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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.0 _1 E5 B+ Y* @$ S2 `5 ?
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.7 S* X8 ~' ~# k' ~" _5 n
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
+ ]$ k- d9 b( |7 |笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
: I1 O. i2 ]4 k; N! w/ y4 s不眠之夜white night
$ C/ I& z% z Y5 U1 Q' E不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
8 _, l% T; g. {不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
9 {8 y% B4 k8 F# J. n% \9 E不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
+ K5 q4 k8 ? ~拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 3 C _0 k8 L8 n6 g6 Z
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new , y8 M9 f8 ^3 b* r) C
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 all5 n+ t4 n% L, F _7 ^! M9 ?) P) x
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
( D; z: a/ g8 f4 B% u( i国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace3 P$ P) g: @0 |' m4 c3 m
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 c- G% w& `3 t: r功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
* o( r1 ~% I+ d8 i好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more* N# L) D, q( h! c* q, 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.
7 X, s: u3 o4 e* F4 `+ @3 H和气生财Harmony brings wealth8 z6 o' h1 k0 |0 s9 r
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
) g( y2 o! _' \) ]+ z既往不咎let bygones be bygones
4 Y# P; ~# _5 _- b金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
9 t2 i6 [( ^" p* L' C* h! ~金玉满堂Treasures fill the home' p* W5 r2 I! }" c
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
9 z+ H' S/ Z$ Z0 v脚踩两只船sit on the fence 7 V% g/ N% }2 z+ g* r( |" s, u1 u
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
+ \9 H+ _& m, I l9 c% k老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
7 Z1 I3 u7 U' f9 i礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
% W0 t# `1 e$ `5 f5 a8 J" Q6 l留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.": k% p! P3 N( i1 B2 W
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
7 i: `3 e9 \1 p+ m, ~1 D名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
6 ^/ ^5 k9 ~) Z2 Q茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
* d& e0 V# O6 D$ V' J5 d/ o- \' _+ W7 z1 q没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
7 d, t9 ~4 G6 ?& l% Y ]4 s: y1 M每逢佳节倍思亲/ P7 o& I/ t; {
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
; m" g3 K0 t: ^% G+ A' \It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. , \/ |& k9 w- B$ T; B5 X
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
/ i% r, h7 V/ W m7 n: V8 t, z& r弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
! a* P$ V$ z; K! C1 [% N: H6 S拿手好戏masterpiece1 U$ x- L5 v" ^8 V
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad9 ]- J7 b0 Z N! l+ d0 O s" q
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale/ ?* O2 r/ ^* C7 I4 B& K2 `! A
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
6 P; l' V. X! E" ^; a6 Y9 E抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ; v% t5 z. p2 R6 \! y1 W* 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.
% P! t' ]6 ]/ k: B/ O6 i9 X8 ^7 }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 step4 r( g" G o' y$ S1 |4 O
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.8 X4 P1 p2 }" P1 M& C
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.( {* k* J3 v% k+ I
One sows and another reaps.
7 {2 ]3 R- W2 W; Q! B前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
8 ?$ n* m7 L- F r) n+ A5 D# X/ D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. $ g% Q. {* y& f: L
强强联手win-win co-operation
; K' j+ k' _) }7 P( E瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
- V5 [. k# t6 z人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
+ P% M/ v5 X4 ~/ T* r% q$ X/ W人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.) N5 D* Q" p& h$ z# G: V
人海战术huge-crowd strategy # L+ \7 @ D: W. C" k
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
" w% G6 j, I. ^! V3 T8 R. l5 t世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
; z+ o7 W5 r2 a; ~% V2 E+ k死而后已until my heart stops beating# I9 G& ^; E+ Y% A- W& a3 A: y
岁岁平安Peace all year round
+ |( K3 P8 K- v* T6 |6 r! Y$ i上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ; H8 Z# h/ ] j( U/ N. Z
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
8 `, O& f) B1 y0 J9 S3 o4 j三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
6 w0 |& W) w3 ]8 w& g3 O; [At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
, F6 i7 e1 g9 W k: f升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)2 t* N% ^2 q3 r4 ]( n- e3 u
四十不惑Life begins at forty. : @, [! b+ [: e: B
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
- A2 z: r& D. e8 A水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
% l# @2 v( Q3 u; n. V时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. $ W( r; ?/ D7 [9 p
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
) \. A, E/ T! i实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
/ e2 p7 q& x+ s9 ?. N说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
6 f6 ?7 r0 e( z# @. ^: u! r实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 3 ]& _7 ?# y. x, v- T" ^
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth., j# @' f# i9 L/ U9 x; S
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- N0 I: Z: ?' S! K& N' V
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
9 C$ c2 `+ s1 R* s6 Y糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets0 R: n! A4 {1 b: O7 N+ o
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
M0 w T$ f. ^4 P6 B# X* ^! l团结就是力量Unity is strength.
0 x. Q2 g5 Q1 i) \8 x# G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
; a+ }! l+ `! ^歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena3 [; i7 s4 m$ v+ b- y) I
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.2 n# X C. P5 T$ c
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." + J7 G8 K) u" R& ~& ^1 g
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
$ B* ? B" z' |1 B! y5 h8 H屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
* h* n' M' n5 V6 S- m9 ?! X2 n文韬武略military expertise; military strategy , H! R. W$ K$ C: f' b8 u ?
唯利是图draw water to one's mill F; c9 K8 d h: N1 v7 S, e$ j
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
, q6 l- K) O: L0 l7 c" W; ]" `无中生有make/create something out of nothing , l- s, ]8 o; g* k3 S
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
' h) o& z0 X( b" g- J徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 7 p& A1 I' x" W# h" h2 i
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 9 R6 @, M8 H. Q# v L# W
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.8 M Q' |, l/ `8 }* Y# h
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
) y7 j7 Y- x' o2 o2 v4 K心想事成May all your wish come true5 C1 }( P2 j4 _ }) J7 R' ~
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
2 }" ?6 W" g+ Y1 N8 |( S. I/ ]先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
- `/ ]( E% ?& x6 A先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
: _0 a# w$ X0 L; L( c; c8 E& i像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
& n5 I/ ?6 l/ f' {( G6 U# S9 F4 k现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example! `9 y1 y/ l: ~0 A$ X3 c% f
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
! ~; V' R3 J6 M4 f1 G: Q5 s4 o喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ' `+ O9 W. N+ P$ H7 S, S. K
循序渐进step by step
& Z4 Z2 ~1 D' J$ N& K一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
a% C f. E# b8 d2 z严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
p8 _& {7 Q0 {6 Q& t7 ~, q# }6 X% [鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
0 h G& Z, C8 _0 N5 b& U/ Y有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ! {) c& u1 ]1 |
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
( {: U3 ^4 w2 L! m1 z( A有识之士people of vision
! w8 a3 b+ e, D" ~9 m- ~1 l8 D有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 7 V# L1 q! k2 f8 f$ Y, O6 T
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.! X9 |7 u4 V# R! z) {" b3 a
与时俱进advance with times
& u7 }" L Z: y7 l2 Y4 {7 E; {以人为本people oriented; people foremost 4 S+ D: T3 g3 |$ ~
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ( u) f- x; I5 v. b( z" 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." 1 H# [- w$ o, k; ~3 X3 ?
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. * O8 N% o. n* B/ b9 Q! J s
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest % H- _, p5 y/ ]0 ~- \
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
# F+ l: s" K3 c0 H6 t冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
+ @' g4 L3 j q l冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
8 x6 _+ @, R; {1 x0 a5 A+ M- m一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ; S2 T8 ?& N( s5 e8 [3 W
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful- R% R6 _4 ~) C
债台高筑become debt-ridden" o+ w* G; c% ? l
致命要害Achilles' heel
6 g0 J$ r! V- Q; p, F众矢之的target of public criticism
P8 ?3 |& F' }! D- 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.: h! l1 Y# F* T5 ^) p4 ]2 N
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist3 M, f! R# R$ n1 g3 Z# l
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.& F, k, |+ T5 s' Y9 F0 [
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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