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( ^3 M# w. V4 e% X( P3 p! b 百闻不如一见3 C8 Z0 O; B! I( y
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst4 Z% h, I; v( }# q X( i! r
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best7 J7 m, ^+ T& S) u4 }( Y
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, \- U2 o4 F: B6 E1 i- ? No discord, no concord.% o, V: P; U7 c9 ^9 i
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9 O) a h# f3 l- M6 w5 G' W 拆东墙补西墙
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# d @7 e; u) f2 t" O$ M6 T 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 all f4 f+ ?. j4 k2 X! E( P
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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1 V; q8 z: [# e' q 好了伤疤忘了疼3 O. T( L. ]6 R/ M& d
1 F1 d% u. B* S; L/ ~ X9 B once on shore, one prays no more
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- j% ]: K6 W" C7 F 和气生财5 i0 ~; |/ w S2 n. ?. v/ y
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success8 O$ [9 a* c, ?% B% b
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let bygones be bygones
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There are spots even on the sun.
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! v6 }7 k( q3 G3 S6 w x be down-to-earth- P- c$ w. l* N$ b" w" v4 |
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君子之交淡如水
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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2 V8 S- V0 W6 m+ o: U 礼尚往来
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! d- u: i4 [% Y+ I Where there is life, there is hope.
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茅塞顿开
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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$ T4 M! ]% o1 @6 C: P 每逢佳节倍思亲
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强龙难压地头蛇
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! }. j, V' U0 a6 Z @# q 上有天堂,下有苏杭) ~* ]1 N$ r" z3 J! F, W$ \" e
7 l o9 J" e( k- f Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth" a P/ e( K( ~5 s! b
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0 i# o5 u( E ~# [9 O# Z 塞翁失马,焉知非福
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三十而立
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3 M- |2 I' r+ Z/ i0 [& @ A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself./ q8 W) x" u$ y$ p4 R
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说曹操,曹操到
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5 ?1 }! Z) C% L9 t# e Unity is strength.
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歪风邪气
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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$ E3 E% _3 P$ i" X1 W1 |1 x! v8 H 蓄势待发
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5 I- r3 E6 i$ [6 S0 Z1 c- m May all your wish come true Y6 X+ E; {7 y/ n- _* r0 ^
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7 Z! e; K5 f, |4 f 先入为主; l7 m+ }& r2 j& v$ C/ U% `
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8 G2 x7 i$ ]7 G4 k9 c 先下手为强% W3 d0 g0 @' l# h' B3 h
2 [7 I% B9 E: C" ~6 E" w He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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现身说法
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息事宁人
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% u' L( Y5 q& s, { L pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned* C- N" U2 G8 c8 r" E" I+ p
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3 r2 l# o9 p5 J7 K" a) W 循序渐进& B' m1 {9 l% k, G: ]6 h# p; v4 F
0 v0 I8 r+ K% P% w/ k proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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1 `1 Z+ T; b( B 严以律己,宽以待人
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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& E& M1 ]9 W& O& F# X 有钱能使鬼推磨2 B' l9 T: t* \
) f, V6 S7 L6 G( v- l7 M Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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$ ?/ H6 m# f7 d7 _+ H5 j4 M 有缘千里来相会
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1 x: z. V5 u% X 与时俱进
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teach students according to their aptitude
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6 Q1 y$ w- X* a6 G( v: C to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther./ F9 h" j( V+ H4 o0 ?) h/ d% [
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest
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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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5 Y' g+ m& c R. ^' R You can't wrap fire in paper.
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