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6 m% Q: V: j3 B- L& b% ]0 |: |% | 爱屋及乌
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百闻不如一见
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6 j% x8 p6 E, a5 ]% O4 J/ d One look is worth a thousand words.9 [$ w+ L* L* G- _+ s5 A
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst5 P2 P( D, G( c8 r4 i# N
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.8 t- b% R; S Y8 Y, {5 E
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不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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3 n8 L, A7 Q* h ^ 拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul2 w! i6 S! U! I# s5 w% [( A
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* A% h8 G8 x# [. T3 L* v' F D" D9 B 大事化小,小事化了% L( ^# J4 A- V+ G- i9 V* Z
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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8 Q4 e7 y5 R& j' k @8 m 大开眼界1 o: d, b5 x8 B. S
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the country flourishes and people live in peace, V3 M. B4 i1 p. f% G
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1 F1 H( L ~* U* b% \* P+ } going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;. M/ c+ b# Z' _! _0 w% {
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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1 J A: p7 L% k; |; ~& B once on shore, one prays no more
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好事不出门,坏事传千里2 \- D1 b3 s; t- X" v' ^
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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# ~: s8 P+ C' N5 d' u never too old to learn
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既往不咎
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. E8 e' G6 e* T7 u; g. L let bygones be bygones
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There are spots even on the sun.
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% ?. d, n: w! e- } 金玉满堂
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! \ }/ |/ k g% ~$ ]9 V) M9 G Treasures fill the home.9 N# |1 T& l/ {0 r+ } a O
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; q+ [" Q! F u 脚踏实地
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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君子之交淡如水
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& q& G& P$ Q& @ 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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) S9 n4 P8 i/ O3 h! i4 x- y 礼尚往来
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6 ~3 q5 ]* x9 H7 s" H; N1 q Where there is life, there is hope.
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5 z4 I& ^7 ?/ M: Y2 Q 没有规矩,不成方圆
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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3 ]: C7 }& H% x 谋事在人,成事在天' ^+ ?, w1 C8 k# B. e6 j+ q' X( H3 ^
; |. M0 U% ^- Q$ k) s5 e: o& W1 T Man proposes; God disposes.
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弄巧成拙
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! X4 P6 S- a9 h& N: G/ ?% [- j1 [ make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale r6 n4 y8 O# P) \
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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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take the preemptive opportunities
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巧妇难为无米之炊
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1 I- Y6 U- k% v; u, L, s8 o( C a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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+ O- ^# j* f# G 前怕狼,后怕虎
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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5 F5 v1 I5 ]# J8 B The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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- }' c7 g7 d7 r( i# x/ O 人逢喜事精神爽
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.' k. D! |- D$ f) c2 @; Y: c
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; a( I6 }( n% m4 ~ 世上无难事,只怕有心人9 q3 r; f" [9 G! Y9 I7 \& s V
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世外桃源
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; O# p0 z3 b9 H4 c4 a 上有天堂,下有苏杭
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a blessing in disguise;
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A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.
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- G9 x6 o7 Z1 z& B/ O) T Q 实事求是
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# v: R) {& A$ G3 F seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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" h, q8 E6 r& H- \# ?9 e 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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糖衣炮弹
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天有不测风云
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7 @- {0 U; L4 }' V) B Unity is strength.
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! z/ |/ B+ o* Q. Q( Z2 o& M Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
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物以类聚,人以群分
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4 A! H7 q8 g$ ~' e* W+ o& E a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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7 b$ Y) Q- O; D7 V0 B 无风不起浪* @7 x( O Z& j& T% |
9 l& O# M5 n6 C1 a There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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+ d5 ]6 C( X Y$ R 徇私枉法' G2 v. {9 n5 |" ^
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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蓄势待发
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2 M' \" E5 H: o accumulate strength for a take-off
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" ~* I/ z: Z( O# G May all your wish come true L+ J9 e: O1 W$ c" G
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心照不宣
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$ |( K3 g& w/ A) t! Q have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先入为主% G6 r' f* u. f/ l+ I0 ]! w
5 c. U* j! u) d& q; E) G7 W First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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- o( w: }, Y/ Q- Q- s 先下手为强& {( o! W6 i2 b5 I6 `
) p7 O0 G$ c! X/ n. F# a" v- X4 ?9 b0 U He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.# ]. e% E7 m1 |9 T" y; I
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ants on a hot pan
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* t+ N2 f9 A& S# M! h+ _* F' p- i pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned% a6 ]- S2 ?9 K& w4 c9 G
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+ f% k) q1 m, t6 n; R7 x) c' C& _ 循序渐进
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3 t, o3 c/ z4 y4 g" H- v proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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严以律己,宽以待人
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0 P9 S( y% h, Y! `8 I1 V 有情人终成眷属' E" e+ L7 a i9 b1 O
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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8 N. K$ e( I! N% o8 q 有钱能使鬼推磨
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% t$ j, J: O7 g Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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* G6 ?' Z. ~/ H% Z 有识之士
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* @. y, J% u2 I% A8 h; `8 ` a man of insight835 _' K: p6 B+ B) h0 R/ ]
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有勇无谋
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7 ^( q1 i, D( A bold but not crafty84
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0 B! `4 v! z5 n3 H$ w; o 有缘千里来相会
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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& q4 K) u7 X* N- @/ C 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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0 g9 l Z7 j( Y* | w! H0 N* O 以人为本/ o- D9 L3 Y9 n: u! ~# `% L# |! \# [
6 Z, h- A; e. \. Z. s' k! h4 f people-oriented
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因材施教
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teach students according to their aptitude
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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More haste, less speed.
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' E2 N; ^, l6 p 优胜劣汰( J4 j) B% R* \ v( r) d4 N/ y
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0 i J# U7 \0 {, E8 F! F 冤家宜解不宜结
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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( b- c4 h4 k% O0 ^9 B cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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0 _' D& {, ]# p. ?1 W1 u A promise is a promise.* X$ k. y4 b8 Z+ ~! S+ ?* h
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招财进宝
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be an armchair strategist
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