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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
% a) S( V) [% d& f! l: F# G, e* F: c百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.( G, t" g) E' ?5 V$ E; b3 a7 t
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; [, z1 ]$ C, |$ h3 M
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
) q* I/ J8 o( O% u3 A2 p- n不眠之夜white night
1 ]3 o i5 w; w [& @不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses* o% V$ e' R/ E9 U' t3 Z
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
% n, d$ b+ w2 x6 u/ {2 X: h不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 6 U' F- j0 K. j4 r) _- [
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
! Q9 a6 v; c6 o: A: ?6 A辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
. q3 ]4 l% K2 v: x' h# P; E/ T) o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 all4 e9 U9 I$ e5 @6 c3 e
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
* q& f3 _, q, t5 r3 E& |国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
6 w# n- p8 O8 Q: s6 e: K, P5 N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
. i( q3 B. i# N# R- L+ C9 ]功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
/ _+ F' W, \$ r( t3 |5 v, D, r好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
" _( D! ^) _" W5 {好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. . b3 y+ O# K5 n T8 j9 R% \4 y2 j
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
% C6 {# S6 B# V8 l, ^活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. + z3 x8 R6 x5 |9 x7 L( m/ a6 `, e) r( b
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
2 p4 @* s! m' X3 N, V4 o' S8 \金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. & p( w! P& a" G- a# Q
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
* Z" b% i( N8 I- R2 x* v脚踏实地be down-to-earth : v9 C. _ a1 m' D- X
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 2 M: q: `$ s, N. q
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 5 }- G# |/ f7 q! r
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
, B/ u' b& a) r J礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ) O! s& h) B# I: G
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."$ W; F% i# F3 l4 ^
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success# F* z) K0 B, O% u# P' f
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
% t$ r! E/ Y1 x! Z5 H茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
5 G( b; S: z; h没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
. M6 O3 r( {; N/ i& h- u- l每逢佳节倍思亲* ]9 N9 Y q% m" [. v5 d; [
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.% \. G3 w+ \8 b) ] Q( i9 c" G" ?
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. " y5 {" L9 V0 t8 J+ A3 z. c" A
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
- M+ Q* i5 |$ V! ?4 s; b* u" Z弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
" R/ W. T& V6 W; ]4 I# G拿手好戏masterpiece6 ?9 j: x4 q4 J9 @
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad9 t, C6 t4 z% f9 a
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale$ q0 o' K; X" s' x4 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 end0 q' G& j3 L7 M& Q$ d! h
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
/ @+ m+ k9 G# Z0 E+ s8 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.+ R- h. Q/ n& X
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
' R* D: s! h! F! C- ^前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
3 ~7 F% z; x+ ?+ [7 z前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
3 I) Z# q% C; U3 ^9 t1 T" OOne sows and another reaps.
' F1 `! s7 I+ t5 @5 C前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something7 Z+ j, q) b7 L* t( G
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. , }4 |% O" q/ x& w
强强联手win-win co-operation
8 e2 c4 T8 `2 u; w瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.$ @" N @$ e L3 T ` N. Z
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.4 N2 W! x& r0 U( ^& T* T q; U2 [0 }
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.% M' I1 @5 `6 z" C- t# \0 `. J1 j* T
人海战术huge-crowd strategy + Y) e& c# S0 S3 I1 E1 o) o. b
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " * N: O3 S8 U, c4 q. u. m3 Z7 l
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
/ R" p0 {5 Q: t& `* c+ t死而后已until my heart stops beating
6 J# p" v+ ^# r- |. j' j岁岁平安Peace all year round
! g6 A5 I+ [; p6 C m上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
0 o! h: m- F {5 t& f, A4 B塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
4 ^, ]$ M2 e5 d) R! N: A0 G三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
/ D# W& _6 _) J: N3 r. l. i0 l" zAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
8 ]$ Y: R& ?) m& R3 q升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
; R, Z- Q/ C) j0 z5 L% m; ]四十不惑Life begins at forty.
$ F! ], z, z* a1 u+ s谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " # f. c$ n6 t/ @/ ?* u
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
6 G0 o2 _1 H2 F4 i( ^4 v时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. , M5 l" P3 d& i9 R
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel: ^' O% `5 l3 G: H5 L, c I% S! p
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
5 {8 L& a, g7 T6 y2 n说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.& U! l/ Y$ p+ c6 W1 [2 [1 H
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 8 k" A) H" Q v, e, |; ~1 _$ q/ J" S+ M
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
; _0 t& m1 D' }; _0 j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; "
- _& r8 I3 B# X' V5 w% k韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
( K4 ~$ O+ A$ h/ }0 J4 @糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
- M) Z' z% @" q, g+ B! h8 d天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
) D# Y, `5 O( l7 |- X9 S, X团结就是力量Unity is strength.! O# e' [" Q( R2 t3 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
; p% g/ z% X$ C1 j歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
( U3 Z( v3 O/ N2 {物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.1 e, [3 m9 C1 l- D- b$ I
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
' F$ D3 C4 v$ W望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child7 z+ y( u o5 v' O) F" I9 S7 D
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.4 m8 g% r Q" A
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 6 o1 m" `& }# q8 \/ x1 j! _
唯利是图draw water to one's mill % t' R! P% R7 s1 `6 j, {
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
7 R9 b# W, Y5 Z- K% ~6 K& W( C# Z无中生有make/create something out of nothing ) b1 W+ q, `8 V$ r2 ^; Q
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
: P" c. }' r7 y3 K6 U+ w徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
: |0 b4 g* H% l1 L+ r新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
7 r% A" n) Z8 x9 {虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.: G4 v- n; U3 Z5 q4 k& }1 h) a$ k
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off4 J" v1 F3 K l/ ]
心想事成May all your wish come true
/ v/ S {( I E& g* k心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding5 u2 Z( Y J7 T+ G) v+ M
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
^5 e ?; o. s先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
+ p, M$ ~. u$ I% L) y! ^8 z像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan0 `+ j* q6 a8 A& M! v; T
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example- X d# l! r0 e* c5 }
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
2 |2 c0 f: n! u# P! F1 w; `$ R5 N$ p喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
+ ^& m/ R0 m9 b( B' h; E' y循序渐进step by step0 a0 M. ~8 U6 ^9 r1 P
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
1 s) s7 q s0 }1 ~# m8 V严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others2 F: I- }. d5 B7 ^1 i; n
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey* \2 x- s. S( b3 |: v# {
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ! G. [& U3 [+ x
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
5 C# T \. g% [7 S有识之士people of vision
% M0 T/ J1 |" l# y8 E: q有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
6 e8 Y" r( |0 L# }' U- Q7 z; g5 i有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination." U7 a0 S7 F0 Z6 T# a
与时俱进advance with times
5 q' F3 o0 l8 [& ^' r$ c6 u以人为本people oriented; people foremost 5 L9 q) d. U K4 a! Q" z
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 2 z" O A8 r2 `8 \8 c5 F6 w2 i
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 o) n! v: y4 Y& |8 d8 J欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. $ B8 m& j- {5 ?. U& d
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest + H( J# l- l/ C2 l& w6 X1 l& l
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
1 V' }# ?; g$ L' U5 D冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
7 x: n+ O5 j8 Y9 E8 G冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" , ?' r2 Z9 I2 z" d
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
! D! Y8 `' U4 u( \8 n招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful3 y* j: ^+ L0 q g. b* m8 _
债台高筑become debt-ridden
% `) w \* ]& [6 J% n6 M) G9 S致命要害Achilles' heel
9 }1 ?" q& p4 L4 B众矢之的target of public criticism0 K9 Q% _0 z! b3 f& R
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.
* M ?$ ]2 P# }纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
5 ^0 Q1 ?1 n) O5 v纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.* B; M7 \! ~9 J) |; C0 c0 p
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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