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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
8 c" \0 C) q! m* r百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.7 ~4 C0 U) X* Z, c. K6 n+ H1 w. e
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
- z5 G6 H+ r/ l笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.( e4 t+ D, ^6 y5 r0 {
不眠之夜white night & p& L( P) u9 ]# M( c' c
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
7 O$ Q) ?3 V: ]6 n! P x+ Q不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
; Z* `( t5 x; q6 v* k( {! m& A不打不成交"No discord, no concord. / x+ i& F R$ {9 j, f
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 7 j& y+ t. W0 e* D' [( F) h$ p
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
. `2 q n# V# T% J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
7 J) E$ G6 r2 b大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener " m. `1 _% d0 ]$ s- a0 m, C. L
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace% _2 T8 k b. y0 ?) f
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 % }% N# ~. |* m+ w! I3 I7 S1 r
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
2 b6 ]* L+ I) A/ p好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
9 f1 i' o- D% K& 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.
% J' i& G9 {3 V8 z3 [/ G; J和气生财Harmony brings wealth2 u' Q: B* A( h9 z2 b+ @
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 8 e, K" q, O2 _% ]3 {0 f% a$ y
既往不咎let bygones be bygones . S* r$ m1 \; y
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
0 I, @& u, p2 R& b% O金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
* S* ?4 S# e( x5 u# E脚踏实地be down-to-earth # ^6 p, [/ ~6 z
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 9 \$ R! i6 {9 S" q
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
) F4 u: X" ]% [8 B) d4 ?" r6 j老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
, V* b* t& b- k5 n礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 1 }0 g$ H1 h! \- e
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."' q$ U9 M9 n$ ^. R6 g
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
* R, k9 @/ I: J" f/ C名利双收gain in both fame and wealth+ V4 l' N" T3 _
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened& p, m5 U- ~" m: _
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
2 |4 x/ u5 W8 U每逢佳节倍思亲
' x7 X+ k9 M F& ], X% HOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
I7 Y: M4 A5 i0 cIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ' W/ s8 A6 Z; X- C- e
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
% z# P* b3 y1 {9 q$ o: o$ T& ^弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
0 |+ ~) n1 B" Y拿手好戏masterpiece! v8 J/ p- I0 w8 t
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
2 q2 Z" f% ?1 C抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
5 X; Q7 b) u! t# Z# q \( @8 ?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
; j8 J* E1 Q! I, g+ H抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities + f, t0 j6 S% L, f$ k0 w
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.
0 l% j5 p- G t4 J$ S) n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
9 I3 Q, R. O0 W: i1 F前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
5 }4 b/ k5 y" ~前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.2 L3 k% z' A* W9 c8 j' A
One sows and another reaps.5 z3 h# Z$ X8 C) G" x& v3 ?8 j
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
# F! C% V$ g; {8 q0 e8 b6 o( _8 ~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.
. ^4 e6 x R+ r强强联手win-win co-operation
$ W. A1 ?4 B) S `7 p0 q. |瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.: S1 d2 Q. G" }2 i0 [# S, a
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good." P% Q" [' t6 I7 m
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.. `. p, [- F0 O; d. T' n; q+ k$ @
人海战术huge-crowd strategy N* H1 ~! e9 d% X% Q
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ) S3 z, b4 O7 e
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
4 h6 Z, ~0 C& x$ x5 a. a8 ]2 w5 L死而后已until my heart stops beating4 |8 R1 I2 V6 O8 m* e: R
岁岁平安Peace all year round
, v# H: n& q: ~* @/ C: P, t上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
4 q1 d2 c# T- H) d塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.. N5 J" {: V( s3 W
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
4 _6 L1 G0 G! F) B) HAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." * B1 d+ Z6 F6 w1 P( d8 w
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)( Q: y' X+ L r) j
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 4 k2 k# y G- I3 Y: l9 u5 V) _
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
$ s3 n: f# Q7 c- N0 H$ G% S+ \水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.9 C$ X; N7 ~( `) p& i$ Z
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. - O1 G; A! w0 _' C8 _
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel% R+ _$ T6 ^9 n9 [8 a
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 6 M, _8 H" j) E& D, H( |
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.0 _, s% C. H3 q; j7 t+ K3 y$ V
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
9 n- K7 t5 U$ Q& R# Z实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.$ ~# t: ~7 c, d
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; "
$ }- s! l" K2 ?! Q9 s, K韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
0 H/ S0 q! X* a糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets+ j8 A6 X3 @. m# a
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
7 G8 @6 c& s/ r$ S# z) ^* C团结就是力量Unity is strength.5 s. w2 L, }5 B6 Q
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
# h. D/ |% ?) c# _3 v% x歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena( T, q7 L8 x3 _9 ~
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
8 [: F, }1 K( O往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." R/ n Z* N+ Z6 f' E% x
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
, `! S+ L* a2 Z% E! a屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
7 n$ _) S9 B+ n- p, [* N5 m9 h1 v! S! o文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 6 R3 ~: u( w9 Y$ t
唯利是图draw water to one's mill % y3 v) C& Q) l
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots. V* u1 p/ E t* o
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
: X8 r% }1 \8 h2 U无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.8 h% @- g: M1 Y
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 0 `- Z$ r$ ~+ G2 B7 h/ O
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean $ n7 m5 v! _. i4 I% V+ N
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
/ F* v# h# N$ o/ \- f蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off+ G/ k8 V D, l6 T3 s
心想事成May all your wish come true
: {, O1 I1 ?* I2 n6 x心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
& A* G3 Y3 }( _ A# W先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.7 V; b/ G, H) R: Z- n
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
. R: h% M7 d7 h+ I8 `, l像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
: O2 U( P7 Q+ Y& }现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
$ ~5 u1 `9 H3 |, Y0 Z息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters % n: D# G) F$ Y# n* L1 l
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
) i% B2 r# v6 I+ f% m循序渐进step by step6 w% g, {. {: S3 h% Y A
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
, t; V E9 x- \! l' L: z严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
/ Z. c& P5 W$ R( i0 S7 ~鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey) r8 d5 n, [+ K+ m, P7 v
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." " ]$ X8 P: |8 I/ b
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
4 K9 H' b% W& | x( N( v! n, {有识之士people of vision% b& _1 e. j" B" E
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
" S& c2 Z+ t) L有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
# S2 K; Z' Q4 i, @与时俱进advance with times
; j9 x8 k/ E3 M4 f以人为本people oriented; people foremost
% H4 ^# W- q x6 H* x$ Q$ N2 {2 v因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
/ E" Q$ G" k( B* N- _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." , B& B5 m0 x: f' n
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 3 i+ b; u0 {. X' e# b
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 6 q7 |# M1 e" P
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
4 ^. E7 [: ]0 n2 |" G9 `9 g5 n冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies." P1 t, ]/ L; i: `. P* J
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" : N0 i- p0 S% q5 N
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
4 |/ o0 r) S7 E+ A招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
8 P9 C0 P4 S4 [- t+ _- H债台高筑become debt-ridden+ g; B# I0 m, k) v" e& u
致命要害Achilles' heel / u6 D) A5 n/ m/ I! x: H0 {9 T
众矢之的target of public criticism
0 ]8 T& E4 O, H8 K# L+ S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.+ s( U: p2 f+ P( }0 R0 L+ D7 C/ _
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
9 G# L4 S* Z, z6 h8 r4 g' W纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.6 _4 c+ z1 {7 e6 M3 d" O5 t' m
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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