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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.7 @; d+ U8 j. f4 S# X+ V+ }2 d
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.8 g) O, X/ R: i4 a# A/ u1 U: d3 c
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
! \& V8 G$ `, l9 r- x笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
9 w I7 ~- I( P2 |6 p! R' F1 J不眠之夜white night
5 I# z9 j" [+ ^- N6 p7 [' z7 f不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
; {3 _ P8 P: g! c不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
9 X5 y# t& l a% o不打不成交"No discord, no concord. d1 `3 F" s4 D. P y: p
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
& I) R$ v j. ], |2 J$ C! 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
3 j$ i* H \) O, h; V* G6 z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
0 i7 j' f3 V6 Z& P. I0 o' R* U大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
5 X. |) G6 M6 {国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace7 e4 @$ j) o4 j# C' 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 0 d5 B& @0 j; Q4 V O- Y
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
3 R# ]- R0 o$ G2 F1 o* B好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more6 ?) p" b0 U5 e" `$ D5 U! N
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 1 O3 l/ `+ ]7 Q0 ?& G! L s
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
7 h- r% ~- W5 i, J/ ~( X活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
! A/ D3 m# n/ |1 i7 p0 m既往不咎let bygones be bygones
' c# x; c* [3 V金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
s/ X/ B$ f+ S6 z) [金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
) z( _7 Y6 D2 j. _& e F$ c脚踏实地be down-to-earth
1 `% y7 z% m: ~; O7 K: Q* f脚踩两只船sit on the fence - {- s1 D1 A0 } }
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ) W O6 N! {# X% U; m2 t+ |$ A
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché4 X* ~* ^4 {5 s" F0 r
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
4 ]: v3 t4 G4 Z- u+ Z( C/ {留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."2 ^- _0 U* G7 h9 x6 F3 ^( J
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success+ ]% h, h; H" m5 C
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth: k, F4 F. S3 H' f3 K
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened, U4 t0 g* g! a6 v
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.& c. [# C D8 {5 `& o/ N/ [& ^5 v
每逢佳节倍思亲! k% S/ l' O: R% R! G! m5 |3 \
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
* L7 ~) [( u& g7 z2 L& pIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
0 S/ [' d q6 H- E) o: N谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "/ o0 o. L7 t4 M& W$ Y2 D4 T
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
# y; X" u) {7 G7 w拿手好戏masterpiece( G$ H: }! d, q; q8 f
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
5 p7 y2 D6 ^4 r抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
9 x ^6 S% K* Z5 Z破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end8 z( q# k; ^5 t+ C+ k; V
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
7 `& B0 Q" t0 g5 n7 e' P5 |! c2 ~% [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 I% J. W, S6 z5 l" L/ A+ w4 h) @
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% U$ }( f: P* S
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.9 g# _% X- @9 j( M, D5 y6 a5 `6 q2 ^
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.& ^) j @8 M# ^$ W: m
One sows and another reaps.8 P6 |& w4 X+ j% z4 z
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
% w/ e, N9 Y3 G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.
: d4 k/ t0 Y8 E4 }强强联手win-win co-operation
3 o! |% e) V+ z( K7 n2 G瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
; G8 J- Z' `$ `5 z, ^人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.( o+ G# l: w( P; H! h/ w9 @ o
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
7 W0 S# w3 i5 c0 ^7 B人海战术huge-crowd strategy ! k& D2 {' b0 R' b' }: T9 m( @* L9 P: V) U
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 7 Y. b! f5 D ^+ G
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
0 {7 g5 N9 ?* ~+ g1 I# P; i2 \死而后已until my heart stops beating
! A9 u" \+ q, [8 @& y岁岁平安Peace all year round2 [" e: A2 A% X" Z. V( g
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 8 z+ |* U8 t& d( X' t
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
) D2 i: M% B% I! H6 }+ n r三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ' [3 L% Q/ q% U( `, i5 \4 k4 f
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
% A" X0 S1 [" E: n升级换代updating and upgrading (of products) g/ a' ~3 n) e ^$ s' x# W
四十不惑Life begins at forty. K+ ^8 B7 M# [/ T& [
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " : {3 e5 `; L- O
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high., s6 L3 ]0 N* V1 f! c6 o5 k& q
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
- ]4 K/ Z V/ ^0 Y' N6 P& ?( T( g杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel* T3 j2 l! J/ s/ J+ M$ x
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 2 }+ \' j, a' H7 S& g, O9 k5 L* P
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
R# O/ i, h3 [! J5 v" ~& _) i( N, g实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 3 N: B% q) b/ P2 k6 l+ ]
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.# e3 Q9 x" p1 I) ~: F+ E0 I2 D8 _
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; "
Z9 d2 A' f) V韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
2 q7 Y! m- N. y# q6 |6 m3 y糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
9 D: e9 u: R8 a% P; h天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue( z+ I* F- _5 b
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
! U( D9 F. E: o# `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 + W- C2 Q7 c# R: Z' S: m
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
: R& f& ^' Y6 M, [物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.& m# p8 Y5 B6 Q0 R: E
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
: y$ V4 `; N! W. ]4 J6 X8 y- u望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
. {" J' b% s/ m0 V7 ^屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.! ?* G! C9 ]9 \
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy , m$ o0 B8 p7 s! D6 K
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
4 a# e f3 R8 h+ [' {0 `* d5 |" X# ?无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots4 x. O+ |; ?% E+ q1 @1 x
无中生有make/create something out of nothing % r" ^. a6 Z6 r. a7 {; K1 }
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
1 X) m0 m1 F3 p/ v& B徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 5 U( }' }2 w* G" w& ~, W9 T; T: a3 y2 }: i
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
# b% D s) G( `! s) ^9 y虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
* }$ G2 L+ b u! j: k* K蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off L6 L' H6 G5 [' x u
心想事成May all your wish come true# i8 C5 w1 U) e# L% F
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding# h* |4 L) O+ z( m
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. S c* v1 \( M8 K/ {- O
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
) o# a4 }' c% V像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan5 r- [) B. |; Z0 u/ R. F9 f
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
, k+ n) b A% E; t息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 6 d# V% X; M r" @! y
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
2 @5 Q8 G) K4 A w8 k2 ?循序渐进step by step
! B0 y) W4 P" d* J4 f7 z一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
8 ?7 }' @! K, U2 g. O+ u* x9 G严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
9 u% L2 T6 l: b! L鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
- V1 z& L4 P& O9 C! r& z; f) Q$ t有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
% [' U, i2 N6 l# s% ]: H) \有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
7 s. B) r: B( a9 c有识之士people of vision& O' r' S# X" d% J
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
" |7 a/ K5 X C* H5 n! v3 K, Q有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
5 \7 y% w8 Z8 m/ |/ e& R7 ~+ Y与时俱进advance with times. v" W: o! G$ T" i8 u1 O
以人为本people oriented; people foremost $ H6 l$ j4 ]5 A2 t
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ; K3 K+ `( r7 q
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."
/ V& m. p4 r, v欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ) `6 B9 B% H) m" L- d9 e
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
8 U% l) q1 q! O" d/ g+ ^" X英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.; ?" F: s2 h# X5 U8 a
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
5 u: W; e1 K0 d- A' u冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
& X! C, m6 ^* V! v1 O6 d一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
' b/ J) {9 d6 p7 A5 n4 M8 o7 f招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
# l0 J+ L2 ]! g) f" @债台高筑become debt-ridden2 V/ {/ X* Y) {5 r2 L, T8 p
致命要害Achilles' heel : }4 j! k: Z e# K& q3 v/ Z
众矢之的target of public criticism( |- P3 L j7 _$ R0 G8 u9 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.. m7 A! x+ ^! X' {9 A8 Z& B- U
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist, v G. A: K# t* t$ [$ n: Z
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
& I+ |& j* ^" m9 B0 d左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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