D' ~2 P0 e: N" l x$ k
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
. M1 Z6 I* t6 B# I5 u实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
+ J9 m- |( Q% D' c! ~说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes. C8 r* D G2 K0 p
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 5 P! z: H0 h9 ?" j8 A
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.+ c0 n7 }% r4 T3 e* j5 m/ y
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; "/ R2 }. v- f# y& p& P6 t, @9 T
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
2 s9 V9 r) q3 S, l: c. Q5 @糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets3 M+ T4 B, x# k- ]. u8 ^8 u
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue1 A1 o# V" E* t: |" s9 s
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
! K9 w* E: K0 W, M6 O; N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
/ A2 g7 W/ @5 a7 S* n; M歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
1 h N6 D0 b n- Y, e物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.' f+ f4 ^: z% ]$ H9 Q) ]) O
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
2 m' o- i1 t- j& r1 h望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
$ ?' |) q+ K3 F, W. {屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
, p* _% U" b2 e0 k文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ; X2 G& }; P$ @
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
; I$ M4 Q/ A+ j6 G6 O/ l无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots4 B8 P$ W5 R6 C D" c! b
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
) H! e' L* ~& a2 m5 V( r无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire." K6 J' l% \& a$ B$ F$ t* A9 m
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends , @- D0 X- P- c4 R5 o
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
; Y) e( R: c( Q# D# f. a虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.9 R6 X) @0 K2 f% h8 L' R5 o
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off$ I U; p! A& @- y
心想事成May all your wish come true S: i D- _) p. u
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding+ B% c- N" m2 M; C
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched./ p% r. {8 {* K" D! E
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound4 k& v, D; f6 V0 U
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
* F5 V, J4 l5 h, o现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example' B" C* C% {, ~5 m. H# @" I
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
0 S, U1 F, t0 l# Q; R0 h) N喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 6 ~4 s2 x: P) J" U
循序渐进step by step$ G, O7 S4 Z# w5 {
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
# ~, H1 @; ~' E( N* }3 ~) K1 m P严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others9 I9 ^1 J+ @. ]& l9 r# f: W% Z7 A
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey+ l4 o$ o3 l' U& d: k
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
4 _! [8 s$ S: k1 W; Y+ d有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
4 b' \2 N, G0 z有识之士people of vision: n3 s6 R. X, R& ?0 V/ _
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
, F& W" n* G7 l- G有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
. @7 V( {% L0 z9 G. j5 U7 Z, X5 e8 v3 M与时俱进advance with times
0 ]. @' e7 j4 M; r, ~% S9 }以人为本people oriented; people foremost ' O( J! h2 C3 F, s& \" N
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
8 C3 {) l* Q8 X/ I0 e, \/ m, s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." 6 L' n$ w, H; | B! H4 r: m. p% j6 I
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
7 w6 I# R+ X1 n' E优胜劣汰survival of the fittest : y* ~9 ?; g7 a; W+ S! y! P
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.# t, n0 m' J+ f; h& @1 P
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies./ s9 {2 A9 S) v
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" - r4 e6 N0 [8 `/ F+ c/ b! [
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. / ?- y7 l1 W0 D0 o
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful1 r2 i7 S2 A3 b+ v) [" q2 c
债台高筑become debt-ridden
2 ^: F" v/ q+ W: b致命要害Achilles' heel + ?% f6 t' {6 q
众矢之的target of public criticism5 Y' C( P: H" I# h' n7 J- c
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.! T+ m5 `: Y4 h- w" x% G/ Z
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist' n8 r# y2 W& a+ k d( x
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.; `6 m1 O. R* W& K
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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