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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.5 O3 S" p- r$ e( E# m/ @
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
" r; D& d0 v$ R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% \9 m) e* K) [. l" s1 R
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
7 U6 j1 c# C1 e不眠之夜white night
) a( ]: y0 A. e. l不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses. r, F: [0 d6 ?. I6 c2 S. |
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
( J, O9 Q: X; ^% m. q" m不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 2 H" e& }7 i, ]* F* q
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ! O" L7 f& G b$ X' 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
0 _# M, N* S; M3 s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 all4 j$ ~" k, O4 y9 V" G
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
8 |" B, S7 q; @/ z2 ^国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
d4 o1 h" r1 V0 F: k% J" b/ y; b: r/ X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
' k4 _/ n3 `& P$ a$ L# W功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
& l% m: ]6 x# h好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
! o& k7 [; H [2 B好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
" |' m# ]5 D; ^8 g$ S9 ]和气生财Harmony brings wealth
5 `. d4 Q. ?& F; t- |& u7 o活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 9 G- V9 j% |" v4 y
既往不咎let bygones be bygones . T6 D; ?, l% f+ S0 I: @; B: e- b
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ' D4 r; L% J6 F$ b
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
3 X2 R6 T- v/ v! J脚踏实地be down-to-earth
! a1 F7 R( x' @- }脚踩两只船sit on the fence
4 f$ U) K% ?7 f1 U. D( u君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 1 v6 r2 y8 p3 V
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
2 B' g2 j7 b8 ]+ d& |( T6 ~礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
6 T5 w' J: ]% d& L) y6 V留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
+ J; J( R& l- v1 F& M9 ~马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
& z$ s; d# q9 I. T3 A名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
& O, k, t! T& `" q茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
, e K3 ^9 o: ]# n, s8 a4 p2 E) ]没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
! U0 j' L$ p, K8 L每逢佳节倍思亲
* e/ \0 L7 U) COn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.% f( Y0 P8 s) P2 l/ u
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
/ w# O# `! y; N/ I( ^ n. O谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
2 w" m+ y( ]7 [3 D- m弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
7 P& A! U9 @( {$ c, ~ P拿手好戏masterpiece' F# A, u: ]# A5 v% @5 E6 _6 C9 w
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad7 U: f$ O' q4 d
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale' b, r- \8 h! y' b0 A8 ?3 W/ n
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
5 p" m; O! \* E1 `1 E5 J/ z抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities & S1 k& g8 [/ E) i; x
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.
# z) E( |3 s$ W# v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
/ s$ J b! U* p7 d7 S6 d2 }前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.4 q7 y9 I: m, g' f4 C
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests." L2 D% v# v& s- R2 @" _6 t
One sows and another reaps.
( m# ~0 A: a0 T8 H. s前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something5 D% P2 m+ \; y1 X E' J" p
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. & V& f# j, }7 H7 \ M4 h2 \
强强联手win-win co-operation7 r7 Z& K0 w( L/ J" E1 W' h/ N$ H
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
: _9 G# [/ ?" M2 m1 ~人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.5 r. [& O3 V# {0 X% _: ]9 I# ?; q
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: X/ }+ I, [- h5 l$ U人海战术huge-crowd strategy
2 }: G6 Z4 K" Q& ?/ o) ~世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ( t& j& ]0 l+ s+ }" S! z
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
, ]; j0 v0 g' J& d* y死而后已until my heart stops beating* o5 E: O5 u2 M i# d! f) c; K
岁岁平安Peace all year round" L. e8 s; a! F4 Z0 R1 V; I3 t
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
4 F6 I* {# W$ k8 |5 j2 ?- T& |塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
( K$ L! x$ z" W, V2 e* l三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 6 j9 O) c6 q. {
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
+ C& R% t! X8 [1 U升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
1 z2 ]. d/ U& {- s' I四十不惑Life begins at forty.
7 }/ B7 ?$ Q9 i7 j谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 1 e, L1 r* E: b4 P# `3 a) w5 Y+ W
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
, M8 U& `/ o/ F& B% q; {9 c时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. , T3 ` f: p9 m; w9 y; @2 M
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
O8 A- N# q! R/ E' j* H" I实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 5 ^: n0 l: ~% v; L5 x
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
7 Y& j( c1 A; b8 q. c实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 5 j9 b3 H4 ^2 E" {' l4 Z3 ~' Q
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.$ W* K$ j8 r5 K) e
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; "
; D% A1 w" _) { t( b6 }1 c; O* x韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time* i. V3 t3 W; I* o! Z- @9 z5 j7 p
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets' ^ A$ W2 _3 {& l2 s5 Z. j v% l
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue" W6 [: n4 T4 K5 z6 K6 C- ~
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
: p" D' [3 s2 k/ s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
* G7 x7 ?1 p% f o歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena! m1 U8 B) |1 @. S) S
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together., m4 ]# `+ y8 O% S, X* U7 ^- w1 h4 q
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
* Q) i7 Y% C% w" ~# g3 E望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
& ^& N6 A. [ T) T( B屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
4 a1 E/ V6 N- k+ l文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
- ]; {* K6 e3 L z0 I唯利是图draw water to one's mill
6 C7 X# z, e. y6 S) @) L, S( V无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots2 t- s6 O1 S9 M
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 6 S& W0 h* \3 D0 \" q! x
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.3 y; J" t$ I: q9 t
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
# e) Q5 Y9 ^, D h新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
2 S* n- ^1 c4 s2 E虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
7 H; r0 z" P% a4 H; t8 T' N% i蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
4 W$ I4 W5 m0 g3 K* H2 S0 {6 _心想事成May all your wish come true( V7 q. \3 X1 l5 S3 \# D1 J$ n1 s
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding; F/ `8 X1 G) D+ i, x, a! P# w- T
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.! B3 j$ o/ Q2 q# b" H: }
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
/ v* y% m6 w, t* {9 a像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
8 P) g4 x+ ~$ e7 J: [5 U) x; u现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example4 ~ T' i: [' E! N3 l: g
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters # ~; r5 F. i( T+ q
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
3 W8 [2 @$ u' y" l循序渐进step by step
: k4 J) t* X* a, z/ M一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
) a* Y8 z. O6 y C' F6 B/ u4 {严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others% G7 m3 S/ L9 k+ W) q
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey+ R: u5 V. s! c' x6 x y. Y
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
2 c2 `' ~( N) v5 S8 H+ x有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
7 w {/ p4 o1 e/ T! B' `有识之士people of vision8 d; z) v X" ~
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
6 F3 X4 x6 ]1 ^: E有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
k* K. F" b! Q; d, i2 P与时俱进advance with times6 y$ a) q0 l. a7 y
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 6 l6 k8 j4 N% _
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 5 K4 Y1 S1 H X4 O" @
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."
; V0 c7 [; t1 c ^! t. \ p欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
* v5 o/ m! D# _" h( t6 m( M- y优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
# k, W1 `8 `7 j$ W英雄所见略同Great minds think alike. |# F$ J9 [ X0 b% ?, m
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
6 k/ C7 K; ?9 v" n* I8 T5 f冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
/ q: N" m: Z2 n% F2 e一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. + V) C: v G8 X0 A+ r8 b
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
* ?' c" l5 v( U债台高筑become debt-ridden
* }6 i5 b8 u( r7 `% R& V致命要害Achilles' heel + d0 F7 ~% @8 M6 d3 H4 {
众矢之的target of public criticism4 Q) S& `$ R) F4 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.
4 O* R/ q j& f# ]4 ?: _纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
: |. {, ]' y: t6 _1 e3 k* U纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
: D. x& h- x; D1 c8 H左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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