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/ {# R9 d* L8 Z3 e1 q- d 爱屋及乌
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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' B" b9 V1 t6 D4 U3 x. V A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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# S, f1 W7 _/ C |. a- r+ x X8 I No discord, no concord.
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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: k( C( Z9 W: |' G9 N 大事化小,小事化了9 b. g0 t" U0 L
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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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: g9 a' R5 r6 V7 d# U' R2 Q broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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7 U# T. Y0 L9 ]3 D$ s0 \1 J/ I 国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace2 ^5 c# u/ J4 e3 j5 Q* m
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过犹不及
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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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Bad news travels fast.
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let bygones be bygones
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be down-to-earth
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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cut and dried; cliché
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礼尚往来
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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$ G/ k& k' s, ~" x" V, p 马到成功0 A; c ~$ X+ y! ]* d9 R0 N
2 R$ Q$ L$ B6 x' u achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收
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gain both fame and wealth
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be suddenly enlightened
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谋事在人,成事在天
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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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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$ U! f# M$ {- N: d' X+ R- Y 抢得先机
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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% Q2 ~; i% x+ d. z 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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$ T; i A! t7 K2 c' B 实话实说
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团结就是力量
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唯利是图
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# ]3 e& D+ P3 b, n" O a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air# F5 G7 N& O$ o6 z2 W1 s, w
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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9 A1 L" R% v3 }4 \; H 徇私枉法3 t0 l! {5 J: B4 ^
( T& @; j! H; b8 ^ twist the law to suit one's own purpose" E1 c9 ]. \6 V1 Z9 q
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4 A6 K& F- M; d( _& s+ w) M8 K 新官上任三把火
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蓄势待发0 x1 s! D1 B1 X5 s6 j3 R7 b% R$ I( ^
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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& J" }8 _; C* n7 i, Z# Y5 U 心想事成
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation1 y* W, F ? q5 {' l
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j# M9 m* o. t Z7 P) O0 q& V# u+ u3 k 先下手为强0 L6 ] s& e- X
. [/ {. a" p: s4 f( I He who strikes first gains the advantage.' I! U6 |- A2 O, E6 ~
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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$ W1 T2 k1 z; m7 S7 R 循序渐进
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, v2 j1 C" b' K: O 严以律己,宽以待人: ]# g2 E& u" J
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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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/ T: f9 h! N6 V0 h 有识之士# O+ `4 u3 g$ z
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a man of insight83
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x: D/ m l! Y. |5 [ 有勇无谋
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bold but not crafty84
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5 t$ P, G7 J( j u) e9 h 有缘千里来相会
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以人为本
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people-oriented
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teach students according to their aptitude
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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Great minds think alike.
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冤家宜解不宜结: {3 W" S: b+ q# M
9 {0 M5 f" t; b% W Better make friends than make enemies.' l+ b+ ?1 X6 D, x3 I" t
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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure
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be an armchair strategist
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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5 l' p' l' e4 M( F What's done by night appears by day.
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