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9 K4 D( h# G X' t1 o6 T6 [+ F One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.$ ?/ A3 f' B% ]* {
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笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.- A7 n, {4 h; {0 X& C i9 K6 s: z( r
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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+ m9 f; I. S1 p( B 拆东墙补西墙
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5 T# q& g* d' m# ?$ t0 L- L rob Peter to pay Paul
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: e3 {4 c0 r% L" t 辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new& s a* g* |, }: T. U4 J
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1 ^0 {1 P A" u$ j 大事化小,小事化了0 x- G+ V7 m7 W- J9 _. n
' b6 i4 Q. r8 f/ [ try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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6 h4 R; g4 j# D/ I0 s 大开眼界% ^9 R( |; G4 s w. X- P
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' ?8 P& ~+ P3 P! b( m1 A5 J 国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace; \. |5 x' n9 {' T5 {, ?' Q
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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8 d$ }: E, M' V$ o! m4 B" O% N 好了伤疤忘了疼
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3 ~2 G, \2 k h: M; N* t6 F once on shore, one prays no more
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好事不出门,坏事传千里, s. G: k3 ]$ d/ ^: {; O) B
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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" L; H" ~- {9 S! ? There are spots even on the sun.& G9 f8 y3 i: }
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1 ^, e& C8 }7 L+ x% R( j# {9 L7 y7 x1 j 金玉满堂
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+ |+ w. q6 p7 k1 w! v Treasures fill the home.
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脚踏实地
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君子之交淡如水
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.1 Q6 S9 C$ u2 p' }. w4 Q; G, \+ ?
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; N+ D' _- a9 [! R+ X2 s3 f 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché
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8 f3 Q7 w1 m: n1 t 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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Where there is life, there is hope.2 U' [, |0 Y- T0 W. {
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success2 E) I3 Z) ?" ^+ ^" ]9 |+ I
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6 \% K' h9 J" D+ d( O" G% u 没有规矩,不成方圆' J5 x" X$ Q' j# r9 j: J4 n- |8 c4 f X
+ ]# Q8 L' v7 Q+ d Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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谋事在人,成事在天
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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# |' j/ h; h9 C/ a suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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% K& [1 H! `! w- ~0 I a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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; Q. R1 j4 e! Q9 a; K 破釜沉舟
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" X: Q6 ?4 Q2 a) d 巧妇难为无米之炊
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o) v' d& J- P/ {; q: B' L Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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! l: o; C3 |4 R1 Q 强龙难压地头蛇
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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! e. I5 y# @- C; z) u 塞翁失马,焉知非福
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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+ I6 ]) v! y4 [7 V' W 无风不起浪( M; O) L. s- q' E$ V5 `/ ~$ V
5 w Y+ h9 F/ Q; F' F There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose3 w/ A$ s/ I; ?# o- C0 ?
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0 i# o7 r' E2 U/ f x' s 心想事成
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! O, c6 m I$ O( U8 @ May all your wish come true
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' L3 o* D/ C) t3 l5 m3 [ 心照不宣
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5 e; y" l( C J" x6 Z8 F. e; d; L 现身说法
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0 H! t8 b4 w% z: B! C7 P 循序渐进
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81% y j1 r8 J+ V8 ^/ ^
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与时俱进
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& j0 A+ v9 z7 K( i. c9 e survival of the fittest
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冤家宜解不宜结
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases% g8 s! B3 L8 [1 @
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( N3 V; L M8 p6 I A promise is a promise.+ l8 |# w! N9 Y5 U0 S4 d3 Y9 @# d
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bring in wealth and treasure
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! @& O6 Z: b/ Q6 z! q( n8 R- D be an armchair strategist
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' H. u6 Q4 x7 q2 G1 u; A- i+ k What's done by night appears by day.
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