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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
l1 }3 r( ?7 U& a+ _$ c# `4 a百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.% b, T9 p% S% 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 worst3 O$ e8 j* k( r
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.+ w) ^5 K$ h8 q* \
不眠之夜white night 8 n: a2 ^" `% z$ V4 t
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
$ C$ X( l8 E# l6 Q1 n3 `不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best) D- P' N, k0 B( f, }/ \% }
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ) H k) \* ~1 |+ |0 @6 X4 I' {
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 6 X9 x$ N- N! s& v' F# K. V7 z
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ! L: y% F) e, l' M
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 all2 B# z5 I. H: U- a- |& D; k
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
5 a @* L1 o; A# `国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
; K/ U" o3 e; ?6 b% \: T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 X5 n) w. Y) Z: W# b {功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
+ ?8 X; W' h l, U; N好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more+ L2 \4 D$ E5 M( `. Y- ]
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 K1 _, l* G/ L3 n4 W0 Z
和气生财Harmony brings wealth' K8 ?" i0 E; b: O t* P
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. , ^5 k7 b+ z; L5 Q
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 5 o$ o9 c# D) v
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
2 h/ o' p) F: y7 f/ E! \金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
6 W7 M w/ ~3 {; |' G9 w脚踏实地be down-to-earth
% S5 l e& ?/ [. J, r脚踩两只船sit on the fence
5 S8 X) ^0 m0 n4 w. R5 E' r君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
( n) O( w$ @! p/ ?( A老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché& z# B& l: ^- m: ]) d5 [- l
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
5 c7 X7 ?' z1 M3 M; N3 V留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.": U ^& {, j! b) v+ M
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success5 m9 y" U2 b+ H1 K0 S
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
+ l Q9 P( Y: i$ w7 y& l; E0 ^茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened- b" @ S, L0 B! Q- j
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.) i0 q5 I$ Q' G
每逢佳节倍思亲
# s0 ]& V3 ^( K6 {7 |On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.5 Z0 g) J- z1 k3 e( i$ h
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 e& w6 t7 \7 c) [谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "9 j+ n+ Y9 ^$ E g. y" N/ o- A
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.% c) }( c: l9 n2 S! m) V* X4 w
拿手好戏masterpiece2 X2 x& i; t! K: k! Z- B% V
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad/ h7 o, L- E" L/ z) t0 f
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale" W/ m0 H* f; w$ H
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$ t. j$ L5 Y5 c- y" F, {6 D: G
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
. r( J" Y" \! y% \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 r& I! N& P; v, H& C) b* Q, C e* P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$ {' Y; E4 T) ]5 V7 @, B3 D8 b- V
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. u$ ~5 M3 ?* E6 @; C
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
9 F: z% u3 s: M6 `1 MOne sows and another reaps.$ [% P5 e! S. b( T+ _
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
( t, ?" |! {' i: b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.
Y0 @1 a3 G- r6 G& g7 |& q; q强强联手win-win co-operation: S- _1 v6 h% ~
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.) ~1 z( O( t1 e4 y, G q8 i
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.% ]. ?5 a0 i9 ^' a
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
5 z6 h& @& k7 v0 N人海战术huge-crowd strategy 4 I3 u1 O( D. i# E/ d8 H
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
: p- e' m2 b# G! S$ }5 a世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 0 }' J3 c$ M) d! B
死而后已until my heart stops beating
y1 S) ]1 M, D6 d( ]! b; Q4 A岁岁平安Peace all year round d% i, i7 q9 l% ]/ O
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
. ^, u* o# I6 c! u( P: A$ u" }塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
e5 M6 @: V4 R9 s+ g; k三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
) D2 _# _" |' {, \# pAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
6 c! C G8 K4 Y# t0 f升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
4 Y3 z: U+ i0 z2 M% A) b& C. e" W四十不惑Life begins at forty.
; n6 Z4 k$ ]7 ^4 t- p v- Q谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " # I0 l: s; S( S( Q0 z
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.8 D5 |5 X4 `% Q5 ?/ b3 D
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 1 F. d3 O$ S2 H% [
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel. n( \/ e$ e7 |( W D J
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 0 z5 d) z/ e. a0 A2 O" Q, w9 Z
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
, n% x1 o. D+ d! [实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 3 i& B! j& S! K* {" z+ F
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
4 g+ g+ x+ K( y! w+ S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; ", P+ |) ]4 A0 R# I. y" a
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time1 }" Y$ n( _' _+ Q: t
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
1 B+ P! v l6 G天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
# ]3 C6 `; k% ?* `* I8 ] m团结就是力量Unity is strength.
/ h" `% O* H" g F* b2 I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 + P! b" d( `4 t' J% ^3 t4 C r
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena7 Q9 @8 t3 ~% ?+ J3 t
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
$ F* Q; x: g) T1 p8 m往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
8 M$ T2 e6 {. a1 |. I望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
5 d' p# k0 z& n, h8 r屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
7 ^6 P0 P# {& `; u H3 @文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 6 n% _6 _9 z) R
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
! {* I5 j5 V$ p Y无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
5 F! k$ ?. I5 q% a无中生有make/create something out of nothing 7 t) H g* {! {5 E/ o
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
9 l% v/ o9 d7 N2 U+ j/ I' A徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
# d6 G. I5 ^, M新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean , R0 {' e( Z3 W0 D
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
. F1 ~7 ?* J' u7 Q" e蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off, w- I0 z7 A% w( h
心想事成May all your wish come true# G" \' A2 H' U! L8 P5 G
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
1 L" o( L I, h& I先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.5 q2 i' c1 X0 a6 i
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound. _6 z) c0 S7 j! }2 i \
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan/ a2 T& A+ I6 q% o# P6 e- G
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
8 m* a( o4 D: C. W3 v( _息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
, U) [& d* }% C4 T x1 _% f, R+ p* T喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
8 m8 {/ H. H$ V+ a- R" O. l循序渐进step by step
$ q: m: |: U# d* B& y2 b一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest " E1 Q. j/ @( ?& P
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
& v3 S4 c- C e4 x# ~% y鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey' m! F8 i, y0 z
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." # x. @2 b" y3 o- S8 _
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.& D S6 s, A$ e: L
有识之士people of vision
/ _: s) l3 l. d( O5 M有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ( e* P* }2 e5 g1 s H
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.+ o- ~$ w" @- H& ^# Q: f x- j, O
与时俱进advance with times
, [+ ]0 z" t" D& W以人为本people oriented; people foremost 9 {) `6 D$ n5 v0 H, Q
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude . I4 i U- f7 ?
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." 6 W6 H7 s' z5 Y+ o; e' U. G8 a
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. " B7 O+ T# P2 K, L
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ! J! B A' |8 [ o0 A
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike." C2 [, E3 Z: u2 ~
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.- e+ {. U# q2 D; ?6 `
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
& W/ H. J; b0 v! z$ u, a7 x4 `" i一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
, r* c. g& J2 n4 F招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful! w* a4 \3 T# ?
债台高筑become debt-ridden3 O! x4 X! ?& z( E1 S* W. N
致命要害Achilles' heel
! y( ?8 Z% t2 ]1 H N F众矢之的target of public criticism
3 k/ \, b7 K5 C M! D& z% g5 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.8 b2 q9 t2 `; [/ }
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
8 v+ A9 q$ _" }纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
/ L# i0 | c1 S8 Y& @左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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