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Love me, love my dog.; B3 d/ X. F7 S: ^# e5 E
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# X8 c0 T0 A, _2 @ 百闻不如一见
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# |. s% m6 J; @+ O+ `5 P2 u 比上不足,比下有余
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3 a! R7 `5 _$ I0 n8 r4 J to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst. f8 h6 H* t) m3 Q2 {
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D2 P0 h0 t' [: @3 x9 R- i! s7 G' H 笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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3 v% n3 b& g4 S$ u( j$ G 不遗余力' |8 {! n9 L( z! E- W+ e: Z
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No discord, no concord.
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拆东墙补西墙
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/ q' x, c+ [" d9 A' k! v( { rob Peter to pay Paul, f) G8 S0 e; X5 {$ U! f
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辞旧迎新
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大开眼界3 [7 _+ A0 L2 O' n
4 E, @( Z; f! l broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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国泰民安
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;; z& x' ?# M: ~3 Q: z: _1 E9 M4 m
' w# w' b* j% j4 m too much is as bad as too little7 |8 E' v( O1 D( P; v7 A- p
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& Q8 u, z2 ?# ?- `* |% O 好了伤疤忘了疼
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. U$ G2 }# D7 {" Q7 B once on shore, one prays no more) S8 q& Y, _9 m+ m5 C
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! Q! L5 ~# ` u Bad news travels fast.
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harmony brings wealth;
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/ Y6 t7 [% S, u- r friendliness is conducive to business success% k0 R$ \6 v# Q. ^6 M6 n
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活到老学到老! `$ @9 e( q6 B- U! F( u* s) B5 ]# V* M
- J- j2 f3 N5 a- I never too old to learn# p: y: |# {" y
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$ _3 z# p; i7 O0 @) | 既往不咎
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let bygones be bygones
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/ E. ?) c- b' E' \0 q2 C0 j- |4 H8 v 金无足赤,人无完人6 U9 w( v0 Z/ [* S6 |9 O& y) H# ]
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There are spots even on the sun.9 u* u* }; F& K" T$ ?7 L+ D
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! { ^/ l% C/ f- y9 K. D 金玉满堂
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, u! V! W/ m2 Z ~ Treasures fill the home.0 D; B( }6 v) J7 \
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' R! Q/ d" ^& j 脚踏实地
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* R7 e: l0 P1 x3 d% x be down-to-earth4 |" j; T4 M8 }! |- b# k2 {
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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9 f; N% C: J+ T( }2 N 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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, Z$ v; B3 t0 m" H cut and dried; cliché. b8 A) U! E& R
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+ V0 [. P, P$ U8 { 礼尚往来" h8 C' {0 S& D# [0 N
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) C! ?$ Q6 m1 t6 U( Y' `+ ? 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧1 n6 n: ]- ?% G7 [+ v* T
5 N3 N% W( `& \1 e Where there is life, there is hope.
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gain both fame and wealth
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6 c& x6 Y5 O# R u5 c: L+ |3 ?( B be suddenly enlightened0 O, [1 A* @/ D* f
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% c0 ]. O, B% {& k 没有规矩,不成方圆
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8 D( j- m' W" |, F 谋事在人,成事在天
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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6 K4 U3 h5 k# k" I# J6 a: B 赔了夫人又折兵
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish, D3 h9 \! E; o6 b# G+ t
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6 i0 F6 ]! ?+ W* e2 ?/ V 抛砖引玉6 V6 z6 n/ ~/ o! e0 |# ^
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5 U2 {1 H& A2 \3 R$ \ cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end* i7 q. y$ U! z- M2 h' Y
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强龙难压地头蛇
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$ |; M3 I$ g/ R Where there is a will, there is a way.
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3 p1 e0 H- Y( z6 b6 c: d, ?6 i A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.2 ^8 C9 i! F9 w* V
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; ~5 j( Q/ d, D. m6 M4 ] 实话实说
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Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
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h, t$ M( H, n( Q! l There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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3 N8 u t* o; G; {7 g/ Z 徇私枉法
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2 d# d4 U, X% z5 {9 z W5 m1 j7 [ 新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean4 Y# w8 T) ^, I* b9 R! i
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蓄势待发
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心想事成0 b" _; I; g- `0 G; F9 [
2 T/ R- x: w! n+ P' W May all your wish come true
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9 V# Y1 t- J* N' f, |$ l 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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' I& _6 s7 S0 j6 | The best defense is offense.
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$ `) i" F6 Y1 {$ j0 t 热锅上的蚂蚁
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ants on a hot pan
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4 P+ ^, v3 C1 F- l* v {) E 现身说法! A9 q5 m" ^, W& u0 @0 E
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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息事宁人
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循序渐进
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严以律己,宽以待人
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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, n* c+ D+ \; J 有情人终成眷属9 `; j1 t% O/ g) x* r) a
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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4 a7 g& f0 o1 a- G' M+ S# | 有勇无谋
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有缘千里来相会
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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keep pace with the times86
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More haste, less speed.
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英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.
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招财进宝4 Z+ M% S6 R! x2 [; y a2 n! u
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纸上谈兵
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8 E+ u3 x$ `, h+ h U3 b be an armchair strategist
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C) F, ^* Y& K, D" a# ^- X You can't wrap fire in paper.9 X. U: T* n# V4 u! S# \; q3 U3 R
- {7 ?2 J1 W' c* G) `2 Z What's done by night appears by day.
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/ ~9 @4 p) F! z* e) y3 z' ? 左右为难
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