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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
7 a6 t4 W/ ?! |( W/ | t5 I百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
. \# c, D9 j9 a ~% \; D$ m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
/ G& H- F' n9 u" K- ]& ^! B笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
: d# J' i: X/ @. i不眠之夜white night 4 y9 u7 ~( l( L4 L4 {
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses5 S/ g: m3 K) A4 t2 q
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best3 r+ N9 H; j+ H
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
7 k% f7 D1 i' R1 x N拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul " r# R3 E1 a7 l) H7 d' B5 j
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 5 B+ P. a7 ?+ ?3 j! V4 u$ Y
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 all0 l5 b+ M# k$ T' v! _
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 4 x: @1 L% _: y9 l! C2 y$ @. N
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace' l) q+ e) u( b" r
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
) Q2 X* b/ R6 Z- S" Z' G功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. " B9 u& {: b- P2 }3 Z
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
0 S* S3 h! {* h y! h5 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. + U9 |- _: B$ [1 f) f* l r. d1 y o
和气生财Harmony brings wealth$ ?: a% p0 ~8 I1 b9 b+ E& q
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
5 z! B( X; ]) O1 N$ o既往不咎let bygones be bygones 6 c% [% t2 s( ~: \3 y) O5 O
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ) M+ h6 B* B8 }0 O/ i, Z5 V% _$ j
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home3 o7 ^/ D4 u6 w( b1 y
脚踏实地be down-to-earth + A# g+ I& R7 m! ^
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
! \. f, S1 V$ i君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green % O) @+ f5 \ \2 b) Y
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché/ C7 l/ V) K2 W9 ?, a
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
6 q3 N4 b: |, F4 ~+ _留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
, y" i: S" r" m& I马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success) t, R! Q1 q# I0 Z
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth4 P h4 b( P% R, v/ R, r3 ]
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened0 Q7 \- H# B4 N$ P6 L# |
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
4 u# I, p( Q' j; G0 s3 i7 N每逢佳节倍思亲
2 g* D* @2 c8 u* POn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
2 q* ]2 z: d$ \It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. / d8 p$ n( R; P
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "# U6 E" K, ~5 X, [. B
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
, ]4 K$ p$ V- X0 R* R2 N1 K0 m9 }拿手好戏masterpiece
' b8 T+ o5 Y' |' {* V赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
3 P* |: W+ d( J& h# l2 @抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale" b- l# _2 s1 E6 b
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& q. S3 z7 G9 _& D, C. `
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' |; B) t/ ?" p" \+ X5 w- k4 Z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.7 q( b, L7 d4 u9 m
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; S$ F4 y8 S. U# v) n8 X
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.. B% F5 N' |5 q! f+ r% \0 a
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
, R: c9 `& o7 p: c, nOne sows and another reaps." n. n8 h ~! G5 f
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something( z1 |' v8 U% r0 j9 Q$ r
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. " F; |: |7 E* V( [! V* j
强强联手win-win co-operation
# `( y! a4 _: p Z瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.9 V5 d% V$ C, l0 D3 J# M
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
" b) t( C& c) ^( \人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
Q3 ^* M7 s m9 _人海战术huge-crowd strategy 4 a* f! A l' T. r4 w8 T2 Y6 W
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " / T, g1 c0 V% k* R' K- Y
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; - x ]+ K' U7 e* g" i+ E
死而后已until my heart stops beating
K+ F7 Z h; s. ^; V+ j岁岁平安Peace all year round
9 Y2 G. F h! i$ h# L上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
! r1 V% E, M1 D8 s塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.: x) g, F, V2 U9 c+ K
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 7 p- w) j4 B6 m- ~9 C
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
9 C% T6 a0 o( K) T% t$ v( {升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)8 a) ` Z; z. l, h, l) Q& b
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ' |3 O4 ]* ^5 I$ U% l* M4 K& t
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 5 E0 _( R# m& c: `* ^( I
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
% k: k( p, s* E* u时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
3 P0 {% M( `/ x: b( Z杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel$ P4 ?' X/ A6 C% c5 A
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 8 s( }( w7 A+ p H1 F
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
" Y4 H( A& [2 E+ q! l5 F. S实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is G p9 }; o! w' X
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
; t" l% F+ ]% S+ C) f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 o0 n/ y/ U5 ^- H" l韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time) A7 B& X0 X8 z
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets* c" x8 C5 @, n) P1 U2 b
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue% j% a3 y6 K. J$ ^9 Y6 M' w* U
团结就是力量Unity is strength.. o+ s# h& Z* v5 l' Y# _( d6 V
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 0 D$ J& q/ w: n) Y! f! _$ h
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena6 L' b; E- u4 m" F
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.( a+ I- ^# [+ C! k0 L2 B% w1 N
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 0 H, {! n, o" u) k Y
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
% H' L! L4 |' ]1 p9 o7 z屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
+ b( Q8 K8 N% F0 ~0 g# H7 s文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ; s5 X1 T" H+ ~; Z9 M8 l
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
2 b+ g% ], n5 Q/ o% c" ^无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
6 [5 O2 F2 n+ [* v% n无中生有make/create something out of nothing
: h+ E8 H* c( a, M无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.5 M' s* ]5 H5 G# @
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 2 N# O4 c- g1 G4 n9 t
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
( X1 X2 q) @8 T5 {5 J7 F0 P5 Z虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
% g5 c3 \, q0 _- [蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off% d+ T/ R7 h6 m6 [* e6 e
心想事成May all your wish come true& u5 W @' O5 L1 c
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding& A1 e h0 W9 ^3 S
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
" m5 p1 T4 B* `3 c先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
8 _8 M" R, |1 H7 u像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
, C: j7 x' W) P5 |: E现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example$ | X& }$ y N6 u# R( ?) {3 f6 S- a
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters # j3 m% k% A3 v" _
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
* V) o; V7 [. ~. j' S循序渐进step by step
, e9 {0 I) ]! z p一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 4 W$ l9 A# N: t: S6 O" v
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others+ r% W z, ^" b; d
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey: V; v( u8 B6 ]0 i+ j
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." # z+ o2 k0 p( X
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks./ T$ y {! l7 U9 R" j
有识之士people of vision
2 l/ n9 Q& U2 g9 Z; ?1 I. |3 j6 N有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ) }2 r1 S) l& h
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
0 p' x5 z$ `& N9 A) l" t7 A$ _与时俱进advance with times% s8 C* _/ D% T
以人为本people oriented; people foremost " d+ @: \6 c$ W
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
) G& q8 ?! e6 E9 k# D4 o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."
+ \4 U5 h/ S& |欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
. L5 n) R, o1 h2 T0 t6 @1 L" W. z优胜劣汰survival of the fittest * d6 A5 N, @# s1 ~/ B! g0 ~
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
" |; T X) u4 V! `冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.! p. ~* q5 h4 J2 K( v6 U/ E1 _! K- O( A
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" - r5 J( i2 F# F, V
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 9 \# |" ?& k2 @" t7 l3 j# v% b) P$ b
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
3 s- }4 N2 K- Z" @; {债台高筑become debt-ridden% C2 N# m' c/ J' E9 e q9 n
致命要害Achilles' heel $ p$ R, h8 ?# a: C
众矢之的target of public criticism
1 O0 y$ {, A0 B. R* Q& d7 u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.2 _) b2 n, Z1 b2 i
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
9 t0 A, w* m8 u% j纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
/ y( ^4 k# k! ]% ?! E左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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