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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.0 @+ G3 N' i- K8 _; q5 ], c$ t
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.; q( |! B) j3 r5 C5 z+ M
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
: O# S4 [; }( g8 Z6 X6 T笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
! p, `' `6 {! L' g" ]不眠之夜white night 9 [8 [8 q3 @: f
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
, V" J" x7 m, ^5 i3 y5 x不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best& B, y( H' y5 v' j, A2 I- w( O
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 2 x( f2 m: Q5 {1 ^4 x8 M% q4 z- o
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
( x# @, z! A5 V5 {辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ! P1 D* d: s8 Q9 Z4 j
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
3 L# ^# o8 v4 F大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
- J' |- E; V: C# J3 ]国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace- E* D; k0 c1 N5 K# z6 I; @) E
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 6 \( Z' \( P i9 m: o7 T
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ! K, N/ t" D0 ^5 X0 a$ ?
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more3 o/ y% s! i* A0 N M
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
+ J0 Q3 g, f5 C3 Y3 D, ^* R# D和气生财Harmony brings wealth: O$ X6 |$ h& Z
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ' {, ]) u6 W6 X z0 k: S3 a
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ! Q D. J( T+ e9 }3 y
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ! e8 ~4 B8 m9 G3 Q- N
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
5 K( X4 ^* @5 k3 B; B* |. Y脚踏实地be down-to-earth & [& ^/ {3 j' J
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 1 A4 h, ~! S ~4 r
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
' {8 T+ K7 V, a+ u3 P7 Q2 w老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
1 G) }+ N& }& \礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. $ W$ g g3 i8 X
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."* }" i, H+ `& m ~" O* Q% _
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success" [* l s* J ]4 t
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
G! C, L( h1 q茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
2 F4 O' J4 Y4 ?( N& ^# w! p, s没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
; ]2 e& a8 x( @! i每逢佳节倍思亲 W, l0 v% f9 g! e
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
) Q; c* I. q! n$ MIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. , Y: F! s% w f+ N
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "8 b% n/ O( I* w
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.: h" b- O* q( m/ b/ A( \+ ]
拿手好戏masterpiece5 Z$ o* N; J7 i D: [6 b
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
9 [2 ?& R# @2 }+ |8 x4 g抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
+ v z% ~) N$ _9 E' O+ q6 G; Z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' O# u: o% U: ^
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 7 A; s. K+ Y$ Z! r3 L+ D9 W
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.
9 r2 @' Q9 s% C5 y( N2 q% \' ~% \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 step6 o' `* E1 V2 Z( H/ Z& S) D2 b
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. X/ C0 g0 z4 J/ c* _5 i9 l2 @
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.) t& D9 d! i, ?5 W3 [+ X3 |
One sows and another reaps.
& G" d& x; l5 D前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something$ F- y2 H" `! e% e0 e4 j" j2 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. ) @9 `1 f# O# D: [2 c+ K
强强联手win-win co-operation: x9 b, o2 p5 \" B
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.+ h2 g* t6 }8 `+ R; R
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.7 p% n) R5 B9 r0 N8 C8 t
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
4 U' |: m9 ]& h- ~0 v* M( H人海战术huge-crowd strategy
) e) G6 o- E# V% w$ n4 g世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " - \' g) D1 j' q" D) @- ?
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
- U) E) U% ?1 m; P. k2 i7 n死而后已until my heart stops beating/ K" n, X- \5 ^
岁岁平安Peace all year round& F6 t7 |+ q# J/ b" R, v
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
* ^" d$ Y" M. K; G9 d% q7 T0 b塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.7 L$ @! H9 h0 X& g
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. + O9 J* W+ ]- r" N+ T6 l
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
8 n3 e b% {; |. D" u+ |- }. [9 Z升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)/ f2 g* y$ O/ ]0 n2 N
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ' b6 v7 N# p: ?9 z% }9 F
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 9 p8 c) C; z7 D6 D. C' n
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
# O4 Y* Z8 k- ^时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
0 {# V( S9 J; Q$ L& I6 x杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
) O& \/ @; }' x5 e* y4 P' |: C3 M A实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts , E' |9 R' r6 @, K. s: n
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.7 [" ?! O0 B: z2 y. A5 g8 G
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
" G- W+ u4 C0 X$ Q实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.9 I, U( p( R) [8 m$ {# ~8 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; "" l3 r$ O) Q1 C
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
0 I; G/ N. m. J: q; s8 l8 _9 z h糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets1 ?* Y+ e. J' T: S' b
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
" C6 B& w X* x. m+ q& M, |团结就是力量Unity is strength.. Y, x9 A* a2 V6 D+ M3 ^! G- B
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 p' I$ m+ _4 D1 ~, [
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena8 z7 H6 K. U+ d+ p
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.9 y+ t5 I* O& f8 y" I' W8 ]% q
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
6 F3 f$ x( j) t/ q+ M3 n. ?( Z# ?望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
1 X" l6 F [) F! y% Y( Y+ _* {7 Y* L3 E屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
9 g$ U" {6 o2 A# g: M1 i9 a/ {文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
0 W' U4 ?3 D _3 T6 w& \' t唯利是图draw water to one's mill , k3 L5 T O+ N+ y% V
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
- _' @# R) A( j. J无中生有make/create something out of nothing ! G" }$ R5 E5 y& H5 B
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.0 g9 g7 Q5 x4 m) @" p, d! O9 q( K: d
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
+ l5 Y% R# X" ~5 S, s4 i新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 0 h8 _% ^) u8 u
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.2 {- n& F; K$ J9 J6 _7 K2 t# |
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
+ A7 J# Z8 J2 y! s心想事成May all your wish come true
" f$ X2 R" t8 P+ ~心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding* L, T L; q: |2 ]- @/ B* u
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.2 k: Z2 e5 t& H
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
3 E* E* y, G1 h; c" l$ S. k/ o像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan5 i* }+ W( |+ f
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
, x; s: _: u/ T0 z9 n+ x* C息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters $ p2 y, ?7 o8 j5 }+ ^7 _2 L
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
4 A3 F3 {5 L- k" W p6 t循序渐进step by step. t7 Y8 c8 X* a* b+ ]& S" {3 i
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 1 h N1 Q2 Y5 p* n& R
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
4 r: r/ ]" c8 T鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey3 l4 W1 |/ Q$ H; M& u6 u% @
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
/ M$ m# I9 X5 j有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks./ y& g6 h; {. f; v: z) |/ D
有识之士people of vision5 P9 P. K ~9 J0 |
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain # V; k4 W! @; R
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.* \& ^# f: u* F8 Y0 Y# J0 x
与时俱进advance with times0 ?5 I7 U Q; A& M( e* R! N
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
8 W, r3 P6 i: d+ v+ O/ }因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 7 v% C) a8 B8 I5 h9 R3 P$ }
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."
( g" `) t' i4 i5 w. }欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. + |- }: y# T% L2 l+ t
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 0 H2 ]$ \4 m. j) R9 ]
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.9 @4 v J1 q* h0 N, x' V& ]: D. `
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
, Y% B# b- C% T# a ~2 i冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" , _: K5 k" s& J* ~
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. . o0 a" v# y& m: d# V9 p
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
K. L7 {- d0 b3 R4 O" X+ A& W债台高筑become debt-ridden- @" {% X, L( i+ [
致命要害Achilles' heel
. Q: {0 ?8 F6 W8 D7 \% w. Y& A众矢之的target of public criticism
1 u1 {" V) E# l" C N! S. f2 v8 J, x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 B; o5 v* G% ]7 A- P
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
. F' [; |7 A: p( l纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later./ d8 K, c5 `+ \
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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