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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
# o9 n+ {2 [( \# f3 Q, b% x- X. G/ n( P$ g百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.( x8 C' q4 _; f3 j$ j& a
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
5 p( y8 w: I* i# H2 G笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.& d) ]) f; \& _2 v
不眠之夜white night _. J1 o+ s1 s0 F6 k
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
/ [4 @6 o6 A) c7 m+ y* k7 Q: Z' L8 m不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
( j+ O3 z4 ?: F2 A( h. a; C' I不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 3 `- T5 [3 y. C0 ~
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
) S/ M" F! t" ^' s. o, M9 y辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ' D: f+ J4 x% @; C+ F/ @, o
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# Y# d5 r8 R+ `0 ?
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 2 h/ H* h5 Q/ z+ N2 N2 z: P
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
- W+ N0 T' Q% @' s* u, a @. c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
3 e2 h; _$ T7 B" T6 E功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. % _9 M' s3 | ?) ?! s
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
' t, X& I$ z5 H" _' X& f好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
' x5 j# [% I. d和气生财Harmony brings wealth
. @3 w4 @5 _7 E: E' Q2 I" C活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
/ B( g0 i. e" z. D$ o既往不咎let bygones be bygones 6 i/ R1 O* U. i$ s4 i6 j) s+ S& t
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 4 w0 h7 t! Q" d$ Y* C* v; F0 }, o
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
9 [7 b( i5 B) ^* M# q6 ~脚踏实地be down-to-earth
! c$ X. p8 w- d脚踩两只船sit on the fence
2 Q* H w! Q# g& x1 G君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
: Z1 V) z, l+ W5 P( H1 c- [3 {老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché2 k D& r: k& [: \: n" X
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
+ O# J) m& S# r7 _- }: t2 R6 f3 w留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
3 Q7 A1 j9 E: _* y4 Z8 W马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success. V q3 R" p; N( T4 r6 [0 |
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth: u* `" n( n g. A1 k7 W
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened6 c( ^1 j: _6 p f: h% K
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
6 }, ^7 S/ H% G9 R每逢佳节倍思亲 a1 r; r, q! q# [* g/ I" n
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
2 P1 Z5 Q3 F" J6 L' w6 ^It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. $ ~/ G6 f' ~; y1 j7 M
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
2 g* _9 _! Y$ g& x, }弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.+ e% O! f3 f! a- T6 }
拿手好戏masterpiece* x0 d/ Q4 G) F+ F
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
. L7 k3 Y( b$ p: [抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
" Y/ q# \3 _* y4 E; Y6 X' _, j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
- ~( R( t/ ^6 H" z: G5 g抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 6 q' k$ F$ \1 u$ j; Z2 H5 D$ E
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" H3 @7 n u! D1 @$ L w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
. o3 H8 V" a* \9 {7 {) q前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
6 k2 S1 ?& x" A. w前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
' t# o$ `6 p" m& z) kOne sows and another reaps.' M3 G- Q' N( ^ X% {
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
0 A/ Z2 s6 s& l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. 9 W4 j9 P5 h4 ]& f) G% `9 h
强强联手win-win co-operation E( }. p; q7 I& c- H" ^
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest./ E v. |; G/ b/ D2 I' R- n
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.$ B! a" A/ Q1 g$ K1 B' J
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: q+ B# ?1 o. }1 N0 x人海战术huge-crowd strategy
# F% p6 e3 F6 T4 N' u: v世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
. [3 Q" y7 V8 Y5 I& J世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; % p8 W% b# Z& ?' i! a# O) `
死而后已until my heart stops beating+ i9 m; D7 V8 p+ Q% s
岁岁平安Peace all year round4 w0 q# d% b$ K1 W
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." , k6 Y/ b" ?: k' [8 i# v
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.: [# E2 W, N0 g, ^: {8 ]" y
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 2 [& D8 o' A: F& `' a% B7 A
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
! C: P( }- \. D; c升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
4 N6 V1 i3 i7 v) T ?; W* G四十不惑Life begins at forty.
8 R0 e/ R ^" S谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 7 b/ Z, |! i/ O
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
1 }4 D1 q0 Q5 T/ B时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
/ a+ d5 O) Z3 A' q杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel1 q5 F; `' k' q8 J$ \4 I, a
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
" b# d# x! R, f0 `. G% o' o& I, F8 d C说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.3 w( A' j7 D& l0 Y" p
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 2 }9 n4 L4 K- h" F2 e, B/ I. ?
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
( D) F, E, N$ q e/ |, Z1 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; "9 e2 q4 s- n* H, u0 [
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time5 |% A7 O- @+ F+ C# w6 W3 D! o
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
. j! {9 G5 Y% J8 G2 g6 y$ Z9 m7 r天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue. u) b7 i, B: V: K: h; V
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
. Z" A3 c. {% [' N8 Q5 u! `/ w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 ]5 C k' A& T0 H# d& a# Y! { Y" o歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
: J+ M S$ Y5 i3 _物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
# O) u: x6 [) u2 `& d; \' S4 q往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
8 b1 v1 J3 C5 B望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child4 x! `$ b8 V+ q
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
) p* X8 d2 S" L文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 3 F" A/ ^ Z- F, G% c1 x
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 6 L9 Y9 r& ]. j% @ N, t9 e
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots9 {( y: i& Y5 f$ E7 y |
无中生有make/create something out of nothing / r# D' w/ s% G$ L5 R
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
( F- m# u" h3 D7 s1 s- O& O徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ( N: |1 Y) L9 | Y4 p7 ^: U: A
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean . j# A( z3 o, Q' |( C7 ]
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.0 m& O6 }2 U8 u8 @
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off6 x! v8 M- C' ?5 s
心想事成May all your wish come true0 S' r$ [; |! B! y& h5 x
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
, S7 C: m& O( _3 @先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.* Y# b5 r) g+ X
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound7 r/ Z4 B6 ~; R, b+ G% g
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan% o& `2 S$ Y' y! n) P. b% i
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example; r( w' }; h. r+ E
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ! z! p2 V2 H$ ~! y( s& u& F
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 3 u2 a6 j0 A% H. m' e
循序渐进step by step4 ~! j4 }. |1 `$ n z5 U
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
; a- i# _3 J c+ L- x/ x严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others. T0 Z# x) b3 Y! [" u/ b/ v
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
4 a5 J% o2 N- F2 |有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ) h+ |. Y9 e% \/ z% ]* `* v& D
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.2 |4 m0 Q! e8 V2 E+ }. q* }5 G1 b5 h
有识之士people of vision* P4 l) T+ r0 z+ F
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 5 P' z0 M1 {$ \
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.9 A& y! }5 \$ Y! n
与时俱进advance with times
0 m- F2 Z6 I; ?/ `8 C5 h7 F以人为本people oriented; people foremost 6 Z6 R0 c2 J, v9 e4 v
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ' Y+ M ^) c. n0 T( L. o9 g6 F
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." 3 B& w# N$ y. f7 O, f/ S+ O
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. : h% V; e0 ^( c
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest & [4 A5 B) _0 I T
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.4 R3 f1 ` [+ [, J" e5 O+ d
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
8 o* h; Y/ `' m4 J$ G1 m& f% E2 }# t0 J冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" - I1 ~( q4 u K0 T# F
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
$ L6 j; R- V' @4 f0 _7 E/ t招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful5 @8 L- _8 _; H3 A% ]% i3 u: }
债台高筑become debt-ridden' \6 s) F3 H1 K: E
致命要害Achilles' heel # W+ W+ R! O8 s' `- W2 Q- @( y3 J
众矢之的target of public criticism J) y% ]+ L: w" G6 O0 {
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.
; }1 T1 G% t$ t2 {2 Z1 t纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist; l! i, o% x" ]' G4 O) l5 O
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
8 e5 n M( q- O1 l左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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