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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.: v# t+ ^. T3 }: w. y
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.1 o7 t: }8 ]! h# l 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
) O" d) Z8 q+ ~3 x( ?3 F; }" ~笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.7 c; |2 a/ ]1 L: F9 e
不眠之夜white night
[* D9 d' G# p( ?* g9 I* Z2 G不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses4 [ S: k, ~7 ~ W$ C v
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
9 a8 [4 l" R; |& J5 }不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
( r2 g% I3 \4 @拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul + q( u% ~. F, C n
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
& D8 V) `& [. C/ v; E" a$ F$ S5 E; V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' k3 D' k! o8 P& E! C
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 9 s( J' d2 o; r( M8 x, ^
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace0 Z" s" O( b; q- G" M9 b
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 , C: D6 K8 r( j
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 5 N+ d9 M; M. \% J) K; g
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
* ^; X- ~9 _" d3 e+ ~0 e% Q好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 6 N/ b: b/ X) O/ B- v8 w
和气生财Harmony brings wealth4 [. U0 C& ^4 w" m- A- v5 `
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
2 G1 Y' [! H1 ^8 |既往不咎let bygones be bygones 9 s7 G. T+ b( R; \+ Y
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
( M! U2 Z& j0 b+ k8 [( n金玉满堂Treasures fill the home: b y$ z+ d# E8 P# N, v
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
; j' e4 E5 x- {" H脚踩两只船sit on the fence 8 G) L% ?8 R7 h" I% e6 {9 T
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ' a7 i% f0 N: |, k
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
/ H; ~+ {4 s( M6 Z6 @礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 5 R9 I6 k/ `: r, V& C
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."- k) N" v& t3 t8 Y& D7 b/ j
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success1 l/ [. c$ _5 ?+ S, {
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
, J& A( R; R4 G4 X茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
# R+ }0 E: F d没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
. {8 h7 p9 e8 j: E每逢佳节倍思亲
0 h7 b# C& M* iOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
: M) r2 a. P9 WIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. / Z' O L, q( a
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
( j& j$ M1 N* H$ n* i9 I弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.: ~8 v# N/ A$ k; d( ~$ P9 u+ u8 K+ \
拿手好戏masterpiece
' f& v5 L" o7 ^赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad" F0 N. j' Y/ u* b# n: g8 x
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale7 x" W k9 P; e
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
. b1 S7 m' r4 k3 F+ \抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 0 c6 b4 k: x8 I9 v( d& O
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.
& z. a2 ]( M9 n, j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 step2 w, Q7 s+ d- n
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.# \ t9 q2 r" Q" n4 c
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.0 k- E' d: X1 y
One sows and another reaps./ A4 M2 `3 s- W1 e Q' ~
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
1 S, i! @4 L6 j6 W' F) B7 C5 H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. % E. ?# ]4 c& F
强强联手win-win co-operation
& h# B- \" W. T9 B( T瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
) h3 D, r( v9 G, G; U8 c人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
% b- \* z" N! t K, Z人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.! W* @$ J/ i2 j) X( m @" ?
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 5 S i' X' N2 c- ^1 w
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
' e1 V9 [- L6 ~3 u% }2 n世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
6 N: u; M4 @1 ?# D3 d% o% E$ C死而后已until my heart stops beating0 `. v! F+ _ e/ J, }* e% V
岁岁平安Peace all year round, M3 m* _- f; W/ H+ e8 q# F
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ; ]' L' y4 Q: E+ a x8 `
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.. W% _6 r0 h# B- @9 l5 Q! r+ ]+ ^$ z$ b
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ' y2 A, J; A9 X1 y9 Q* a/ v
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." % z& P) a- Z% Z% u
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
" x) s' ]+ p2 c3 Q, i3 B四十不惑Life begins at forty. 2 t# C) L( [! R* M8 B' E
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
3 c! k1 K) b, K/ v2 P8 W水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
& m) z8 O- R5 u0 Y时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. : j. f) Q3 i% @& T) o4 o+ a
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel- v6 y. @. k4 Q. y) N
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts / B2 h0 d5 r$ N4 M8 [: V
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.' H2 h- T* a: |/ Z
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is * `/ M8 \3 c `0 M! V3 g4 O
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.: ]9 r0 H$ o9 t6 P, F' o; T
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; "4 P2 f h" J8 [% t* a
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time' T% U$ B' O% H9 m
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets' @1 E6 O* j2 {! z+ N
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
4 u* m8 H6 b4 N* }4 Q& d) Y团结就是力量Unity is strength.
8 m/ I/ \ g; o. \" l- x( v( N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
$ l0 |9 h, {) I歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
- [7 \/ x$ M- t* ~8 K) q物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.& L1 j3 b! S% N& i
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 4 T# n, p9 a! I, o
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child6 |& [, o% s+ M$ `# y1 i
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.5 I' W# V6 B8 V) ]/ H8 D& h, G
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy , f$ a- R4 J" {9 Z/ t
唯利是图draw water to one's mill % H9 }9 f' u) n+ O
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
# c$ X+ I+ c' p- [1 s2 F. K无中生有make/create something out of nothing
8 Y" V4 {5 C+ @6 R$ y6 _无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.2 H( l6 H i$ c+ I, s4 I/ p$ P4 U
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
( S Z% Z d6 ^3 z新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
K# p! K' H/ Y+ r5 q' _虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
7 t0 {9 y! s, h! P2 l. [蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
8 |+ w! ]' I( [: m2 H% u心想事成May all your wish come true
' ?4 C, b7 k# f/ w) ^心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
! t- X" W& _+ j' V& Z; q先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.. ]2 O# m r, q) f) _
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
5 I' O0 p; j* m, Y; T' o ?8 a像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan; u$ O! B' |& \2 G
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
3 }- M1 h8 w+ j' b5 t7 G% Z息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
# }( t3 Y1 c/ |喜忧参半mingled hope and fear , y. T, W& o( @: k; [6 u) N+ o) J$ o
循序渐进step by step3 X6 L9 W9 P3 e
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 7 G% G% h. p! W; {+ j" Y1 h0 C. A# h
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others8 Z2 G% ^1 c3 J7 \4 l5 ^8 b, l& N
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
1 X' C+ K5 J5 S3 X5 D有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
/ T" a" A* I: O有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.' @! }! L5 @+ D# a! H$ ~. n
有识之士people of vision
8 g a q! w/ G" \) q ~有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
5 A6 j. b) B& G$ X. r Z有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
5 k5 d4 ?5 z3 V; S/ d与时俱进advance with times
# x" Y0 H, W: k8 R以人为本people oriented; people foremost
, Z+ Q* _2 H6 B因材施教teach students according to their aptitude - w6 }9 F i( R" {; k% a
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& r& N/ a/ a4 g0 ^% S欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
; h6 ^9 t% A: \+ H6 k优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
/ G3 Z5 e; C8 I' V) r8 s, m英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.- T* {; e. L* S- a2 J4 U
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.) c0 q+ ~! Q* L n, i; X* E9 ]
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
0 N. C2 P( ^5 r一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. % `( }4 v7 I; X" Q8 ?
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful; `- z: l5 s9 c' D$ O1 Q+ ~
债台高筑become debt-ridden# _5 _6 D) G& m/ h
致命要害Achilles' heel * d' X9 V4 @* E; Z
众矢之的target of public criticism
3 a# f+ a, T: Z; b C; p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, i$ o! ]$ N
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist! H: r+ `! `1 t
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.& s9 Y$ X) n' Q" H
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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