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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
5 v; j" q& j7 H6 w百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.; i( l9 M& ^$ C& e
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) m! O5 j% L& `* O; z1 W
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.: {5 r6 G" P# }3 L, c* E$ X4 c( g& w
不眠之夜white night 4 L8 a7 s3 P$ g- G' ?7 P b. {
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses6 r9 v9 @+ Z! j9 L& v8 V0 n- s. W
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best+ n( O! p" Q6 K
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
7 r4 R6 A1 u. g1 q# z拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
+ J0 N& k6 b) c/ d7 O/ 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
$ g% P; [+ f, \3 e+ j; y3 q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
5 a0 n$ Q9 H- t6 W% Q9 t6 V大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
0 p) P6 }4 [! d: m; ?国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
+ X2 D: H, a, F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 f6 ~7 J" ~4 p
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 9 w6 h* J5 o1 c
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more4 t0 \2 v" i8 u8 ~3 _
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
) E8 C( e' o. l% B3 W和气生财Harmony brings wealth4 e0 e! S6 E1 o5 u
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
: C# i) c( t* d" K4 y, b* q既往不咎let bygones be bygones 7 I8 V) ?8 {0 c+ f C% m+ Z; @
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
: E7 D8 r$ x, q金玉满堂Treasures fill the home1 p1 [$ X5 [5 v! i' ?/ O" }' e2 r
脚踏实地be down-to-earth + n# N8 q+ L7 @; n: _7 ]
脚踩两只船sit on the fence ; i6 L) Y J/ ?
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 4 f3 h" Z% K- h
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
4 c6 P8 l" R, R' t2 M礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
9 V9 G/ x- j D i: }留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
. ^8 D4 f0 y k* b- g# E; R+ O马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
4 _" X& ] ~% r名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
$ p% ~) q; | Z2 l茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
/ F1 D6 [8 Q( F4 m1 ]没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
z) O# j6 i7 i每逢佳节倍思亲6 m+ F3 Y6 y; [; D$ R
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
0 B0 m+ x4 w8 F1 d* T5 bIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
9 e/ l+ l' s- H. y谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
/ L( L0 H* m, ^2 f4 q4 h- w弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.9 w4 o+ F+ v% @) e, J/ [
拿手好戏masterpiece
. z' t9 K3 X& x赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
5 x8 _) \) Y7 i. g: k% P抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
; y9 u# G$ J+ {& T; L- b. i* N4 x; S破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end3 n8 [6 h: l$ I' v& @$ F+ L# R
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 1 [, l- D& U+ m
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.& T- d/ F$ K: E, ~
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 S7 P3 O$ I0 a" v4 W
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.5 q" T/ X/ c; N/ x+ [
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.; ~2 d2 g' _4 W" n* P/ x& V1 u1 v
One sows and another reaps.9 |- X& q$ V9 n. M
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
- q" g6 p' k% Z1 i A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. / ?# J1 @$ H9 E5 E% i/ j4 a
强强联手win-win co-operation
! X5 C- b7 ?6 r. F5 G8 K6 L4 ?瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
( _" U7 _2 v: `1 d. g$ _; Y人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.3 N& L0 w1 v" @
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
! O& M5 D; H* R' g/ I N人海战术huge-crowd strategy 9 v/ o4 I( \( I' T* x0 J# f
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
, Y$ M9 L w* b9 T9 d! O. k+ m世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 2 d l& F* _( Z, y* F
死而后已until my heart stops beating0 h a1 }" ]5 N3 c6 {3 D/ s
岁岁平安Peace all year round
& X: m0 d2 a+ l, t& J/ |; q' S上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
2 B( ^6 m4 S8 r) H塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.: g# K# [9 G' k+ {' j+ F H
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 4 t5 b, K: \. p& ^' M* c6 F
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
7 e- q4 F; S+ A5 Z. F) S升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
. A3 ^0 G! l) \ p四十不惑Life begins at forty. : k5 C6 W4 z- n+ C g
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
/ X- ]8 @5 _" E( C/ w5 r8 B水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
, b( K6 C7 ?/ \* p时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
# x: R% J/ A L3 L杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel7 A/ m/ X. [, Y5 h7 a5 U
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ) T6 @& Y7 S0 \
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.( ]& F! n6 s* a# B' ]1 v5 P( {" T: o
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
. v/ z4 v r1 P ~7 j9 ]' ~7 v4 |- w0 J实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
$ @5 G& O: a( H0 F1 Z1 u# A" Q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; "
% ]- i* x3 P s: x韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time; N' ^# I" I$ h) Y% d2 g4 X
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
; _4 k' g$ {' d8 y" ~天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
* }$ R: P3 j! f- D团结就是力量Unity is strength.
3 V5 U7 o" D- a" b3 m# P9 D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 : o6 }& q& E* U; }0 i( n, @
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena6 s2 v& _: j: x9 z) ^$ M' I
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together./ ^- M# E: c6 r& N5 s, O
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
3 O; D! a2 o& ?7 R2 x望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
" D5 X! _1 ^! z屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
1 a0 @! t% R" [. z文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
3 J0 [. o% h3 P2 u; s2 _唯利是图draw water to one's mill : j, h/ a ^( J
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
7 v/ n+ \7 w1 k! \5 f9 U! Y无中生有make/create something out of nothing
# R% i2 Z( C/ D# P" _- Z无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
! a/ s5 n: H2 n. c$ G! b& Q, j徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
9 P/ ~0 V6 F2 @& ]+ B9 v# P, Y新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
/ B$ B& }6 Z2 M$ v虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.( K: Z0 L2 W! X" L# E t. @
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
+ }& J" z* [9 N' f" S* |4 P) [心想事成May all your wish come true0 |8 t- q g/ `1 i3 |6 N0 }
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
% @* g" X& _8 {% I t. m8 m先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.0 H# h# x" ]+ }! J
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
% J. f$ u# m4 i+ z3 `像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan) ^- I% D$ g3 L9 W1 a, d3 o* |
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example3 m, D& U6 R6 n& g' T% K
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters & }) M7 C2 H& w( w! ]! V
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear % d( |8 `8 a" e/ ~7 W
循序渐进step by step
8 `, g; E* ~8 G* n一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ) E; x8 ?- y( \, ~" X# s) y# E
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
( ~8 q3 A% q- ^+ F" F鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. z1 ?3 h& G0 ~' W" C7 ^( E; g有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
5 N3 M7 h/ ~$ D$ h% M' C/ D有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.1 o, g) U: \: r% C' t0 ?( B
有识之士people of vision2 E6 k+ ?; r+ X" `4 x
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain # H" G& K$ n: s0 ^
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.) \0 s8 @8 e$ W& }6 K; l. D
与时俱进advance with times$ Z3 ?2 M. [: f `; O: r! n
以人为本people oriented; people foremost ) [* J! M5 i: \8 i$ l
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
5 l4 a1 q" O- A& n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." : Y" P! d( c. N9 n t* J
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
$ z' }3 o6 f% K" C) \# d$ j. D优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
4 P8 {8 U x. K$ s英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.1 i; M+ Z6 d; h& `
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
6 Y7 |0 h& G' y$ [4 ?, ~冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
6 i; k6 Y; t' t/ v/ n5 l一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. " q q4 F& C# u0 ?& e
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful; ~' U1 B; _- v3 _- c; O
债台高筑become debt-ridden, \& {2 D& e& C
致命要害Achilles' heel
8 N2 n& L. k# u! e4 R# h( F众矢之的target of public criticism3 Y$ c# D, l% O4 i, ]5 s, 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.
l: ]5 W8 t- |% ~) b( u7 ~纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist0 k6 h5 |5 S; k5 A5 b1 M9 I& B
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
9 v, n4 u" ^: @% r/ V9 _4 U0 a左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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