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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
9 [1 `/ z1 M6 D) u; v百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.7 O; _0 _. ~3 C" z* ~
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
2 K# ?# Y! D/ y h; b+ G' {笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start., K; e" V, h* H
不眠之夜white night
. n) d1 R) W! a+ {9 D. W不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
" E! n: S8 J( B" f* \) c不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best1 ^! i! e! O0 g% z5 M6 D
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
$ N8 Q. L' J9 S: U9 P拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 8 H& ]6 u; i) j; 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
7 d* M2 ?% Q: O. {5 a# m: k4 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
4 R9 d2 Y' x. G. T. U2 i大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
6 j* D8 @9 K. A6 _% C& y$ j国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
1 I* m! T- S- J. o1 [9 i. 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 7 u4 Q q ?- P
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
( u5 I- `/ d/ N; C7 U好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
9 M3 u. s. |6 h) 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. ! Y3 X9 a ]/ h* G' {% n8 T
和气生财Harmony brings wealth- D1 Z, q% k8 L5 U9 g
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
+ m: {3 K* {5 E0 {$ z/ F既往不咎let bygones be bygones
- }0 e2 C" j0 M3 V1 h金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ' H# i2 p3 i ~6 e' E g
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
# ^9 M/ A1 m, e: U% @' ^9 l脚踏实地be down-to-earth 1 q8 h/ X' g5 k+ q- V! E; T
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
. K, I8 {. j0 w5 v君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 4 z* J& G) n q
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché$ V+ p! ^0 t! z7 ^# ~1 S/ m
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 6 l$ i, W- |# {8 X" a5 z
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."* P' {/ i0 j: D* E
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success0 L" j; e5 m* u( ~/ f+ \/ T1 v
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
1 J% L* k4 H+ l% ^ c5 B; a: R茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened; j1 v+ N9 c P
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.+ \& q* k4 y. a r( h7 ^& ]
每逢佳节倍思亲0 p; |3 q. I0 ]: c8 c
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
! G: {5 a3 h2 ^: b, p, b- V$ DIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
/ e2 }- }/ [% l0 @$ l/ y$ `, l1 {谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ", b4 r; y _8 b) L2 @6 b% L
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.7 j8 d3 j: T% Y, L4 J) i
拿手好戏masterpiece. I: ~9 r. m% e
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
. {! m- ~3 W8 H* S1 J抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale0 I% R6 v( H: Q) _7 w9 F. w
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
1 b- y3 M( }! o7 p0 j抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
1 t4 f& N% p- Q! l8 r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.
( v6 U- U+ a6 B$ P; z: 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
% T5 Y$ [1 t- r5 ~* b- b: ]& T0 m前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.7 C, k( k2 X# a0 W
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
" Y* o9 [0 Z3 C: K+ n6 w2 r+ e5 bOne sows and another reaps.
0 g. D: t- @! O前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
: ^' Z7 @- n* `5 Y( q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.
) j/ W' b {. l1 w强强联手win-win co-operation" X7 O" B: s5 [' ~/ O! |
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.- t# \" X9 j! V, p8 {
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
' w6 h r% A3 G人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.) q- W% _# w$ i. E; O2 t) i
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
9 F, H# b( D4 M! S世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
6 g+ y* g: L' }世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
2 V/ k9 K, c2 ?5 S$ H死而后已until my heart stops beating
, o) {1 Y6 l; @& ?! P0 |6 ^9 N岁岁平安Peace all year round
* t6 L1 ` N6 v3 l# j8 |上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
0 R( a) N4 t2 |# ?8 A. T4 g2 t1 e( E塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
. R0 K/ { t# J- X; p0 W3 P三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
! F# L' q8 o/ |; SAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." % [3 _. N. [" ^" Z4 _ B. F3 ?- q
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
3 Y {- o: u4 `$ Q& w8 q四十不惑Life begins at forty. T$ F( R. }5 E' l' n1 Y5 t8 I
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
: B9 [; w! H9 X水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.+ W, {0 M/ q, }. I+ E* C5 h) r; l
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
- @1 w; \: P% I9 h+ e0 ^0 q& R杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel1 j2 O6 f1 t# G1 Q; O! d5 g
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts $ \; o7 C6 _' U& M
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.$ N! U6 s& H9 d* H0 R F
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 6 J8 ?& I' H5 ~& y/ |/ A' }$ }
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
, Y0 y- X4 {, E7 B! @( f7 \; @# N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; "
$ K. ^6 s/ T1 u1 v韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time$ W1 z. Y* Z: \' \' T
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets+ K5 e2 b2 s$ n7 C7 `2 w
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue; A% `" b1 o0 q' g
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
0 t+ F8 x) P0 U! Y- ?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
$ z" d$ l' A1 B歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena1 F" Q0 @. a% F% }9 `
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together./ A* o6 K, ]/ ~4 _
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ) W6 y/ k% D- W c, X" ^/ @% Z
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child. W! ]4 \8 N% M! j
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
2 A8 ^ k8 x. W) h文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ; S1 f$ G2 Q& R: s" R
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
3 U5 T, q$ C: R无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots+ E, Y; h' B) V; G' V
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
2 ~/ S( x3 _. N& H) G无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.- T4 P2 K/ ^! U8 U$ f" R3 C
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
: o0 ?! O- a; o- c新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 4 G9 Y" |8 r' k) l4 _
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.4 k$ I% i Z1 l. H, H
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off) s( s, |( l0 }" P
心想事成May all your wish come true% ^3 t- K, K N' y9 t
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding( f* F! ~# y$ A+ g, K
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.8 Y) W# j- N. Q' q; N- E
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
/ ?1 e: V( k# x1 v. W9 J' ?像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan$ w# {3 e1 J6 [/ L1 ?2 F
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
2 i0 q9 Q/ H; Q/ N' G息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
. h H( r7 M+ s/ Z1 X+ {' e. z喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
1 O$ h% Q R& F) Y" L; Y7 J循序渐进step by step
" q3 w4 P0 d/ \- _一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest $ ] u1 Z: ~! Y0 V9 c( a& d* p
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
; B- ?9 I- c, \鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
/ |* a$ u& I: ?/ t0 ^5 l" s( j$ x( I2 a有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ; r+ I: v B5 q9 m
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
( T8 j# G; i5 f0 @8 Y有识之士people of vision
0 }% P) N5 Z) C- B3 y, j% _有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 8 w5 A% E2 ]& \5 j. w, H) a
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
* C. w: W0 @" T( o7 Y4 a与时俱进advance with times
' a3 g' e8 W9 W# {/ c+ c5 A9 u以人为本people oriented; people foremost . s, G' S" M' P! ` z k$ ?
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude + F9 t. }- F/ P+ r6 ^: W
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." . c* o& v. {6 }/ D5 b
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
; O9 I; \- s: M. T+ ^优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
7 q4 D; c2 t, @1 G l P4 \9 d. J2 Q英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.4 V T# [ l: ^& w7 `8 n" g0 y
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
$ t: M( H/ Q4 S( a! l冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 8 o. F# o% ?0 ^; @7 m5 F
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
9 k4 s5 x* M/ P: C, h招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
' x P2 r( A2 D/ |* z! w! x$ C债台高筑become debt-ridden' H' S; T+ R9 [1 [) u: o, b
致命要害Achilles' heel 7 u0 l0 d7 o: J+ ]
众矢之的target of public criticism, n. s( w/ M$ ~/ a
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.
% ^% J, l+ T5 {" `9 w5 a4 A纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist0 s% f) w# L: [/ A: q8 \
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
: V; N0 B4 O6 e6 j2 |5 P& T6 ]左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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