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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.7 H' @1 D" n* k1 b
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.6 T8 b' O2 F1 F1 f6 t2 N
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. G' }) J% w3 y( d9 l& o0 G
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start., `5 `% B% L8 x) F L& ?$ M3 t- c
不眠之夜white night ! m/ t% M1 o: ` v$ C0 i7 x
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses5 Y5 t6 g6 t; ]- e8 B8 R' \8 E
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best2 f0 `9 I3 b0 z9 G
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. # D, e" q- O6 u8 |* l" x
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
$ d8 K5 P/ o* H) \1 s; 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 2 ]* Q1 p1 T% ~+ m" 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 all3 a$ ]9 \+ ]% [ s/ U5 u) k
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 8 p5 D6 ^$ J- }* y- X/ ~" f
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
8 s- @; J# s6 ]" W/ N- [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
9 v* J* d$ I( ]: ]功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. / R: O( s& n2 U
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
4 i; W4 y( t8 L3 E好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ! p8 z3 ^. ]0 B, E# g4 Q
和气生财Harmony brings wealth: S- V! n; H- C1 D
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
) ^3 Q: Y1 z" H3 c0 z: T1 E/ O既往不咎let bygones be bygones
" u) @. b9 ~/ h金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
, W; F# s; F$ V) l+ \3 h; [/ ~/ {金玉满堂Treasures fill the home2 h) u2 o J3 i1 u2 A$ d. o
脚踏实地be down-to-earth # \% M {4 |8 R5 {! k
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
/ v: L9 a: [. b' h! ]: }5 F君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ; ]# W3 S! S, {7 C- }/ t0 ~$ z
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché- \% w0 X$ n. X8 ?& M) ], b
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
0 F) a2 A& Y- Y- Q& q! l' M留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."/ n/ `$ j- N1 d$ W1 h
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success2 l1 G$ \; _; ?" O! Q" y
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
5 a; C/ T: K" R6 q, ]! A茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
) n7 t1 A: M& G4 u* R没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
) I, x: `: c' h+ w3 C" l/ ?' w每逢佳节倍思亲
6 P; N: L/ k/ W9 h8 i y( |6 ]On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
6 E0 z: b7 p4 Q# lIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. " ^! a7 A7 a+ g4 F0 E& B
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
( p0 b: v0 r- d! X弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.& y; ?6 E" o+ [
拿手好戏masterpiece
, u4 N% e# ]' b2 r: g7 u# B# ?赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
9 u8 G6 R+ C/ l: B% {. |& j! k! r抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
/ x1 Y8 p Y6 F, @: v* Y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
8 r- z7 P6 `* I, Y抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
5 T5 W7 |, u* x' b3 f2 B$ n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.2 D! b* D2 t" Z% x$ d- 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 step
. M: h( y1 r) z* d2 ?前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.4 k/ X% F# Q" T; q
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
2 X+ _/ B. w: p8 O" YOne sows and another reaps.
4 T6 \( u* D7 E H前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something- z3 J3 t D, l3 l: h
强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies. : d% D" g9 \) O/ a& o
强强联手win-win co-operation
4 q( ~5 {4 u% }+ ]+ E瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.. F7 ?4 X% o$ @& a
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good., ?$ B/ e( d5 A
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.6 v: C1 r& O& j1 n
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
0 q# U1 a' D- L! o% O0 i世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
. A$ V; d3 ^2 t0 a4 A世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; $ J1 H) ` A+ u
死而后已until my heart stops beating
1 w& {9 g0 V& f3 h岁岁平安Peace all year round8 d* x, U( H, m/ \( T: w/ O
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 9 g) w1 U& {3 d8 J+ {4 v; z. j
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.4 w4 h# r3 x5 K ?3 ~+ L
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. * M, S& `! E* _( @$ g
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 6 [6 `3 M! |( S; n' O* K q
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
; q* R1 a) {6 o- j+ s6 H四十不惑Life begins at forty. & Z1 o8 m4 m- H- W' @2 J7 J
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 8 D. |. _4 G9 M r
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.# I0 j7 l3 ?7 R: A9 T
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
4 [5 N& V% i6 O `5 Y杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel) D$ N( _- e1 U) D; s
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
/ z$ d. {- k1 S/ C- l5 ]- Y说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes., V# V2 Z( }8 S6 ^
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
- ~5 \; i; c0 V/ [实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
1 ?& ^, m2 M; I) {+ U( ?1 A$ k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; " o- d7 d+ p- _, `8 O9 t" t0 g" [
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
1 Q. K+ ?) r, s: L: o糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
8 t3 Y1 i' ? ]天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
: L% p- C3 h$ h- J团结就是力量Unity is strength.: R @3 ?" O- k9 l, 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
0 J9 ]. g1 _, }0 T歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
2 A' m+ s, s2 S5 V- Z; W物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
' `1 H4 e7 {+ \往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." $ V- D( T2 t; s9 f8 Y: K- E, B
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child3 f! z; ]9 x0 U5 Q
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
% p/ a6 f; E3 M文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
+ _ K, J3 {! G8 ^& f/ U& \# x唯利是图draw water to one's mill
. t8 S- r/ R: l8 q, l( X9 Y无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots6 G, e! `- w$ ?' A
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 4 ~* g$ e" k! F
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.. h4 K8 S0 y; z& s
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
* a1 E8 K/ f3 b1 s1 o# S新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 8 H, Q: x/ ?/ ^5 I5 R
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
! E n% g- i; R* T# [1 h蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
1 S5 P( X+ ~4 V: j2 l心想事成May all your wish come true
h9 Q) k4 n8 N6 I7 {7 H心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding' _# |/ B8 I$ M
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
& z6 D3 X: d1 B& i3 w% X2 C7 W先下手为强catch the ball before the bound' D* a9 Z S" O$ _4 {! }5 d
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
, H! P/ A, v( \, H" d. a9 m现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
% n1 ]; e" Q0 n: s6 O息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
2 ]. x. m% v7 U: I; S喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 3 L: S: T5 D/ E$ Z5 W0 l
循序渐进step by step
. B3 H1 N# e* A$ H4 j一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
/ V6 |0 F* G; d4 M4 z严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
. L; r# D/ o' C8 J; Z# P- ]3 ?$ P鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey0 E6 E3 j9 D [2 y3 A
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
$ ~3 N. g4 b" `* ^有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
- s* d, s6 |4 K0 z) J) x有识之士people of vision/ e2 a e# t7 ^6 y0 v& o* t
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
6 I3 M- e! p0 F' W: Z7 ^有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.; ?) T* M V4 N! r6 X
与时俱进advance with times5 a, l+ O6 H0 v" r" ?9 Y. o4 J; \
以人为本people oriented; people foremost , h! B& b- x# I* G6 U
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude + X4 C4 t5 m4 ?. Z u- p3 x
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." 0 I0 J, K; C' t
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
: n3 T) c+ x: d) @6 z优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 0 w, O: d6 y) f! l$ X8 T6 ]! D, f) o
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.* f& h% v3 K! \ n4 y! S# G$ H+ b
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
' W0 D1 g7 B! d冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ; S7 u5 H7 @* q) j9 S
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
9 k6 f! g& M* g2 s* |( ]招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
2 U, u8 `) h7 W$ S) [& Z$ _9 }债台高筑become debt-ridden
/ R6 G( {& G- n( B. `致命要害Achilles' heel 3 ?6 D( W4 l2 ~" ?( Y
众矢之的target of public criticism8 p6 v* }: }1 S) n
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. l" i% X, K5 `
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist3 i/ Z8 @1 L: K; |5 N
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.7 ^. t8 H" S, L6 m2 W r
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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