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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.1 m! G4 ~ V4 P' I( H# P
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
6 y3 e5 F$ V/ F4 {5 [3 O5 H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( T' ]( v5 x. _" E
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
. t$ Q9 f9 @. Z2 Y3 i R# A. ~不眠之夜white night . u" m5 r7 I. O0 z
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
! y; j& w# J4 X) R5 p6 @4 m不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
' O- D# N# \" l* ?" c不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
2 E- {5 G9 `; g n拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
7 \) i; q/ `- m5 T1 V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 k J" U& E$ ^+ ^9 |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 t. `: N) R( ?/ Y1 p" x
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener % b! o4 W5 L; v0 v9 O! G) `& h3 L
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace" n& q; I0 u. Y) j7 G
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
. L/ f1 ?/ p5 e C. Y2 v! c' |: T功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. / g: c W! h' b! I3 e" V
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more3 P6 D8 G5 _, s" G0 _" G0 L! _
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
( r O* n8 }( Q% ^9 ~; J( _和气生财Harmony brings wealth# O0 }9 P& _7 u; H
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 7 z1 J: m2 \& A+ w8 g
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
2 V% R* O0 [- w# k2 }7 ]/ Y4 Z金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. $ Y' ^0 j9 G$ H! s" t9 p- \
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
. A. i: e& r5 B5 J" E2 c脚踏实地be down-to-earth + _8 w: Q6 P8 B: m* ]" {
脚踩两只船sit on the fence / F3 Z7 y8 w1 z2 Y+ p
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
! z% I% y7 {0 [9 G6 D老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
1 ~' Z2 p/ `8 d# @) H9 r礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
. o$ b( O+ z6 v D& D+ P: e5 ^8 f留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."* X2 F" J( _3 [2 J' C
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
; w- @; }: |/ O6 N" }* a名利双收gain in both fame and wealth# B9 {2 E% A/ S7 D Q# s+ T# c
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened4 Z/ X3 P% @# C- O
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
9 z; Z" ~ y* o5 @$ O每逢佳节倍思亲/ ^& |/ L" Z3 N. \+ m# I" F; X$ J
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
0 ~/ ^4 ]: R6 Z! J7 yIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
3 f# ~0 W! [" u谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
1 h& b' F9 p$ X9 r# `' B Y8 H弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.' [/ @8 q! T, S1 L4 k5 |3 G7 F9 Y
拿手好戏masterpiece% x, w" d: u; G3 Q+ U7 U1 s
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
, g/ l% w2 e7 u0 p* R, o. E8 e抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale6 K1 ~6 r {, H, ~/ ]4 F w
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+ o$ B- {# t. V: F) l
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities + m; c" x% J3 [! I1 a3 \# f& P$ 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. ?9 h& Q7 y4 _. C( s, p" w+ s/ C
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 step7 Q& o$ Q/ s' {+ Z9 z- L0 T
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.5 r1 n8 w7 x- i$ m4 t2 t4 }
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.5 f: N3 v2 u# n
One sows and another reaps.
' k$ {2 z4 z1 Y/ i D前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something2 _4 R* l5 M6 U8 r+ k3 A7 k
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.
+ @' ?9 b ?, H' c7 K强强联手win-win co-operation' m) M5 B1 {' _: a8 ^, p
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
( {0 p/ ~/ ~$ f0 S人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.. s7 N0 O+ C2 A
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
% \4 F. v- w" O, f+ P人海战术huge-crowd strategy 4 Z2 v! @& L$ w
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
) E6 j$ X$ W8 b1 C: ]1 B) M世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
$ ]! T8 V8 Z" q, v7 K/ E: F6 M死而后已until my heart stops beating
9 \# E( W5 Z. X岁岁平安Peace all year round
[$ C0 H- j% F ?! _5 ?6 a上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
. | d1 g2 v0 S* n- J# m4 u8 v塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
) Y. l1 G# a0 Z% n3 \三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
+ [0 l {, u% K5 o; XAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." # Q% s2 H1 |; w$ q5 e' q
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
) H5 E9 q" {1 a5 ^" \: C四十不惑Life begins at forty.
" ^ B: ?: K1 O* @7 l9 _' q! W谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 4 j% m: E6 t% G# `6 ~! f9 G4 Y
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
3 ~1 S9 s- ^# R. [; S0 k) v时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
( F5 I$ }, h" I! g6 B* H杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
; K; \8 i# \" T实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
) X5 {; P P) ~' L, ?0 }说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
7 T; N8 f& }. @* ?- p6 R7 k# }实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
/ x" V7 g, v( J" }/ F3 z0 ]. E实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
; x% N$ ^+ N: N1 h. u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; " K, V6 }5 ?; a6 {- X
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time" i7 ]+ j1 j. b
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
% J! S: s* y5 ^! z- r天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue; l! l, x% F/ ^" [. g
团结就是力量Unity is strength.+ W% s9 y6 t& k* R: C1 K
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
1 H8 C* t( L- h2 E: j7 e5 a歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
+ h( S' u l4 d" [$ |) a物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
! L. ?- W e: _8 p- k往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
3 {6 h" V1 [) @0 C, z. A望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child* N$ p6 e( F9 e: K) E, F
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
! a6 H9 L$ s( e o" {8 K: H文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
: z# s# B) B, j" O( r: q. k* W( X) B! n X唯利是图draw water to one's mill
o5 R! J. R6 L P! y9 X8 S* A: P- O无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
2 Y5 g5 z/ J% o& v% _1 ^$ W' f无中生有make/create something out of nothing * x9 w2 _# K+ L7 q$ K( Y
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.3 [9 G6 Y) r+ t
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 5 |# V+ C2 W* `0 |9 S
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
+ d0 i& Q4 ] Z) ?虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
# G8 N6 A* D1 i7 H蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off5 W& M, e( @4 N m
心想事成May all your wish come true; L5 t# N0 ?$ D# L2 f% x
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding8 ~4 Z( n4 P% @% b9 u# C4 F
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
4 B/ [: C$ T1 A! t9 f( q, I [先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
- V1 E" k8 D# S像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan5 e7 \' I% {. x# q0 T2 }0 m( {
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
5 Z( l, A5 g" z* o% E6 [+ j" g息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
- |; Y1 S, f1 F2 {* |喜忧参半mingled hope and fear $ c0 J# X0 g1 V5 G6 d9 [5 d
循序渐进step by step
$ W$ I( A# v5 @0 k( Y2 {. w+ C, Q一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
: ?7 ]3 T1 M& [" \4 G i严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
( A0 Z1 G. {: e6 A* o鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
1 }, C: A: g) W. G! T) ]有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 3 Z; u0 C) A/ s+ u
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
1 G5 `: W$ j1 |# V. u9 Q有识之士people of vision* q3 F* o5 f/ Y/ Q( r+ {% W% \3 }
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
' X( @7 L% s8 C D6 `% q6 C有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.6 g+ q) m' `& R' F* q4 T3 \7 F0 U1 c
与时俱进advance with times( m2 q) `) W! }' C2 b- v, A! I8 J N
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
0 g5 Y v6 u) h3 n5 i因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
$ {- @, ^( D- R9 n0 G! p) V: C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."
3 o( l% L1 @- `( F欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. " K X6 k% t+ @' `' ^7 |8 }
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 5 D+ |! J6 N0 U s* m' I
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
+ j4 M3 w o; b$ ^4 c冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies." S4 H3 f, {% K1 w. e
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
/ f4 j' q5 K+ l* P8 v- p/ a0 P+ a一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. % i" Z% u6 Z8 }: U. i& J, n
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful$ q; Y) v0 E( n/ x l& b
债台高筑become debt-ridden
, K) L B; C7 X8 W致命要害Achilles' heel
, A6 O* s$ \* S, q E众矢之的target of public criticism U% G! W/ l+ s! h
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.; A- b. q1 M% H
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
' ^* m p+ l, M纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
7 a9 V- m3 i; o1 Z; e9 S) N0 w左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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