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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.& S5 Z: N$ I. j6 [7 n( l2 H
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.7 v8 [! O0 r* g, T5 y1 [! b
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; L+ J1 w% S0 S1 f4 |; L
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.) ^7 V2 a+ F0 r5 W
不眠之夜white night
+ G A: Z- }8 x不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
' L- w, l% f3 F% K, E不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
; d4 ]* z( G, p3 l. N- c0 v$ d不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 9 K8 q. J! B) _5 f
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ) ~! C* u* H% `
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new + d& z9 h: m9 i0 d/ ]9 i
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% F, ]* [# {" s3 q1 e8 t# l& [
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener : ?$ c2 K! [7 i5 p# F
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace& t! m5 J* H0 V$ V6 p, q/ l3 x" g
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
+ Z; z) M) s+ R" g+ v% r. Y功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
: y# m7 ?: \6 k+ K: u好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more0 Y( h( P8 c6 Y! ^. k- |
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
$ W0 O. e8 @2 K4 ?# `7 Q/ A6 x和气生财Harmony brings wealth3 c3 Z! F' H6 c" w0 o
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
0 y/ w; s% @9 P4 ?% n既往不咎let bygones be bygones
. i. ~8 X. ~; T, G. ]金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. " s# e! H8 z9 [
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home6 T5 j, T/ A8 x% T$ E
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
/ r- x% \5 C" A8 { U脚踩两只船sit on the fence ! T* N" M$ [6 ~
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green , C V2 ]% Q) \! |/ g9 Y, p3 J7 Y4 Y2 J
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché6 f9 M) y. e' Q& ], j1 R
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. " Z& O" A) w! W% m
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
. z( W. j) V$ J& F* L: t马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
$ w; N8 n, J7 X" W名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
; [9 c& R6 I: N/ t# n y5 ]2 z5 ^茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened# h+ u$ o6 b& j, H* D
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
e* j2 H# x6 {/ [+ [! _7 g$ M4 f每逢佳节倍思亲
- k' X; l; H5 N5 c8 A7 M8 qOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.0 Z3 n: }5 f( X5 ?8 A) U p
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ( Y) _. w; Q ]& M) z, r. M
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
; j( e6 O9 w; O" u弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself./ ^( Q: w8 V4 \
拿手好戏masterpiece9 Y3 i- s L- T. G$ P% o9 Z# d
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad" P' B9 g: n- V
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale( o# t% u8 y* c* F% l
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; q2 d Q4 q" U4 F S& f
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' m+ ]$ s/ P: v$ D7 Z/ t5 a* j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.2 l+ h( s4 s% H' [& |
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
8 I, Z# o2 n& q, A: B" t' y前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.9 O2 ?! F' C- Q3 `
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.) H; x) h, |+ Z
One sows and another reaps.
, X5 B7 g" y, Z- A2 @8 j前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something1 G- z2 W- ?5 A9 J3 ^/ U
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. , i$ T- q$ X" a$ `, [) U
强强联手win-win co-operation
* L. f! h6 A. k# C瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
* T9 C. k9 T- R, x& O人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.* U$ K5 b' M; C- |
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.' _, i# q* q# w2 U" p" M# _9 \
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
4 G9 v* Z( D1 r世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
5 P' q! g7 m u- \+ G" |世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
% j. j# Q/ J: h+ e. u5 i( V死而后已until my heart stops beating; _+ n1 x; p2 X9 R7 j
岁岁平安Peace all year round4 H& R2 v+ S- q8 t
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
, l+ V% [7 M+ V+ T3 s塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
- y! C% l7 |) D/ a+ Z+ Y* D三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 1 o Z. [7 y& ^, m2 {
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 1 ?- H, E4 j, }* N
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
2 x4 L& d" T/ Y: Q四十不惑Life begins at forty. 7 J% \3 p5 e1 F
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " * q+ t9 H, d0 X
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
8 g$ K- z6 ^/ \* Y- F/ U时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
; A4 \% H& m! Z5 Y d杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
( Y) u8 p6 R9 R0 ^实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
+ O3 G" X( `( a6 K; D说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
. [$ |9 [* ^2 i! r& q实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
7 C3 K# q8 C2 p( [& V; l实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
; L4 U' K8 U: t4 L; 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; ", c4 C, ~+ a, H: A
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
( | E( n, i. y& F ` Z糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
" _0 Z# P0 {1 z; p' c3 \天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue7 L: E' O1 h% v0 [- {$ z) r! p
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
% E3 X: m) N& P4 Z6 F1 V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 ; ]4 g% U# Y" k* @( s
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena1 [8 E" }: e9 R, c2 f5 O" V
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.# f Y9 Z4 m1 l$ K/ o5 L
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." # C) [' w) S9 h
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child+ \, ^" H n2 P+ I# p. F" l0 q; P! {1 p) ]
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
1 X, e( s* d+ v7 y文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ' Y- Z8 i! e y E3 J( l' f
唯利是图draw water to one's mill + k: |% [3 q) E4 d/ m
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots) y3 R1 z& W/ \9 o5 ^# e9 W/ f. F
无中生有make/create something out of nothing " d# N; O. K5 E, D) o( |
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.9 ~( |5 Q7 C% A }/ h: ?3 }
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 5 K. \6 }, e; j7 U
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
! f3 O4 j8 w, h# E+ p虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
1 r+ k8 e0 M% u% s+ N蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
0 o" \6 h2 W* b, U# j心想事成May all your wish come true4 M: a$ A3 s0 c. @! j
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding$ T$ ^/ |4 i6 V9 \. f, i D. Y
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.- G9 g% ^$ ^ z7 o9 ~
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound) S' d# x% q& e2 B- T8 ?
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan( v) K0 L! \5 l- z: B
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
2 d+ w# ^: W( N息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ' F! m" [% x; F) h' ?8 T9 I
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear - r6 ~/ t) X& E0 R
循序渐进step by step) u; w% x: Y0 q# D4 ^, L
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
0 R: U9 m" m5 j8 t严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others* z, D' @5 v4 f0 n
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
0 s2 }. s! f6 S t- j有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." & L: X* n, m. \: H2 V
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.0 j4 |- E6 S, {. t: E6 _8 V
有识之士people of vision2 l* y) L' D- D9 P' I: X
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 6 K% G" D# X; q7 l/ }: Z9 @
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
0 M0 w8 Q) _- z, c$ N与时俱进advance with times4 F# w$ d J) o* b+ K. D, \ E
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 2 w0 Q& D: j7 r: F) t! q, z% M
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
4 W4 r, e1 Z+ F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 ]& ~* ?8 J4 Z, b* @9 E. z欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
$ n: z' f5 q5 C优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ! w3 l3 x) g0 A+ u4 E- }# M
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike./ v) o2 ^( p4 V0 ]/ l1 Q8 o) z
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.% H: o8 k) s) q) l! i6 E( z+ P
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 4 ]) w( P# u3 z6 }; Y0 M
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
6 V2 r4 d* u3 n4 a, c招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
. l# ^- _) N# x' G5 E债台高筑become debt-ridden* B( V( \' r' Z5 r2 Y3 Q- H; Z: Q/ ]
致命要害Achilles' heel
/ P8 m; D8 @- l0 Y2 E* m众矢之的target of public criticism% z# r* V3 u% S7 o0 X2 r4 I' y, G/ _
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. \2 O" N, o" |0 D
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
' f1 C% |; T( S* w, ?纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.# R' V& M; D7 z, m
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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