1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog. 2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing. 3.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. 4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 5.不眠之夜 white night. 6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses. 7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best. 8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord. 9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul. 10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new. 11.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. 12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener. 13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace. 14.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. 15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more. 17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth. 19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn. 20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones. Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green.Courtesy calls for reciprocity.Where there is life, there is hope.achieve immediate victory; win instant success.gain in both fame and wealth.Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away;It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes.be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.throw good money after bad. a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale.cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end.take the preemptive opportunities. If you have no hand you can't make a fist. One can't make bricks without straw.a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step.Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something.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.A timely snow promises a good harvest.Man's nature at birth is good.Joy puts heart into a man.Where there is a will, there is a way.a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world.54.死而后已 until my heart stops beating.Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth.Misfortune may be an actual blessing.A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.updating and upgrading (of products).Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. When the river rises, the boat floats high.Time and tide wait for no man.break a butterfly on the wheel.seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts.Talk of the devil and he comes.speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is.Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; hide one's capacities and bide one's time.Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue.'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 'unhealthy practices and evil phenomena.Birds of a feather flock together.'The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is pas.hold high hopes for one's child.Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.military expertise; military strategydraw water to one's mill.water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots.make create something out of nothing.There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire. bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends.a new broom sweeps clean.Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.accumulate strength for a take-off.May all your wish come true.have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding.First impressions are firmly entrenched.catch the ball before the bound.like an ant on a hot pan.warn people by taking oneself as an example.pour oil on troubled waters.speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest.be strict with oneself and lenient towards others.a land of fishand rice; a land of abundance; a natural or grand granary;a land ofmilk and honey.Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.Money makes the mare go. Money talks.use brawn rather than brain.Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.people oriented; people foremost.teach students according to their aptitude.'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.' a land of milk and honey.Haste does not bring success.Better make friends than make enemies.'cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases'.A real man never goes back on his words.Money and treasures will be plentiful.target of public criticism.Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.be an armchair strategist.Truth will come to light sooner or later.between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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