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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.0 E- G- D; U+ \: O5 W. |0 A- A. M
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing./ ^: L& V: x: K6 L' Y3 Z
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 worst1 [) O3 X3 y0 h) L) M
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
" r: n$ i; A l" U6 p9 {不眠之夜white night
7 l4 Q2 Q. K+ x: f9 I8 w不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses( M. `7 Y# s: ^1 O8 g1 H
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best* F& J% x! A |& t# M: `
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
3 e3 I' n5 C+ L2 i" f. C, o拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul , m+ m) `2 c: W* t3 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
7 I! h- q5 ?# q0 h8 e P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
; C# p3 e; ~0 a7 b* y大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
' f0 B# B2 r* E6 W+ ^国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace$ `$ j& ?6 s' ~, d6 s; B( v
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 * u7 y: d) v& b! }
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
8 d, B$ q3 R' B: u- K8 ?好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more/ N h2 t$ }- w3 o- T9 U
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 7 Y. j/ d1 h: c: C( c
和气生财Harmony brings wealth8 `: q$ s- i7 ~7 ~. z
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
# q* C0 ~8 P$ j4 z既往不咎let bygones be bygones
. o. j, A) D3 y4 e( r金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
' i5 v S8 ?2 r, Z4 \4 {- o; L金玉满堂Treasures fill the home8 E+ S$ A) h/ u c1 @
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
9 K2 m6 d9 k8 _# b, x4 I4 Z3 v脚踩两只船sit on the fence : e2 d, s* ^7 R. D9 E3 T* c
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green * i( \( [) C5 i, e; ]- ?- u
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché9 a3 O. V6 z, K; y3 m, x( o" t6 c2 t
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
; g/ }- F2 y* ?8 H T& v留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
4 m$ r5 {& v* L1 k$ T& e8 ^- n* ^马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success7 W+ D4 x; h. [3 w; V
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth6 A# P# H2 P( p& ^
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened" @$ a! a7 [3 z/ P$ }) a$ p
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.2 C) `1 w& ]5 m9 z( U' C
每逢佳节倍思亲# D- ^( O5 z& h% q" t f" ?$ ~
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
1 P; k) r: m$ v4 K% IIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. / u' @6 z2 ^% V" G. l; s( C
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "( f7 p9 x$ ^6 `4 S8 U( |
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.; X' E, g/ R _+ c4 x E
拿手好戏masterpiece/ ^' v1 h7 y. U. `* |
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad( O6 | a& r2 C
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
/ k( K6 C9 R- 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
. Y8 \2 R3 b9 C3 ], W$ p8 Q+ x* Z+ {% l& p抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities * n% c- H" u; ]
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.
3 ?+ m3 Q; c6 `! m2 l5 Y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, r0 Y. ?7 G/ Y
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
+ u) h9 g& K4 o" H7 k前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.8 G/ ?+ o; E$ o# |8 m* d% u
One sows and another reaps.
8 A: E3 O/ [, _/ J' I" k; v4 u; D前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something8 H; {! }/ A+ U* o: ~: @
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. 8 A: X( _6 B7 t
强强联手win-win co-operation
# G: c6 k2 w* l. h6 ?瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.5 B( k9 W& X0 p/ @- E
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
: e" x7 r* U8 U" y+ f2 H人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
/ I: S, @9 P( m) p! E) \- c8 U人海战术huge-crowd strategy
1 x8 y' l. ~6 x. L; Y% v. }2 k2 i/ Z世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 0 r" r8 D/ I0 p) ^& g6 e
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ( w: R$ B# r& P# G$ t6 W1 b! A
死而后已until my heart stops beating1 t6 h* n8 K; y* M# k/ ~
岁岁平安Peace all year round/ G0 d+ t4 K% B7 Y- l! \0 x
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." $ n2 Q* h! |7 }) u9 ?
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
9 N! I" h ^" ~% @# Z, r三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. : Z1 b) L* K6 G0 B# {5 C
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ) ~! H: A* B1 N
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)' c1 x" x( n9 O7 F8 a
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
0 s- }7 ~: o0 w" Q% t! D+ T谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 9 _; l! [" a* Q' n, b0 i X" g
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
& g: j) ]& Z }* ]& E7 ~) I时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
$ ~0 c1 n' r9 t- B' \杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel# c/ @! g* S' u# t
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 1 a8 F# @3 z1 Y3 ]8 w6 y" Z
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
' D5 Q# y$ T, k* g7 s8 d8 O实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 3 _ d; C6 Y& _. u
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
% e$ E) }: k( D3 ?0 c2 ]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; ". C" T- h) ]- I. r. P, z1 I
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
" _# o0 C& a' a7 b糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
- T2 f8 |3 N& ?9 K! M天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
) G8 J4 I8 s3 e( R1 I团结就是力量Unity is strength.
, c8 Z# i9 K7 v' k4 Q$ \' Z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 m2 r1 P' q/ V, B; s4 h# d; o- n
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena- k2 A3 E" Z7 f, L8 J) g
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.- v" Q$ M6 g" z, }, Y8 W# C
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
8 H$ S9 Y0 n" }; C9 \望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child) e' O2 {" J! z9 a' | s, d/ j' [
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.% l3 s. T; O+ s& q
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy : _0 z3 j# f6 O$ a& F( _+ X& W# E
唯利是图draw water to one's mill L: I) B& E- B) }" P7 {* c- u
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
3 u0 U, F: c; d2 @$ _无中生有make/create something out of nothing
" B- J4 ]8 Z9 S1 F/ Z; i无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
: Z2 e& A# D, J* n4 U8 v徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ( W- u4 a; n4 t1 B7 X2 ?
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
% u! Q$ a; A( F# q# R虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.1 \. Q$ r7 y( h1 D7 M
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
9 A" \3 `5 i- ~: P8 B, i心想事成May all your wish come true
: x1 |) u; W8 i! m6 D: I2 }3 U心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding2 }9 U/ f$ g( ]8 C# Z0 v
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.. F Y* I1 ~# A% J+ y2 p' A
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound9 ]. e. w) A* Z3 X
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
3 @9 e, }4 j* \. }现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example0 z0 B$ J5 g7 R- X5 e `* _9 t Y3 f& `
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
o: O4 v* z0 X/ {喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
3 T" w; ?, E& L) a循序渐进step by step8 H! {+ A7 J4 X+ A8 v* K- |3 j
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 2 W. x6 L' G. F8 B: m- w
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others. e6 ?% x1 w0 f- O
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
* L; F- P0 E1 r9 Q' N. W有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ; I. P1 B# b* N+ ^1 o W
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
. p( w# S0 s# g( c6 G: F3 H有识之士people of vision: Z! D7 T5 _' i; g* m' {; N* h, g
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain : l v9 F& b& r. z
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.3 `" W" b+ Z8 A+ q0 g( o8 B' o
与时俱进advance with times9 w. ~( X3 e; S# V. E' c5 M
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
# v. K) [7 q' i) x8 t- e. r6 w因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
- g7 L7 @: v% m6 v) J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."
/ l! y( M) X3 \" w8 d欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ) ~0 x# | \& `$ |9 {, a- `# ?9 I
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest : g7 Z* s: d8 o2 t1 _
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.$ X! Q J' x/ t4 O" H+ q
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.+ R5 r) d5 P: n$ V z
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
1 ]9 x7 K2 N- ?6 U9 \一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 1 A. {+ Q9 V: U4 J4 v
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
1 P# u8 s* o7 G* r6 ~ j. G债台高筑become debt-ridden
V+ O! N' z& J& O" K致命要害Achilles' heel 7 Y: {2 r+ F: K) i2 |+ w5 L
众矢之的target of public criticism# E" A/ Z+ f% \. Q
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.
" O/ y) o7 ~7 F9 ?' {纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist. W: g8 B( z& d9 S' p
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
& |4 y0 x1 P( l左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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