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# k% w( r; r5 g0 G+ E, x/ {5 d: B 爱屋及乌
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2 V, p% h4 h! D1 q( S7 y Seeing is believing.
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% n; w# @# x" U' P% O9 [ 比上不足,比下有余% V3 D0 |- z: g* H
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.6 Y8 }: E `( u: r0 a
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& C1 A% B9 U2 O; G* j& r No discord, no concord.
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; `9 J# k2 c- q! }$ P 拆东墙补西墙
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all2 g( E5 s5 l8 N7 Z: s
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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;! I" `; u6 ~$ a/ z# E
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8 U, J, |0 G) | once on shore, one prays no more* M8 }' E* H( @1 O! _4 S- f5 T3 N
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. {* X4 ~' {9 \, F* B3 _5 m% O 好事不出门,坏事传千里8 ], S( m# N7 d, x, U& {
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4 N3 L8 k y$ ? {2 v) n 和气生财. B/ ]$ l9 r! u7 t
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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let bygones be bygones
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; W" Y$ | R8 h4 K$ v' E/ [ There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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# E1 F; l/ k3 h# F2 | 脚踏实地. B" n* a0 o6 M( G# G- }) j% l
2 r2 D: S* c) y# `8 n! [' t be down-to-earth
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché# s" h1 S T# N* y6 H) M2 ]
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- ^; d) N6 r$ x. i3 @ 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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! G- n$ e8 w# t7 J1 u* b 马到成功
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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茅塞顿开
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7 e7 n9 b( e3 T5 e' h5 ^( t* m 没有规矩,不成方圆
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" B+ v2 k) `: t* ^, w$ L- \' ]5 s Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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; J1 I) a& g, b7 G On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end7 G( Z: B% \ p# N
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" x6 X& w, Z5 V2 g1 q 塞翁失马,焉知非福
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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' x* m6 ]4 [+ B; ? K7 C _8 m 团结就是力量
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( o. x/ y, M3 I- F4 l5 q Unity is strength.
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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# L& J1 w9 |/ x" M, \3 R a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing., @, l- U7 y$ P
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9 p( x8 d; W5 V a0 A* ]9 P- X twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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. p3 j3 ~; k* l3 c6 g 新官上任三把火% d' f9 w7 G5 H! q$ M
2 Q! x3 {2 d4 g: i1 h a new broom sweeps clean2 w+ |/ I& g1 O9 ~
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蓄势待发
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* z0 @9 j0 [' o; W 心想事成
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- g( E# g) I2 P7 ?. P8 Y7 I May all your wish come true# |5 h( w2 M, M/ x2 s0 O
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+ U5 H& }' D( ^3 b# r1 ?* v 心照不宣: j6 V3 Q! R( [6 M$ S
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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先下手为强$ X5 h8 W, V5 `8 p, z& U9 }$ `/ }
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ants on a hot pan
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warn people by taking oneself as an example3 B$ S7 R u7 l) ?7 i' Z1 q' {
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned* x+ U% E1 E% l- l$ d; m1 E
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8 B9 Z1 {' `0 c% r2 v, N. O 循序渐进
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& C6 W0 {5 z/ _9 C be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81. A+ I* R2 b4 M7 {+ \
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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有识之士
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people-oriented
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6 v! f h2 i; c5 \4 X 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.5 [* V o2 f! f$ h/ K. X6 @
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英雄所见略同
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0 ~/ ^' u/ A: J* S 冤家宜解不宜结
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Better make friends than make enemies.7 S: p0 g$ f3 K% p6 H& r6 ^( I
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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一言既出,驷马难追
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A promise is a promise.
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bring in wealth and treasure
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target of public criticism3 B" z+ R6 P9 c# D9 D) O
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% `# W8 r r2 E+ U& `" v You can't wrap fire in paper.6 `, f7 f# Q% m0 E8 A& `( u: C
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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