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1、爱屋及乌

Love me,love my dog.

2、百闻不如一见

One look is worth a thousand words.Seein is believingousana words.Seeing

3、比上不足，比下有余

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、不遗余力

spare no effort; go all out; do one s best

6、不打不成交

No discord,no concord.

7、拆东墙补西墙

rob Peter to pay Paul

8、辞旧迎新

bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

9、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

10、大开眼界

broaden one s horizon;be an eye-opener

11、国泰民安

the country flourishes and people live in peace

12、过犹不及

going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short;excess is just as bad as deficiency; too much is as bad as too little

13、好了伤疤忘了疼

once on shore，one prays no more

14、好事不出门，坏事传千里

unWs travels fast.

15、和气生财

harmony brings wealth;friendliness is conducive to business success

16、活到老学到老

never too old to learn

17、既往不咎

let bygones be bygones

18、金无足赤，人无完人

There are spots even on the sun.

19、金玉满堂

Treasures fill the home.

20、脚踏实地

be down-to-earth

21、脚踩两只船

sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

22、君子之交淡如水

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

23、老生常谈，陈词滥调

cut and dried;cliché

24、礼尚往来

Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

25、留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

Where there is life,there is hope.

26、马到成功

achieve immediate victory; win instant success

27、名利双收

gain both fame and wealth

28、茅塞顿开

be suddenly enlightened

29、没有规矩，不成方圆

Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

30、每逢佳节倍思亲

On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one s dear ones far away.

31、谋事在人，成事在天

Man proposes; God disposes.

32、弄巧成拙

make a fool ofoneself in trying to be smart

33、赔了夫人又折兵

suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

34、抛砖引玉

a modest spur to induce others to come for ward with valuable contributions; throw sprat to catch a whale

35、破釜沉舟

cut off all means of retreat;burn one sown way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end

36、抢得先机

take the preemptive opportunities

37、巧妇难为无米之炊

One can t make bricks without straw.

38、千里之行始于足下

a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gaine step by step

39、前事不忘，后事之师

Past experience,if not forgotten,is a guide for the future.

40、前怕狼，后怕虎

fear wolves ahead and tigers behind;hesitate in doing something

41、强龙难压地头蛇

The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

42、瑞雪兆丰年

A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

43、人逢喜事精神爽

People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

44、世上无难事，只怕有心人

Where there is a will,there is a way.

45、世外桃源

a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

46、人之初，性本善

Humans are born good.

47、上有天堂，下有苏杭

Just as there is paradise in heaven,there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

48、塞翁失马，焉知非福

a blessing in disguise;Every cloud has a silver lining.

49、三十而立

A man should be independent at the age of thirty./At thirty，a man should be able to think for himself.

50、水涨船高

A ship rises with the tide

51、时不我待

Time and tide wait for no man.

52、杀鸡用牛刀

use a steam-hammer 'tocrack nuts

53、实事求是

seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

54、说曹操，曹操到

speak of the devil

55、实话实说

speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

56、实践是检验真理的唯一标准

Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

57、韬光养晦

hide one s capacities and bide one s time

58、糖衣炮弹

sugar-coated bullets

59、天有不测风云

Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from

the blue

60、团结就是力量

Unity is strength.

61、跳进黄河洗不清

Even if one jumped into the Yellow River,one can not wash oneself clean - there snothing one can do to clear one s name

62、歪风邪气

unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

63、物以类聚，人以群分

Birds of a feather flock together.

64、望子成龙

hold high hopes for one s child

65、唯利是图

seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one s own'interests

66、无中生有

a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

67、无风不起浪

There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

68、徇私枉法

twist the law to suit one s own purpose

69、新官上任三把火

a new broom sweeps clean

70、蓄势待发

accumulate strength for a take-off

71、心想事成

May all your wish come true

72、心照不宣

have a tacit understanding;thoroughly understand each other，without having exchanged a word of explanation

73、先入为主

First impressions are firmly entrenched.

74、先下手为强

He who strikes first gains the advantage. The best defense is offense.

75、热锅上的蚂蚁

ants on a hot pan

76、现身说法

warn people by taking oneself as an example

77、息事宁人

pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

78、循序渐进

proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

79、严以律己，宽以待人

be strict with oneself and lenient with others

80、有情人终成眷属

Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.

81、有钱能使鬼推磨

Money makes the mare go. / Money talks.

82、有识之士

a man of insight

83、有勇无谋

bold but not crafty

84、有缘千里来相会

Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestinat ion.

85、与时俱进

keep pace with the times

86、以人为本

people-ori ented

87、因材施教

teach students according to their apti tude

88、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.

89、欲速则不达

Haste makes waste. More haste, less speed.

90、优胜劣汰

survival ofthe fittest

91、英雄所见略同

Great minds think alike.

92、冤家宜解不宜结

Better make friends than make enemies.

93、冤假错案

cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

94、一言既出，驷马难追

A promise is a promise.A real man never goes back on his words.

95、招财进宝

bring in wealth and treasure

96、债台高筑

become debt-ridden

97、众矢之地

target of public criticism

98、纸上谈兵

be an armchair strategist

99、纸包不住火

You can t wrap fire in paper. What s done by night appears by day.

100、左右为难

caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea