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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
5 h9 M/ g' s; f/ `( K- Y/ C! r# N百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
. ~1 s: T) e; T5 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 worst8 Y! k, i) l% l- Q# _% S% c
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
; b W7 [3 J/ ]/ D不眠之夜white night - I% P& j' {, m2 J# B0 p/ u
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
6 ~0 [- X `# j2 |9 ?不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
7 R( a+ j; B. o) t& |. P不打不成交"No discord, no concord. " F5 i: W2 h1 h: I' B
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
" }0 F% U4 g8 Q8 w- j" Q辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ) }4 a7 Z6 f% I5 `6 ^7 N! l0 w% }
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& J2 O" v; J% h9 @# s! P
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 4 D! j7 Z8 A0 J, V8 K
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace# E, i0 x2 [5 @) q! ^8 k2 `
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 ! w+ t0 \, F! U6 N. X0 ?
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 9 C0 _0 {; \7 M2 Q" J" Z" ?* k
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
( c( h: _2 i% @2 L6 X6 U好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. % V: t$ b: c; X" Z( M8 z' H8 y
和气生财Harmony brings wealth1 H% d6 a3 r. h* e0 T4 M
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. + S8 V9 E* s6 A) c, Y* x" S$ O
既往不咎let bygones be bygones $ n0 J( y$ R" L+ T+ P: p4 K% k, e9 s
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
& g, j/ P, @2 i/ w0 i' F8 ~金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
4 V2 i# e/ q1 t6 x脚踏实地be down-to-earth
$ Z' C# v5 s/ K0 q( [2 `: E脚踩两只船sit on the fence
+ R# u/ e1 O# T君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
( s3 u0 @1 c5 b+ K3 |% `$ l老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
4 x/ e5 N& x r7 Q" S; s3 B礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
; y1 p' V9 U5 Q0 X, ~- h0 k留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."& b9 j, A2 G$ v2 g& U0 F n
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
7 U7 {4 B6 d, {$ l, X8 q5 X! [: C名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
' A3 S0 T6 z" V1 q茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
; A: h9 |1 q( T& p没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
7 H @! F+ D% H! L8 q每逢佳节倍思亲- j g% \/ _& W7 O
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.* h1 G. F0 u* E8 s; K( ^
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. $ h3 M. u- r1 B& a& g
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "* j; L! l- U0 a( D K" I6 L
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.% [' L8 R; u/ G# O# |/ x2 j* T3 T1 b
拿手好戏masterpiece
/ |+ a+ \% [) f赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad& `1 D+ ~6 U3 l& b& k9 J) R
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
( Z% y$ E6 v# Y v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" a ^2 e1 o9 @. @6 l4 X& K
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 5 O9 e7 O9 l2 \# C9 c- P; @
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.
3 ^: r/ B% ?" U1 m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- ^2 p9 P. W' ], q
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
) l- @4 a0 ~4 k3 i/ {0 t% l: X6 c前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.% Z& K: k) {9 x4 _8 M1 U
One sows and another reaps.
5 a7 U% e9 Z' ]0 A" D6 [2 S前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something) E0 J( y+ d4 E# J) D8 e
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.
# m' F% \$ h# D6 v2 l" q3 r8 W强强联手win-win co-operation+ A* e) z( a9 R7 P( j
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
; {& G5 K4 j$ Q0 r人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.* @8 T7 j# g4 c" E4 J& s& a$ }' q
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man./ V6 W4 a6 @* ]9 Q! j) ]1 W
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 1 A- Y2 u2 O9 z
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " , d# K8 u( n9 _! R, Y8 F
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; % n* e) j. s# N
死而后已until my heart stops beating
8 Q; Q$ t" K9 m1 ]: g9 `岁岁平安Peace all year round
! `8 i" r$ p @2 w. x& w上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
7 C1 h* f! S r; Q+ x# K塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing., }# K7 ?9 w) G2 h- C+ i
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
2 S" W/ t- b, v" vAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 3 ^) o* e8 { J
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)/ W+ J0 ]: H0 E( f
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
; {8 ^& d1 B8 z. g2 F谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
* o0 M$ C9 B, f, w( c水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.8 K! g. r9 [' S5 R
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 7 r, n8 v- q, R; ?
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel: y& T+ g0 m# v1 Q0 W2 O) ~
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 3 L+ V( q/ h) b2 o4 V4 y) j
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.- }0 R* P/ r5 \/ {
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
* C5 U' Z' M9 w+ j实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.$ V- l: D% {9 b2 n, D5 \
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; "& H- M% K) h0 w- ]& W, |
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time- c" F1 [0 r( v+ A# ?/ p6 i
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets6 @) n" X, h9 d9 D3 W a
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
/ H& K$ _0 Z7 d9 [# T9 q# i+ X团结就是力量Unity is strength.) a0 Y& |8 v0 V% z4 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 2 {$ a* w& R/ s& K0 A- G
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena4 p4 T0 ?" U: _/ I
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.* B2 j6 Y, Q5 {" M7 G
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." # [4 s3 o) E) s1 d
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child3 i7 u; g) N0 [0 a' N& Q
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.$ F) E% w9 R1 a2 q
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ' q* _0 L. h# e1 E) I6 B
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 5 \/ f. A7 {8 y
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots$ |7 ?2 W) a; g
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
- M; K' v0 t: L$ t( j8 T无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
, ?) C% Y C* G" v' _# t- S徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
% [. b+ n4 R5 z/ m新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ; o. G, V L p2 ^1 A, {# q
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.8 _" F8 J" B/ j1 ^1 B5 A% m
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off$ w) ] f% C; P$ `* ^* W
心想事成May all your wish come true) {' K. V$ k1 m; h& a
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
. ?: u+ W) h7 h. I, B2 E先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. u$ m/ j! `7 k6 w6 S
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound5 G* [2 U# S9 Z' g- u4 Y5 _
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
/ K/ E: U0 u* v) X7 f现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
& N. s) r8 z. {0 [息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 3 m) O# U8 `, u: X
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ; C* j1 v0 k* J& U, }
循序渐进step by step; v7 n( v# M& _) e% B
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
1 C0 P Q8 O8 e( n! A* r$ o: @严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others z4 h9 L+ J) g- C
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
2 ]2 f- m- u4 }6 n2 _% v/ n有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
1 |8 N: C; E1 f* t9 f5 ?/ B有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
\1 V! v- i4 v! k, h4 W1 P有识之士people of vision6 B1 K2 |) k; p% `6 L2 _# Z
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 3 C; x3 U3 }& q; J5 r
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.( H. V7 v3 J; |, i+ K0 N2 G
与时俱进advance with times
/ K2 h, V8 M1 D4 ]以人为本people oriented; people foremost
& u8 X) H# a, s因材施教teach students according to their aptitude % b2 v' H; c% K/ \4 k! P& 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." / L5 n' q- K) p
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
6 \6 k6 k% b9 s1 s( K优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
) \4 q) B D, m9 h( y/ \6 ]. s英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.% O" v2 Q+ N4 J/ D" {' ` e" j
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies., t: o2 O6 W4 w1 P9 l
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
# K4 i$ F( T8 J- |4 M一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 0 Q" a3 l1 [0 j
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
2 F+ ?$ H' b% R, I% N2 Q9 I债台高筑become debt-ridden
! ^3 a( |2 S5 E# v& \8 M' v致命要害Achilles' heel
& a1 z& W% b; R' ~" s) f众矢之的target of public criticism- o Z% v% R2 L/ C8 C: a* z6 _
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.; }6 h" b# t# }7 G5 ~8 `# f
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
& L. h* c5 Y$ r纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.' h5 g+ E$ L1 J. U4 n/ N
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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