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1 }$ U$ o5 D3 _$ ?5 N Love me, love my dog.
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比上不足，比下有余
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3 i* [# p& `. s: Y! o spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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No discord, no concord.
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拆东墙补西墙
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7 b9 E% `2 Z( n7 Q& l3 A 辞旧迎新; M) D& P4 E4 }- h
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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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% |% [7 l6 c$ d. u, Z 大开眼界/ I1 _+ } h7 o
) s( b, h, O$ g; N" S$ @ broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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j, n( @0 g( S( n the country flourishes and people live in peace
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/ @" V$ |5 K* ? r% F% A going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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once on shore, one prays no more% W7 r+ t$ w+ H+ W* S4 U# L
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2 Z- I# f+ d- ] r5 D6 q1 ` 好事不出门，坏事传千里1 T- J0 ^, d" V- b8 Z: \; S
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7 E5 M% b7 \( d 和气生财& ~# r9 H3 V: e4 D, {7 l' l
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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$ Q. f4 B" Q, x+ } let bygones be bygones
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金玉满堂
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" c- ~$ f3 D; [; J Treasures fill the home." \" m- u+ {2 N& C- d! Y! X
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$ z# o: v9 T) \6 |& g4 Q2 U4 f 脚踏实地; D6 Y6 w0 I( Z* g) j+ w
2 c: D8 F9 l4 b i. ^ be down-to-earth
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% i Y; Y- [4 o! |( l/ k( R 君子之交淡如水, `0 c$ n J$ a6 ~) c0 E: t
2 |9 c& d6 E5 [7 h A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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$ {4 O* p# a# u3 P0 |+ O* L 马到成功
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" l. p! B1 \! m, _ 名利双收( ]7 p h) p1 G$ L1 o2 U0 A
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茅塞顿开
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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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) y, V( L/ O- U, ~0 T0 N make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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) H, A; S) ^9 v& z: j) | suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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巧妇难为无米之炊
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4 ~" ~ \" U* A% Z The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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7 V/ R0 H9 l* D2 S4 R 人之初，性本善
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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.
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Time and tide wait for no man.
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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天有不测风云
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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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& ^3 r6 k8 g$ H) h 歪风邪气
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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9 i" L$ g/ G! a8 o& q7 w, t+ O4 b There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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/ U) F' h# r* C* v y! I( A 徇私枉法
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accumulate strength for a take-off0 ^& _5 T/ U4 G* Z' y' j+ L3 g
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May all your wish come true
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' N% l$ L, I" j! _ 心照不宣
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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ants on a hot pan
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\% i; z$ r9 E6 o* f 现身说法
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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 concerned0 p; H/ e$ v- G, f0 V
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order2 i5 ~) D6 ]0 w" m( \# c
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有勇无谋
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keep pace with the times86
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teach students according to their aptitude
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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6 Q2 ^8 q: o5 H/ w A real man never goes back on his words.
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, a" c( ^$ M3 H$ w+ K You can't wrap fire in paper.
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