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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
/ A9 n5 e6 s. B. R7 S- g百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
& Z/ U" ?5 x4 |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
: P0 o* n( f$ `# f$ i笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.# B8 D( Y B( v& B, ^+ B
不眠之夜white night
7 e5 x, s9 T5 `' G J' C+ p不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses4 k3 c/ f; q* B5 } A- h! D
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best* h# F& m' j$ ]6 e. X2 ~0 R
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 0 j* J/ u2 P4 x2 @6 R+ _4 ?# O
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
5 [& r6 F' h# S( x( h7 O% g9 t辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ) P7 h2 t# j" K7 Q, ~
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 ?* ^5 ]( R- V2 n4 E, q3 A4 J大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener , H7 ? I% |4 n9 n; C% Z" B
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace+ i1 ]2 F N( T6 F$ q l: F1 [
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 S2 N1 g6 v4 I
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. " e. h4 V& w( S
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
+ `$ G' J& U- G7 G8 u, t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 v. p* A* H* v" I' t3 L9 T
和气生财Harmony brings wealth9 N" P( f+ o" @& W
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
' f9 m# n* t2 G' `: R/ u1 i" f8 D既往不咎let bygones be bygones
. J z5 O( G0 n+ l5 v4 O+ B金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
( P6 t7 T/ z' r# n金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
* s! g4 s. U% f4 H, O脚踏实地be down-to-earth ) H; k( ?4 v/ S# Z# _
脚踩两只船sit on the fence / q, @) k# @, `
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
4 P& x% W) O% O7 @4 c' x+ L( h老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
+ r9 e' d2 y/ u. J: H礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
6 ?6 _! `! m0 I# l3 {7 A% ?留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
' X' \6 g0 `( ^) n5 n% P马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
" W% _2 O' i" K6 c名利双收gain in both fame and wealth0 I; }+ i8 F8 {% N
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
8 Y1 i& F0 i' t5 Y4 q没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.4 j( e2 o, \# E& a/ I S0 A5 z Y
每逢佳节倍思亲/ A8 ^4 r- m- h: h! \/ V+ h
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
: ?+ B, E9 \# v' `It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
# X2 Q) e1 ?# q& {& R谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
5 K: v* ^+ `2 U; n# W弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
$ m0 A N2 ]" E+ e拿手好戏masterpiece. x4 t% p5 m" b* c y x
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad) U2 ~/ Q: B+ m6 ` k
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale9 p) d. @* n% B: N
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
6 |9 w7 S( H1 B1 ]* x; D5 R6 |抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 7 {* V7 B8 }$ J% u3 y
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.
8 T+ x0 h" r4 Z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
: E# Y4 f& h4 r, ~前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future." P* d$ O% J& ~ O+ H) \+ A
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests. l& E n. k/ r) W; x& V& K2 x
One sows and another reaps.
. i6 Z4 @0 A; v$ r* H- Y" ^% X前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
% }. W% Y' P! L( l6 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.
@6 W+ p' V8 X4 u- r* V7 i强强联手win-win co-operation
" C2 [! E' O8 F1 j/ q瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
- b: ?8 d4 ^: d人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.* \* l" B2 S6 n9 q! i+ B) n
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.0 T+ i. U5 Z3 e, H. a
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
0 s2 W/ D4 ?* r) m" j世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
/ v' W. C( P% W2 G+ h世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
; ~5 d! F( K; j/ j1 u0 c死而后已until my heart stops beating
0 B& M4 v( ?# G岁岁平安Peace all year round
' _6 \# x5 E' O! @1 @上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
3 i6 u3 Y4 d' V1 w& F塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
1 I2 g/ D( M: {8 P三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
) C, b5 ], S4 A; KAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 5 D( O; Z2 [$ }3 n
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products) m4 u; S9 Z2 O7 l4 ]2 I
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
) } E2 h3 i2 `谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " # h$ V5 X% t# ? v$ G9 [
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.$ Y1 ^3 j1 D" \" B2 c7 S3 E% U, a" ?
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
' s, o, ?) ^7 @7 Y' g' p杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
7 B7 @7 @6 V/ p6 `- c& @实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
( n& X2 y5 _, |, `' E% B说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.2 R* c, R9 C: J, u
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ' E+ M7 t# ^2 y# s2 F
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
. l: q7 X2 {6 u* H5 ~: J- d+ S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; "
1 a `/ C8 W( h: L4 q8 L) [韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time1 g8 L1 K; n+ W4 ], E
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets) x+ F# C+ h% t+ U
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
- D" v& M2 j, T' ^6 q0 m/ k1 P团结就是力量Unity is strength. P5 U _/ L- `
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 O5 ^0 L5 G; q+ k歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
1 T: ?3 p [ Y) ]; t5 |% M物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
" K" B4 n! n9 Y3 W C往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." * t& N: l2 Q6 F; ~ c" H4 D3 E
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child5 R7 D& o* x- `; }$ T' D
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.# W( @/ l3 M; G) r. H
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy + E! A3 S$ O* {4 T9 e/ K7 ?
唯利是图draw water to one's mill : v" k7 c- }4 S) ?5 f: V
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
. K+ J* p' J5 D6 n/ Q% G- s. P无中生有make/create something out of nothing - M( z3 O! |! ]) S+ G' B, g
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire." x0 f* X( U5 {, M1 V$ N3 L: T
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends : F' L% ?% \7 d" J3 W
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ' ]7 c! t5 h8 G
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
4 _3 B2 a; v# G1 J1 D' d2 s9 ~蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off8 G( |- s4 R$ A6 K# X
心想事成May all your wish come true
. m, R- T( r5 {: H! V8 ]心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding! q# M1 C, e; W& T3 b
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
. ]5 r6 b4 b- C* l9 a先下手为强catch the ball before the bound+ F- X2 e Q4 B6 t4 p
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
! E8 h" A7 ~ l [/ C2 p6 ?现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example" B' r1 K& }9 e/ m5 x$ R1 v
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters : s+ s* j+ e3 |/ O T% i
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ' F" E$ ^$ x% i) R' |# H8 U
循序渐进step by step
) C' K1 p7 l% r1 ?一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 4 w+ q" X" M, N* l4 D3 g6 i
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others2 \$ N I ^9 y. f! c
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
: W4 }1 |- a3 B' u有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
4 }# Q/ N8 v7 b6 O有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.9 Q$ T* M! F/ V& x. z+ z
有识之士people of vision
9 J- h# }/ b. Q v7 X有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 5 J% p: Q* D# J4 L" q. n: b& d2 x* X
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.0 |# _6 j* }" y. C
与时俱进advance with times
D$ z& P; u5 b% I6 A/ @! L以人为本people oriented; people foremost ! \4 W/ I& W# Z* v: D8 Z/ v
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ( {) Y1 g. ~, q& o
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."
" B* _! O5 p- _5 H* g欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
( W7 F! J$ {( {7 ~/ P9 H8 \优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
% d. z. m- b+ G5 S* W英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
/ V9 m' o4 K$ m$ F- H& ]冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.8 K% z8 M+ ^2 @( m; i7 K3 z+ }, H
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
6 @# K7 b. J* T0 D一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
2 [) R' e, o$ J# k招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful. @" P3 B( w! f3 S; J
债台高筑become debt-ridden
0 d; C, g% M# U& f8 d. v致命要害Achilles' heel ( {! c! D/ ^5 Y `1 _% d8 u8 [
众矢之的target of public criticism' u/ { E8 ?8 t. M5 k& \/ }/ J
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.4 c. z0 [- T E$ s+ O3 y4 s% {5 L
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
" f* q! R q! X; k9 G {, X纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.+ x1 ]: |4 B9 F! z9 Q. L
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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