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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.8 G7 o2 [; W7 v6 H W& O; \
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.' F6 @% j- m" e( l' d
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
8 b4 A4 A& V1 J7 _ K笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
$ v0 j3 U0 {5 A: o5 ~不眠之夜white night
5 q, \: H7 @4 ^1 Z% d/ [0 I# }6 x不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses3 y& @- ]! W$ o$ {
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
, f" I/ r! t5 T5 J& W z! Z2 G不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
1 U5 f& ]# u- G; f9 J2 z拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
" I4 `/ ~ T* K( M" D辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 3 j' E' F8 e" E3 r9 a
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
; w# v: S& w. c% G大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener - w& D i1 l, L% o
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
& p2 N. h4 R; g8 f; Y; e! Y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 9 x- ]1 `5 S9 ?# y; ~, R
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
! |9 J% T' e- z" U/ Z4 [/ @好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more7 r" U: K9 W* e- i2 m* 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. & F5 v6 w: }! n- E8 @$ A
和气生财Harmony brings wealth3 X& n/ i X- h! l" e3 y. \
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
0 j: [+ _7 y! W; ~" u既往不咎let bygones be bygones 2 C! D: K F( D
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
3 }5 d ~4 O" m& x金玉满堂Treasures fill the home- G7 |0 K& r8 C* U% j1 M$ w
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
' g( I- q+ n1 ~! R脚踩两只船sit on the fence
9 t" ^. E* C( H3 u君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
; |( G% X! I6 o c老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché4 y, _& S! B5 k/ U+ W
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 9 D5 `! @: M0 e7 p& m# ~4 X
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."' T q0 ~, M; W( d0 B$ `
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success* b* |& r( ]& e8 Q. \7 Z0 s
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth7 Y+ D- b" \7 |, S* u" a( i
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
a& D& p. f# M9 i没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
& `9 s; f9 h& Y# T5 f& \每逢佳节倍思亲
. Q, z( ]) ^' v0 n. W' qOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.' { D4 I3 ~. W* B: j
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. $ v6 X; b3 i8 E4 @ j
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
5 r/ }' K1 m6 m, F7 z% M" s9 j1 U- q弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
5 m; N2 E# @: l. c0 b: D, T& e拿手好戏masterpiece
% E7 Z/ z0 J! k& d: X$ R5 Z赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad5 J8 e$ h2 T$ X* s0 W# u7 g) ~
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale: o% u0 q3 Z6 D" q/ U
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end1 L$ l: T: s# A- J0 u; d
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
5 r8 q0 J) o8 f- `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.. U3 y) o6 O/ U7 S# [ F
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$ V7 `1 S* y$ d9 ?6 O- o+ ?
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
I8 q: U5 A+ E& M" U: T前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.5 D" f) i2 e# ^
One sows and another reaps.; q! H2 S* N# o0 W
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something9 h A: E& u. V- c! e( i
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.
, ?$ l) U# ]9 a' r强强联手win-win co-operation5 Y Y: ?$ w1 O+ |+ D
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
$ }9 Z& k; K5 J人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.2 u' V9 Y! i: B/ S% H; @
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
& D( g4 N" W/ k$ k: [! O人海战术huge-crowd strategy
) ^6 ~$ O. s1 N$ e$ N( ~世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
$ }! Z- H" X5 K A: C% r世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
& A- Z* l j; Y/ C' ^( b0 H( U: @0 z' L死而后已until my heart stops beating* m, t8 N4 B5 f f
岁岁平安Peace all year round% p N o' _, u
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." + q4 r2 M6 j# ~% |+ }
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.* R2 o1 \; Q) J9 b& S! w
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
0 N p6 P0 m/ N6 C, {At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." * V4 W8 D, y; p! G1 D
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
$ D8 [) n' {- Z0 E; b/ s% y: ~四十不惑Life begins at forty. % ?; I- P: `5 {: C
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
: q+ X$ f7 ?) A; c水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
9 V1 ?! G! `; G E/ i2 }7 Q0 y时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
3 A) o- m7 q1 R$ C4 S- Z杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel1 A w. p, U" R0 T# q! s
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
& w, {& N: A0 ^* J说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
& i) ]( A$ d$ D实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ) b4 ^; a. y U3 D
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
9 n9 k# r" {* `# ?$ @$ T4 C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/ ~. B3 y& ?0 G: m9 X; l韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time2 X+ C2 K% J( ^( e1 L, w6 ~3 t
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets2 b; ^& w4 V8 j
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
# z) [0 P; T/ e- w* Y5 @! h9 R团结就是力量Unity is strength.$ t/ I+ o7 W7 H
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
' }5 P) W% v7 t2 m6 I) a" c+ ]歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
! Y: o! }* Q, z! h' s物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
4 a2 V* O: O0 ]( M( N* o往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
4 n2 {) T* z$ p- J6 q2 R! E7 [望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child. H; t9 J( q3 a0 U+ C* M, c1 S
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.( P5 y& f( ^ R: R- D
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy + U0 v- W2 S3 t) h6 e+ _) G
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
/ b* ~6 D5 L4 P1 l5 h$ N8 C. d* R无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
5 c+ ?8 U/ D; ], u无中生有make/create something out of nothing
( m0 ?7 h; o" [! Y, O* a" p: L无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.+ r. D' a, ?% B' o, ? R r8 o
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 8 s7 J$ }. N x3 ?
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ) }7 r) E2 W5 H2 b0 d$ w
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.7 t1 g) I9 s2 w" _$ T
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off! {' s5 ?9 w) O H4 d: J0 Y
心想事成May all your wish come true
. m7 f5 v4 y* ]+ T2 Z: ~心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding# K0 k/ N6 F# |( d C3 b, U
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
n* |; K9 D w% P先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
* P& A+ b+ W; W像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan+ F6 `3 i" T; w5 v- x. G! G7 \6 W
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
5 m. F: S# ]4 a息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
& Q5 t9 Z/ ^* {, J6 L喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ( t) f4 A4 V- X) C# W
循序渐进step by step
* L9 ~0 D b! x/ k2 z) C一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
+ h- X1 H$ I! t严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others5 \/ j; C* B- u
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
# o4 v, X3 {4 a4 x2 _有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
3 X) j4 v; J Y. k4 N/ a有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.) u) q& I8 T6 ~$ `8 c3 M
有识之士people of vision
8 N7 k# `9 h8 H0 N+ g有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
8 \- {0 F4 o7 g有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
/ H. d' B6 i8 W与时俱进advance with times2 l3 g m9 T ?+ ?* {! ]
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
( g* m' I2 g" J- Z. U' D* l因材施教teach students according to their aptitude % R. ]7 k% m) Z/ j. k
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."
; M+ D$ ?( O# ?5 ?7 J" k欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. # o: W9 l; d5 w
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest - |! }7 s( S# O9 D
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.1 }, G# V2 t+ f) U7 O0 i2 S9 l
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.$ K4 O+ S" z' B7 T3 R
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
9 \' u( W( t& R. I一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. # A: Z' v& f, B+ t& t B
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful( j( h' d8 G/ t* x2 V& x: B- ?
债台高筑become debt-ridden- ?: _9 J6 |" U0 o0 D4 x- ?
致命要害Achilles' heel 9 S2 Z8 g+ L' g2 M5 E7 j
众矢之的target of public criticism
R, d5 \9 p; ?1 Q B! X+ h+ j' ^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.* G% U8 B7 v2 W( g6 U. Y9 a
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
2 |5 A1 u2 j, G& a/ g4 V8 z& Z& o纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.4 L$ V% x' f7 _0 e& t
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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