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+ e8 \2 d1 f o8 a7 ^ 爱屋及乌
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, Q$ W/ m( V- R3 p One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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& E% k# ]( E; B- i4 E+ z2 l5 U' D 比上不足,比下有余
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( w+ ^0 g6 |! f8 E& I3 V( A* P7 [ to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best6 r$ U1 r" q6 q
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4 u2 m& j5 }/ E- z1 q/ W B No discord, no concord.# U; h) X* T* ]/ D9 O
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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- { H2 A2 p( f8 U. r: _4 } 大事化小,小事化了
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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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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;. n/ w* E8 e; Q. u+ a* g
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好了伤疤忘了疼* x3 ~& h2 h& Q# C& x
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once on shore, one prays no more
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Bad news travels fast.
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let bygones be bygones
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; L$ f. u" Q @5 h0 ?8 r There are spots even on the sun.
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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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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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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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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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gain both fame and wealth
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: L1 r1 f4 g! S# e1 S8 q! @# J0 i On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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' D8 [* ?# h6 H" q' ^ 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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$ }; r7 e. D, X5 T! A 破釜沉舟
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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end4 K" X5 I7 _; A# H0 I7 S/ p( x8 Z
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2 t7 I+ V1 K* `! _ 千里之行始于足下
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2 J! Z h& R! |9 g& e: I a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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/ \1 H: |: x0 _/ L9 K 强龙难压地头蛇8 x4 \1 |) l% T# {
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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6 C5 {% O: b7 l- j 人逢喜事精神爽% h Q% \$ x8 d2 K' u1 G
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世外桃源
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a blessing in disguise;
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Unity is strength.
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7 N8 [' l. O' j$ p( C 无中生有: y9 z. p1 l5 s4 H
( G8 q( T" t. Z# I' z+ y0 R0 f. R4 _ a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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* k' v7 F( R2 k2 ]; j9 a 无风不起浪
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) Y7 Q% _3 \) L. r+ R) w$ x5 x! E; } There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.# ~" P5 L5 Z6 y! T& X+ u# V; n8 M
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2 C% E8 E# E" m8 R6 j: T( P 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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a new broom sweeps clean
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4 x2 C; K8 u1 ]4 S0 z, S 蓄势待发' A5 t7 F% ~0 o# I3 I* G3 @- t4 Z
& k0 s3 {5 P0 R accumulate strength for a take-off# x q; i. T# g: ~& }( y+ [- r
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心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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( ^! E4 V; M- S' ~3 ^! S- c 心照不宣
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& h. f- ~! \5 k+ x9 E have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation7 U( }$ g- l6 k1 x$ F; T6 F
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先入为主
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5 W& E0 V2 D3 P. r First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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9 Y, p# t3 m* J2 V 先下手为强2 L% ]8 I) g: V' e
$ z* O% I7 z* M a: H. a: k( { He who strikes first gains the advantage.% Y% I' v2 Q8 L# w
$ R) m% O4 } ?: U; ^3 P8 a, a The best defense is offense.4 W; t2 j" _( D: m
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ants on a hot pan
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6 S1 e8 c( o) Q: B7 Z& K 循序渐进
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! @. r0 I9 q- t2 [( z3 k proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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1 F2 F4 U1 Y( x0 u 严以律己,宽以待人% @) C* u' N4 l: F; q( ]1 j
+ d6 T% X; J! B2 d: y- L be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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6 F8 e: {: N$ ]2 v _ a man of insight83
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.855 q+ q9 h/ Q' ~1 U1 h! U% T5 [
. |0 o( C. b# V; K, Y 与时俱进
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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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欲速则不达
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More haste, less speed., }4 k- s0 w4 W6 g; y$ X1 ^$ Q
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survival of the fittest
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6 _# ^( m, `8 {1 p1 \2 w- Q 英雄所见略同
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% K, ?6 M) `, {: l. g cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases/ }! Y+ Z- A, M# l1 v- Y
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become debt-ridden
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target of public criticism3 _% N1 ], k% t- E% M% Y1 ?) N
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纸上谈兵
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, K0 k" `: U J$ Q' H; O You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day., y) ]6 ]: j/ M8 U- r" E6 f& E
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