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1 s! n/ F( S4 Y8 Y2 Z# t! C One look is worth a thousand words.- `3 c$ \0 L8 @; @6 G
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: d, Y z# s7 J( B No discord, no concord.
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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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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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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好了伤疤忘了疼
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, M0 f! E# F+ o3 Y8 u( c 好事不出门，坏事传千里+ E j# ?6 [: T) j, p
8 ]7 P2 i4 s% ]2 i4 z- `( c Bad news travels fast.
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9 D# Y: t$ |! X7 K; h) v2 k4 X6 R 和气生财
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6 ~ C O- G3 ]: g never too old to learn
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8 O! b- L( V' P y+ I k' l There are spots even on the sun.
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be down-to-earth
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1 t1 ]9 P, a& z/ A A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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0 `9 x- |! _7 H( c, ]; L be suddenly enlightened
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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- [) D0 c Q2 x! r, o3 U& f- O9 ], [ a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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take the preemptive opportunities
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- X+ a: c- Y4 V' P7 v x 前怕狼，后怕虎
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1 S) @; w/ ^8 g8 p The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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; z: O3 F1 P! h% I0 {$ B 世外桃源
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`1 M4 D/ M7 h: E# g 说曹操，曹操到
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唯利是图
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$ ]0 J; `4 m3 V2 A- w( @8 G2 v seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests# b: A* Z4 M P v( A
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无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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' d' F9 P" G2 G* j 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose0 O! G: C9 n! p3 D- S6 p- y
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2 W1 s! M, B, g6 e Z) U 新官上任三把火
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& }4 ?$ T( ]- c 蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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- z5 N x$ ^: I 心想事成
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Y8 `6 z* N% C4 ]" y) q 心照不宣& S3 C P: o% b4 x O8 m- D2 H* a
- Q9 Q6 |$ E# D- [5 R% @; a have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先入为主* K3 Y+ @7 W, I* h' U1 O$ d$ q& O7 l
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2 ]$ _9 |- P' Z8 M. d# j' A5 ^% _6 { 先下手为强
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6 E( N* i ]; V7 o) ` 现身说法, `6 S* \/ X* y/ U- W
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有情人终成眷属
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与时俱进
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8 ~$ v: l' U2 | 因材施教
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' s" {9 D3 h% d 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼- S4 Z6 y; j/ X* o" f1 _$ i# \
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More haste, less speed.
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1 J1 Q8 g9 Q5 F) g) k 招财进宝
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become debt-ridden
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众矢之的
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/ h/ Z2 d: [' R w6 n. | be an armchair strategist2 b+ i+ Z* y" A. j: ]7 [
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" r/ E3 U& E. b- A) ~$ C 纸包不住火- ^3 ~7 b( c: p! ~0 m2 J
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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' `& ^6 ~6 @" a2 }9 R* B+ S What's done by night appears by day. _% i% X! `! G, `$ |: [* q
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左右为难
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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