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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
7 t7 {! A8 t# }/ W5 m, [# t+ I百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.9 o9 z6 o; C# s9 Y v& a
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 R6 }9 z0 C; }9 c笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
8 w4 d7 w. ]) T$ c) ]/ c7 X! N不眠之夜white night 3 p6 ]! M% C9 Y" _- d
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
# n% q: ? i5 J不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
" q2 \1 L- ]% ^ s2 [不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 4 k3 b! H1 A7 M4 n) o
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
+ t( w$ F' q) F9 }辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
/ h/ z+ h/ G# @# r" |" ~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' O% S9 g. \+ r9 y' E4 s# e" ~' p
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
1 y8 \) z; O3 J" g2 b国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
/ E6 Z. c) A% D$ X6 j# |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
( j* Y& A \# x3 X- G# W功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
" L+ d* A2 F% s6 V& J7 g, z) Q好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
4 y' P" L6 p+ S好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 0 X3 F) [" [! q7 b6 F# E
和气生财Harmony brings wealth' e* |& B' I0 C
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
: [. t6 c" O4 H既往不咎let bygones be bygones
+ P g; P1 y' Y金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
* I8 b i! M1 U n金玉满堂Treasures fill the home! p3 T' r: ^- D$ P* E
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
7 T3 b7 y7 _' d5 Z脚踩两只船sit on the fence
+ g" Y) \, _* v- I8 ]( E7 T! k君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 8 K( P5 L$ S; [7 r) @
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
8 U; W# ]- V$ L) N礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
* ^ ^, i0 S. r% M留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
) ^( x" p; ` k9 @1 D3 m马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success5 Q5 \6 X `( J$ y6 c+ F/ z
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
) W; [1 {2 w& E" \茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened% l7 T7 H n; H; p* h/ N
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
1 W1 D. l2 F% _8 D2 K* D每逢佳节倍思亲
0 l* q. I% e LOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
/ d* B7 O! h: x4 Q0 JIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
; M4 N* L. A, S( g" g. b! w谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ". W3 x+ \- v+ I
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.+ y v) F* n* M9 M) H
拿手好戏masterpiece9 u$ I9 Z1 y# t" `4 w2 U) U& L$ z# |0 z
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad: f- Q% h6 i* ^! Q! r# k) V1 y
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale# ?) n- F& U* _* r* ]& d8 _
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( ]: o$ y( f; j' f; W: }& C
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' t' X3 Y/ z& Q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.
$ L! {+ g. c" o3 H$ p! x3 }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
" r1 S( r. B6 r( O: Y1 d0 B: E前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.: r0 G! i6 X7 n; q5 P# K
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.# ~$ \, Q# d, s! r$ `- v# j
One sows and another reaps.
* P# y4 }. Z: i. x" s( ^前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something6 r; b7 Y1 j* X0 H" V
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. - x- j$ \" M0 J5 m, D) T9 n
强强联手win-win co-operation
5 I: I: W* Z) H$ j) X, J/ K1 g瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest./ Y. A* E* M8 m+ X+ O( A
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
" p Y) n% E3 q7 @# u: }* t人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.$ O% V6 }7 q; ?; W' ] ?$ \
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
1 P8 ], F: O8 T u1 H% {2 |世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
* O4 K" E8 k; R世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
' x; u* ~1 E' h* P' C4 I' q死而后已until my heart stops beating
1 U( m4 |3 ^8 x% u5 Q岁岁平安Peace all year round
, H/ o2 `# e# V# ]: V- M# A上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
; X' h& ~$ a& Z) j# N% k' J塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
# d; ], D& Y, c7 H. P三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
+ l& ~' |+ d' R) b7 bAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." , P0 v9 Z( U8 @) G
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)3 [" z( l4 X3 q `! J9 K8 }+ E
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 8 m8 c- P- m& e9 [& ]
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 5 B r* c4 \1 d7 e' z
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.4 X' Q v7 {: l8 W
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
1 K! G4 S/ g! n/ g& |杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
! f5 m4 _$ l/ |& Y& a! N实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
0 ]" t: Q/ c Q- s说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
- Q, q. n! v: [5 \' V- A) G实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is $ M" s& b9 c5 }% N- p+ y0 D$ \
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
' ?; _ D: S) _' e, _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; " N# h0 o2 q' t5 I" q
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time5 x. r! A6 A% Z' M9 U4 A" Z2 K& Q
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
, ]0 h# m' R& D% [5 n- Z& l7 G7 q天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
9 Q3 i1 N& K& U) h S W团结就是力量Unity is strength.' l# |" W3 c# ]+ o( e( M
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
4 F `+ p! r: f U歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
- i' C& n& ?0 s! l8 N. ]: ]; M物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
, z: w7 o% a6 E! B; u$ t" C2 r往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 4 ?. D! h* t9 W) h( U3 f
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
) |& r' x( F7 J0 H% W屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
0 K) ?1 F& C7 \ }* L文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ; T" R# ~4 m/ b: T. f" a
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
0 j' D6 E$ Y; {7 L8 f2 \9 u无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots4 g; o, z) d2 T6 C8 x1 i
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
5 U4 p1 D9 [# ]; D4 R$ N! t6 F无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
' ~5 _4 d* { n. T徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends : C F) ?% K' p8 c! {
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
( p9 Z/ v6 v/ y虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
+ ^5 y! D9 ?% r蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off9 ?3 z K# j6 m4 J6 }2 J8 Z/ P
心想事成May all your wish come true
! e% q" ]* j" e$ l U. ]5 W$ E! G心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
. ]& g" Z# i2 Y: o) h先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.! ]- |9 o+ |5 \" ~: L& e; \
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound/ a! K# K# I# |) b3 D7 ^ K0 L
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan9 s) f) O, x# ^4 d; O
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
, m' i& M4 j# G; V息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters # t7 H( ?' |) _. ~: T7 c& f3 I
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear # z% G* g: O/ k4 [: f1 ]8 [
循序渐进step by step4 q3 g1 b/ {+ ?( T; u
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
. K/ P7 s1 k ^ M9 C严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others1 h, F' l4 X" L
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey- i2 A& i; |# s: b: `. \! l$ z; ^
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 1 J, c J( z/ ]) p
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
$ T7 y; H0 Q7 V+ a4 T有识之士people of vision) ]" q( ?1 N/ G; [: m* `% d
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 1 x* z( f5 y# F
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
- S! v3 d+ @3 q与时俱进advance with times+ G# O7 R- n* e& v4 |
以人为本people oriented; people foremost , m+ o, K4 ] v ]- I# I% ]5 S, t
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
; o1 \5 Y/ a4 w7 Z7 _1 T' V9 m5 e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."
0 ^! i- w0 Q" J: b6 }欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
" o2 m. _! ]/ ]8 ^优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 7 ~8 E. i) x2 w# L6 v
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
5 X- A3 L5 g. [! j8 b3 @冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.: z' w0 c. o- L6 b' M2 p8 F( n
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 4 }1 V" O- b5 }
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
9 W5 S7 J6 k9 P) `招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful# ^7 I) {% s) q
债台高筑become debt-ridden
5 `5 H; {! k# a6 f" V2 A致命要害Achilles' heel ' P( P( S9 y/ U# h0 b0 K3 q' I
众矢之的target of public criticism
8 Z" c4 o" ^4 _ h$ V- h* W3 y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.; f7 z( g+ M: X j! ?$ q- B. T8 }
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
) @" `7 ]8 M7 d3 u8 h纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.! C! H$ k& Z/ n2 b# {1 i2 I7 `1 Z( O
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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