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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
; P6 c' B; j7 F百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
6 x: t) N8 R: l3 U! t7 C& 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) b# t5 B' a' e2 b5 T Q' \* }
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
* H7 s; h; g% k$ P' u不眠之夜white night - ^ Q j; E( l( \7 y
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
- b. d1 E4 T* h' ~5 `" @' m不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
[+ j- H9 J% j5 u不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
4 n: C2 {) S( ^* Q1 v9 C+ I拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
9 {' H( p* r" u3 B辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
) a' z1 y, Y: H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 all5 Z: e. F1 y+ a
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 3 z' m# r2 z& O" L$ z) P' b
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
2 x0 S$ `2 k; { `3 g& Y: L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 : a, p: Y8 h y9 B* ^6 G) C
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 1 ~9 \- r+ q g; I! `
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
4 Q: s, F% G- A5 I: H. T2 k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/ Y- P7 C' l9 H& H3 {和气生财Harmony brings wealth
" C9 E. D; X5 W; a% q活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 1 N0 N6 g& I# Q* ^/ D5 s
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 9 b [2 H2 l" ` X
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
' P! [* }* `9 T; p b金玉满堂Treasures fill the home6 {8 x/ Q( h6 g6 u: P
脚踏实地be down-to-earth # [& C, v! `& f4 S
脚踩两只船sit on the fence + _$ N/ q: O) ^7 ~6 O. H4 Z
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 8 _ q! L. y/ N/ o" n8 V- e
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché, Y7 U) F3 j+ C7 U
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. : F' f, K' t- K6 [
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
, c* G0 x& D1 ?5 ^' c4 [, ~马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success' x8 }" p4 e( o2 {% L( u
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
1 h3 w" G, G. Z% E6 _茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
7 L2 k" r" ^$ y+ U没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
# s/ N" ^" e5 H; C% l; v5 `3 A每逢佳节倍思亲
! J* ]) @0 T* d% {4 w7 P/ [On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
# x; u# Z' c8 i$ B2 fIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
; d1 z, \4 ]; B+ Q d谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ", y& V7 o$ X: }
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
' R+ h: v$ G; i! Q- ?7 L; L拿手好戏masterpiece' H T( \5 @+ s, f {
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad8 B s1 y2 n. f0 [' N
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale( ~8 p4 h9 X" y! P+ F" M- W# X8 A
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end3 p5 ~- T/ F2 S9 ]' J- g% t
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
9 b( [* |5 f( @( [: 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.8 ^% v& Q; o+ _6 O5 j, \' ^2 T3 g G! z
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
( A; A8 ]. m! @前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
% t" V, {- ^% n: f3 Z X/ {前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ m$ \" C/ {% ]9 lOne sows and another reaps.
& E* @, Y# q7 j& r k3 e6 z7 x+ K前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something2 Y/ f2 S/ J: I" B; ?& x9 T5 }% Z* H1 k
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.
& t$ g7 r- L6 X2 C1 A强强联手win-win co-operation
0 Q! y/ ~' ?& S: s3 ^+ c瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.0 u3 ] Q# M4 B4 \' h9 ?- N5 c# G
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
" A+ x/ Z& F) E9 i$ [* K8 g人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
1 h# a6 |2 D/ |5 O& z5 z |/ J人海战术huge-crowd strategy
$ g' s" ?4 i& R: V3 {世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
" N3 m6 {6 ?3 ~2 \' h) N! g世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
: Q$ g I% C+ A死而后已until my heart stops beating
* x4 r$ j. p' [+ B! n% D/ P岁岁平安Peace all year round
( f' x2 ?# F( w5 i8 P0 N; b+ I上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
5 C | L. M# B& v# k4 `; f塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.& e+ ^$ H5 j7 ~. ^
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. x$ N A6 }8 V2 n" }
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
- f* c: j& D. H, d升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
# E( ]; Z/ `2 d& D- h四十不惑Life begins at forty.
& v7 r- d( ^0 s3 P: \6 y# u谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
8 t5 W! B4 W$ {2 e3 D: K- G水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
# G! j; O* L7 u* `! t" e时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. % J, U" e6 K- e6 }* g
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
, V1 E- S7 ^- [1 ]* ^' h实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
/ t, h) [( [0 }: E* Z0 w: c6 h/ _说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
# H/ F* H! H. D* T) S实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
# l/ e2 x3 g& N& z1 O# K g# v实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
' y3 m- _! L. D7 d- P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; " b+ y; p3 ?; p8 i7 `4 m6 P
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
/ l1 m1 V/ D: e: o; }4 ~2 v糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets7 f0 G# m4 S) H/ a; F3 M" i
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
8 U6 g# d" Q8 A2 E. }- O4 |# v团结就是力量Unity is strength.
* |/ ]9 ~, ?9 e2 p7 m ~- `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 U O7 u' S7 a4 l3 F
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena4 }& g+ v2 R# I2 O) F4 E
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.2 q* T; B7 A8 X$ ^
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 1 q0 t+ ]) i! H3 \8 Z0 l
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
+ I/ a3 q+ x% ]& Q% V! f屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
5 b, {" w* n& y% a3 I9 S9 p文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ) i# H2 i0 S2 d# G C
唯利是图draw water to one's mill / U7 w3 S7 V8 Q% s
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
) ?9 Z9 w0 ] t* s无中生有make/create something out of nothing # b! M+ a/ y8 Z% N2 s0 e
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
+ l7 d% G* l- i7 v2 u7 |徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends * J; M$ u0 |0 H* \7 |4 a( e% ]
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
/ C) X _1 G* u; w2 e2 t% d/ L% Y7 q虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
4 r( S$ a5 f4 g! b+ A- _) |蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
% ~# V. N8 n' W+ A! |心想事成May all your wish come true
" v" P, ]1 O7 J) c" A- y心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding+ i3 }- B' I5 n* _
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.! p- H$ P0 c* Z3 A
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
6 I* |( }5 i6 {0 E像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan% o4 J1 e( j! x* y% q# v$ U
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
$ M' W( B; s5 K- d! |3 ^0 p6 r息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 3 K% u5 s' P5 P" m" f/ I
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear : E4 z ^# F/ @: f
循序渐进step by step
* t0 m k9 a, K$ f! E8 P4 b3 d一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest & H2 J* ]! Y3 ]1 x' X$ _. M8 ^
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others8 i1 s; X$ ]# K) v- G
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
) n1 G5 o: S- ~有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." * B$ a% e/ V- Z2 ?: V- v
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
- r1 {# J5 D+ g有识之士people of vision# X. f" R) j5 Y6 w+ Z1 X7 r& Q
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
5 b. d4 a M, f T/ V有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
( {- d" a* s/ Y% l与时俱进advance with times
$ F4 d/ e% C5 q$ @" c! n3 Z以人为本people oriented; people foremost 2 O: `' f" S. F6 ?8 Y
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
) X) P7 d% R- \4 |2 K3 ]3 w% H; b% P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." 1 r' ~4 r0 O+ c3 C2 F
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
6 q) f" l0 W) P4 @: g- W优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
$ c! i) S8 }6 p* w3 k6 n0 l英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
6 d/ h \) Q0 O$ V6 r$ O冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
/ _% h( V3 ~% y3 Z2 j冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
7 S9 K7 X: g: j) r) H$ ^# I一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
4 _. {- x z& i J招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful: I, q0 r; T) G/ Y
债台高筑become debt-ridden
7 o3 ^6 |! `% j" v) c; |) Q8 E致命要害Achilles' heel
1 \ t5 v6 Z8 }8 d- g0 q' H众矢之的target of public criticism4 d/ t. _8 G! u3 ?/ t/ }1 ]- A% J( ]* v
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.
* p) i4 H2 d' @" f6 ]: ?1 h纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
5 p/ Q# [1 C6 Z9 |0 u纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.8 E4 b5 m# J* I" u* j
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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