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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.* D) {: l9 D! |; a4 R' V) ^
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百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
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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
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笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.9 ?) j8 w* n/ k" m& q) O
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不眠之夜white night
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不以物喜,不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses" ]$ w2 ~% O- g& {
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不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best: @( v7 }6 u; q( Z- G. |
# m& Z$ D" [5 M H 不打不成交"No discord, no concord.. b) X% I1 t3 y0 X. g
' B5 Y* z" V7 }( G4 S# X; O 拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ @. f. `) I' ]! Y1 W 辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new/ L: Z* W* j1 O) T- b7 F; v! L9 J
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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 all1 A- b4 H" o6 Q' P. ^0 \. b5 y9 i
$ w) z3 k( M; J$ |/ S 大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener8 J6 m( w9 y% D1 i! R( g
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国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
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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
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功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.5 Q0 x3 @& I# t, b5 P7 `. w! _
/ q0 A; l8 @$ ~2 C* e 好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more( @( _' z8 n2 g Z3 N! D9 I2 R
7 Z9 K! `8 q" 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.% h8 x5 r$ o7 \3 I0 ~' N- \7 a4 E/ e
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和气生财Harmony brings wealth% |2 K5 K! }- G0 X6 q# z: z
/ @1 Y0 u0 ~0 K1 B8 h 活到老,学到老One is never too old to learn.
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4 j- M7 H0 g. o! p4 I 既往不咎let bygones be bygones6 \5 @0 L) {: n+ U
" F* x3 W: Y; a8 N$ t6 A# l 金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
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金玉满堂Treasures fill the home" R6 B/ \! N1 i
( t! |. [/ t' P! ] 脚踏实地be down-to-earth
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& @* B- \. m2 d2 i% W; F" T0 X9 }6 @ 脚踩两只船sit on the fence3 Q4 O6 s: E7 R _; ~3 L
3 O: F o }+ @7 R- [" p8 ` 君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green: E) w2 f7 ~1 f) o2 ?
: g" x2 N# O, a( u- _$ R 老生常谈,陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
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% }' n$ u" _" w: l; [% H7 @' { 礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.$ h! t" {: B3 |, g& P
; s+ s2 s: q% b1 h# P 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
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马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
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1 \% |/ Y, u9 Y 茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened& j4 J/ b0 e" j
" ~& t! M& `8 Y 没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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. h+ P) n2 ?6 p5 |6 b! k& P 每逢佳节倍思亲On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.4 k3 E6 }9 d+ Z% [9 x! D
9 J1 E0 G. |) X7 c a It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.' f% \/ x; h& K5 w' l$ `1 b
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谋事在人,成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes. "
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弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.# u0 a3 P0 \; ~" W3 C" q" m3 h
2 g+ G- R" _$ c4 q8 S4 u 拿手好戏masterpiece. C0 i: M& w5 D# s/ t |# ~, Y
/ A" D1 J2 p) f8 p# F2 q9 W" {; h) G6 w 赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad5 ?5 O# T D" g1 h1 j5 k
! F/ G3 X! O1 C8 x 抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale% @% E' a: y) q4 f4 x
8 B: _' H: h" ]1 W, P6 x 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
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- ]2 |. w! x+ n 抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities" a' h3 S& X" [+ E- T/ o
' G. S3 o1 n# ] c0 y( c! s 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.* Y( z$ N/ w2 l# H! y$ }; V! [
1 T7 c/ x. Z2 k/ r/ A 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
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8 i' w) x4 E. h: ]9 f 前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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+ t9 F, J S/ S3 G, _; E* g 前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.
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% t- ?0 q6 m8 A' Y/ o J 前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something
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7 O& n6 N3 ?; e 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.
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强强联手win-win co-operation
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瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.+ q' b$ S- i* P
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人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.9 z! O# @0 z' x8 l3 Z8 }1 V
* W& S1 L5 Y& {$ p- e+ D 人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.* q0 C' H }6 N3 y
- i* n& I# X4 a: t' d; ~+ a& K& R 人海战术huge-crowd strategy! \$ V) z) t9 q3 j% m' B
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世上无难事,只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
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4 |- l R* v3 I6 y" Z 世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
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, L+ z* U+ i9 M) M+ ^# n' u 死而后已until my heart stops beating$ Z, a/ t5 \3 ?. L1 w+ ^9 K' Y
1 |0 n) m4 ]( M3 W 岁岁平安Peace all year round- G+ o; Z+ ]! Z
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上有天堂,下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."4 z6 n3 @0 v( V% T+ t- M; h
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塞翁失马,焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
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三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.' N, b0 ]: o) P1 r1 _* f8 X L# l
& b* m. ?) e: S, T* U# ` At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."' ^4 S# ^, p3 F+ C% j. d1 @9 @
. ^2 J6 l7 }- p8 y } 升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)! {9 a9 u% M( Q$ C3 X
% j5 h% t. U7 X/ W 四十不惑Life begins at forty.% a Z% W3 _$ b* A$ I
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谁言寸草心,报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass.6 X9 O/ e0 h g8 J6 B5 K
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水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high. ! L, f, z& @: _" W7 A
; R- f: J9 d6 b# C2 {时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.# d- P) G4 I1 {4 S* C
* ~8 R( t: ~1 `: D 杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel, |8 {2 i* `, u: g9 A/ v
; B9 y% _: w2 x G( _! l 实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
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# n5 e, b( M$ y( @( @0 F: e8 q 实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
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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; "
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韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time$ g, l$ v, s2 s
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糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
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天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue7 \/ [) l$ B' b: S5 |% P; G2 g
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团结就是力量Unity is strength.
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歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena0 E d8 H* p7 \% j% V3 z
- A+ U3 x2 o3 I6 ] 物以类聚,人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
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往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."" P6 P! J3 i1 k9 j9 |/ j
8 @' y: K( w* j, A 望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child$ w* C O( X% B4 x& G/ I* ~
7 y& P( H& q9 O6 f' T 屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
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文韬武略military expertise; military strategy" E; [; j, F. k
: K( V% q2 L p: y0 c5 o 唯利是图draw water to one's mill2 u; R1 S$ [, b& j: p) j2 i6 O( o
O( U' }+ P9 h- D 无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
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b1 @' N2 \* I' e# `) b7 Q: v( B 无中生有make create something out of nothing9 U( n6 w# Z7 o3 o! u
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6 Y8 C* E. F$ M: q+ Y( N' u2 D, R* ? 徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends/ w0 I) {' S# x D6 f
0 X6 W0 k4 G- V/ |4 ]6 | 新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
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虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.4 y1 A! I+ o9 P5 a7 t
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心想事成May all your wish come true
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心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding! s9 y; \8 k, F% B, I
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先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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: r. y" u2 Z3 m+ S H! N( W 先下手为强catch the ball before the bound) f0 o' s6 H! o6 e7 D8 M; R
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像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan2 S# |' N0 Z, {& K3 E, a( W4 J
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现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example3 ~4 b% U% p( Q# [# Q" R' d. B' v b: H
' M" [& A3 o) V5 F- v/ k: a 息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
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0 K; B( w" {, h% d3 ^) H: k: s 喜忧参半mingled hope and fear& a+ j2 {: C# N
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% t2 [* r; M/ E6 A0 A* n. r/ e 严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others( x7 H* a( ^8 D! G
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2 k N8 V, B: } R/ r 有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."6 N# D# M* _0 N) S) U7 [0 G
3 r. ]+ D9 U. G* d" } D1 n P 有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
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有识之士people of vision
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有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain1 }+ @/ ]0 v( U8 ?( s) r4 R
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有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.2 c; w: ]9 P4 r! t! y
4 k' }" q7 ]7 b0 M/ f V0 `0 M8 c 与时俱进advance with times
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以人为本people oriented; people foremost
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/ N8 O9 R7 n# G* k7 b# Q" v1 E 因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
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: Y$ l# |4 w" o3 r4 s 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."
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欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.9 K* K0 C: I5 l! M) j7 \
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1 D4 P7 P4 z* O- a 英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
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4 r7 k+ T$ \; e1 L 冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
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3 `% Z" n3 S, Q5 y, g 冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases") A6 H7 u- i4 w4 C
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一言既出,驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
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招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
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债台高筑become debt-ridden
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* ~' q* J- G: ~: Q 致命要害Achilles' heel
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, F6 x! f$ |/ v; C 众矢之的target of public criticism- K) `9 q' q+ ], Y7 ~+ V
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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.$ D+ q0 `, R9 z: ~; I9 R# `
. w7 C) x, ^+ u+ K$ f) v" b0 \% m# w 纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
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0 P+ m+ k) k' T2 i. D 纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
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% e; [8 P' ^6 y: z 左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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