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爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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# ^: r- d" q( z! Q' L5 y0 S One look is worth a thousand words.
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! y' ^3 F2 I: B Seeing is believing.
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, P0 U7 E5 S7 Z 比上不足,比下有余
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不遗余力
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不打不成交
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拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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1 T x* q; L& b1 `% r- P 辞旧迎新
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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;- ?: x! _" n( n+ |$ G! X$ [6 w
$ B1 q3 K) x7 h# r too much is as bad as too little
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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& F# A, U2 v" `4 N Bad news travels fast.
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和气生财
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success4 V% {+ g9 ^! H( X7 i- Y5 X# T
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; c8 b5 ^ i- O5 A 金玉满堂) @; ?- _) ]' K" P7 H2 C9 j' }
* M7 G1 L: E1 G ^3 h Treasures fill the home.
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be down-to-earth
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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" A9 N/ Y' l! Z) W# @/ c 君子之交淡如水
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( v6 H) J; a* a' c. R; m 老生常谈,陈词滥调" x6 l2 m3 y* o) k$ z3 L
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7 {! U" |* Q$ y1 L# C Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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赔了夫人又折兵
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0 ^" I$ ^! }. E% l4 S" \ a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale, |( R: M: R' {( I
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! s% V- I" H i- C 千里之行始于足下, ]4 ~$ v' Q; |6 K3 {
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强龙难压地头蛇
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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瑞雪兆丰年
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2 X" f& i& M3 \: Z' j 人之初,性本善- J2 Z m4 X% A
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a blessing in disguise;
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A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.2 J+ f2 I) a/ t+ \5 @8 M
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$ y/ O( A) \; c8 Y9 q 歪风邪气
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望子成龙
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( M' a/ s, U3 n0 L 心照不宣
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- O H( \! L0 Y have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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& o8 w$ U; ?8 g. G( l. B1 w/ \ 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.4 X8 K; P- p0 Z6 ?& @; ?$ G
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The best defense is offense.
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ants on a hot pan
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" {# u4 T2 o# k9 `( g" M warn people by taking oneself as an example' `6 V/ o+ M# n# j# L/ X9 T; w
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! l2 o, ~/ D' u% F 循序渐进
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F' T0 \6 ~( }+ x2 F( p3 d proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order6 o5 U2 k! X1 Q. |% y
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0 ?: y6 U7 S* C! H: @- |2 Y; s7 d$ j 严以律己,宽以待人, K7 v2 U+ N9 b5 l3 @! `' {
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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有情人终成眷属
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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, J. x R- Y" K5 G q Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有识之士
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a man of insight83
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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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7 E1 u$ }' }6 p7 c2 N 与时俱进$ Y' B, t+ J {* Z/ f& m5 J/ y, {
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keep pace with the times86' R8 P7 w* N4 Z0 D5 N h
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people-oriented
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因材施教
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed. y" c6 f8 O% b I- ^ \* ^
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优胜劣汰
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survival of the fittest
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8 I4 u/ ], H- C) g! m1 C Great minds think alike.
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3 p+ i* n' p. g$ _! s Better make friends than make enemies. a9 {0 `3 E: t4 K' x
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冤假错案
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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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: P9 |) ?7 J1 ` 一言既出,驷马难追
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A promise is a promise.
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$ G5 t3 c2 Y) |6 B+ c, I& M* h% w4 ? bring in wealth and treasure4 Z9 y5 {2 d( `1 R# i5 Y w# P- T: X
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" n" B. {9 ?+ M5 `2 Z$ R 债台高筑
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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# J3 C1 T" G0 [3 [& a 纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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% j* _1 _5 E( r, R" b What's done by night appears by day.
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- \9 S9 x- U/ a, J caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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