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! S- w5 n8 {& f4 d% x 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见8 V9 i* _; D: l* v0 j) ?7 B a; ~: P
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.+ S7 ], {$ I+ D7 T2 U0 Z. C
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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7 j6 ], I$ K9 P3 I 笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.
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辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new5 e% \' Q5 n& R4 H$ m2 |
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大事化小,小事化了 ?0 X6 m0 y! F3 S( \
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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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大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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" p8 e( O) {1 \ going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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once on shore, one prays no more
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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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和气生财
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7 z8 y6 z! U! s8 M! L, } harmony brings wealth;! s. ~6 [+ ?; C6 [1 @9 R9 W
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活到老学到老
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! F" C( J: F: ?# j& B 既往不咎
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+ a: [ p9 B5 g [ C0 J 脚踏实地
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0 g6 i/ t0 t8 r& B 脚踩两只船
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2 w5 s9 V5 @2 ^7 z/ J 君子之交淡如水
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8 B- \6 c( u* M& n6 ] A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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0 \; X( m: @9 \3 O cut and dried; cliché
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2 k! U3 T2 o9 p2 ~. C 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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( `2 h7 o0 q5 J9 g 马到成功, u* P4 [2 Y( O; r
) y' Q) C2 Z* N' l5 M9 C: z achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收
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0 \ l6 J9 N+ n- g& d Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.3 o8 A, \% ]8 F3 G6 V. F% Z
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弄巧成拙
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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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One can't make bricks without straw.
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5 H0 l5 |* O9 g& e 瑞雪兆丰年
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人逢喜事精神爽
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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: J5 k w \; i5 y+ ] q1 j 上有天堂,下有苏杭9 L0 U1 T' W/ [: y! j6 [8 W2 A
2 X5 r' k+ B( q6 p7 G: M0 `0 \( S9 ^ Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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9 I2 C4 f1 N2 z7 G* }8 [ 三十而立
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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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speak of the devil
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实话实说
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糖衣炮弹
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' K9 d9 P5 q: y& l+ w Unity is strength.
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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1 H( A7 d; \' D7 D2 y& K 无风不起浪2 @) O4 z- W& [4 L7 \8 e2 R
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徇私枉法
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) w$ K$ W, A# z5 y+ ?0 Q a new broom sweeps clean' j% ~- p# ]& k% ^- m$ M" z
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accumulate strength for a take-off$ s0 A' Z7 U* [9 V$ S2 h5 w) ?
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心想事成
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May all your wish come true+ b' A# @ c) D$ W6 O6 y0 |
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4 J& A+ v1 Z2 e) T- [' H5 y have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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+ m4 T( y: [ O 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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先下手为强
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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- {/ m) U& _* A 息事宁人
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有识之士
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a man of insight83
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1 |4 ~+ _& S' U6 K 有缘千里来相会' C( n* E( |( b8 h- F6 ^5 w4 x
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1 y4 X7 x1 |$ k, | 与时俱进
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: i d) D2 v- Z M- m7 n8 V 以人为本
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people-oriented
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优胜劣汰
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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冤假错案
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A promise is a promise.
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$ i- m1 m" ^; M7 T. `8 l bring in wealth and treasure
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become debt-ridden
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纸包不住火
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8 S# B9 l, U9 J5 _- V, ^/ ^- S What's done by night appears by day.
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左右为难
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