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爱屋及乌
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百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.* \1 |( H; F9 l* f
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6 I2 x' ]9 B2 S# x: K& k 比上不足,比下有余0 N9 J9 V1 u0 B& i
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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" w( n5 L8 ?) J2 z; A 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best5 k' d4 ^; p7 W$ W& y3 p/ |
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2 K1 i- I1 U2 ~2 L: M1 N 辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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9 v0 b! @ C, m2 ~$ _ 大事化小,小事化了
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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once on shore, one prays no more
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}, h6 Y5 Q* @7 n8 A; G7 X/ e) [& ] 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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cut and dried; cliché
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6 k# y1 i2 x8 c- H Where there is life, there is hope.
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- D7 V; B+ f7 p: A 每逢佳节倍思亲
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.0 y7 T3 O Z8 j) _: Z
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" E4 Q6 a( W# y7 I. Z 世外桃源8 i& s" \6 b! e
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/ ~3 B4 l8 ^ J2 @5 ~/ ?% \& P0 @! K Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60& _6 @( n! _" K
" R5 n* b) M ?( E! t& q 团结就是力量
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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5 \; a( d" m H1 G2 f twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火
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心想事成
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation: l( P- x& p1 D1 X$ ]2 ?
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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' ~- ]( ~( D4 ]3 i9 C He who strikes first gains the advantage.* m9 A5 u0 j) G1 l& R
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ants on a hot pan
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned: _& w+ X) U! ^8 s0 s4 e
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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' K5 |8 K9 D$ t 有钱能使鬼推磨
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; q9 T7 q6 O2 \' Z- D Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有缘千里来相会
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因材施教
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teach students according to their aptitude
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3 v7 P6 K: f, W# S 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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1 L( T9 C# h" ?' a cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure
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' N0 m1 P; C) i) O( z 众矢之的
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