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5 ~; |! q s& v8 U9 k4 r% O j5 I4 t9 s 爱屋及乌
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6 ]8 h* d7 N# t) ~$ L9 S: S ] Love me, love my dog.# L" }/ n5 o. X" E( r' _* V) _
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& T2 x( {% y+ H& Q) N0 i, ^$ _7 ? 百闻不如一见( w/ b9 T" N; j# o. v" C
9 h) Z- y% _! ]- c One look is worth a thousand words. ?" L! }' z' |# i- d
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Seeing is believing.
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比上不足,比下有余
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9 x- K! O8 N: s! C) L 不遗余力8 B% b& ^; v. L) c
& N1 j3 f% x3 v% q spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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# p8 C) E' ~0 H( E 不打不成交/ Q& L: J* ~5 l3 [# I
: ^) o- t3 i+ y( s" e No discord, no concord.
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8 R1 o; K7 k% m& h: i' e- _ 拆东墙补西墙
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( P p8 \ S' z" k5 d1 p 辞旧迎新
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3 C7 y7 |3 P0 _2 T7 n bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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5 C% X8 a6 w: H' R1 R try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all! ^, M6 s: k7 ?/ p( e" Z5 M
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大开眼界
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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;
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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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活到老学到老
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let bygones be bygones
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" |9 F5 l4 |1 u1 y$ g6 V 金无足赤,人无完人+ L8 X& ^ b4 x+ B4 X K7 L& S! n& ~( Z, q
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8 F; t$ ?# Y# O$ q/ @. w- h 金玉满堂" s" z% q. d. H- _, w
$ Z9 K& ~4 D" u5 Q( H Treasures fill the home.1 E3 n2 F. l5 E& ^- {3 j
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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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, Z; a" W% V0 v/ P2 T4 g 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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6 a# ^9 U! |- [. `3 X cut and dried; cliché/ T4 s4 z- U& y
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收
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gain both fame and wealth
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u6 e Z; h6 Q0 G8 | Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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7 b% L7 a8 d& \6 J- U2 ^ 千里之行始于足下
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人之初,性本善
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7 q: D7 M, a% |) d 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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+ A" a9 g" H& @) ^ 无中生有
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7 H' R1 D9 q+ J+ u 无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法% Q6 p( @! Y" G7 [# Q# |- ^* @
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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$ y0 I: B" c. ^7 P% J/ N0 P* P a new broom sweeps clean
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May all your wish come true
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心照不宣
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. J0 i, d* [! o have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation0 J* ^/ [! e; r0 t3 S& |8 ^( e
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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ants on a hot pan% X6 I1 H* \2 h0 R! ~
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; p3 d+ M2 \& D/ d 现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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息事宁人
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order& o" x8 u1 J8 u6 a( O
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.814 H2 X0 Q; f0 v" o- x, V7 ?
- K, A/ {/ Q. M2 a, X. a8 y' m 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82& e. h$ P+ ]" N
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keep pace with the times86
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以人为本
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因材施教9 ~$ o/ Z% n: _
0 [6 u, N; w; S! F teach students according to their aptitude
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6 _% I+ c2 W1 r' ? 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.# l6 S7 M0 W: m1 C
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# Y' d( c# ]- q( A) m 欲速则不达
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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.7 S; S. G/ W' b. d$ ?# w# C G6 O
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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 cases8 F2 S4 |; A8 i% B/ {& l
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A promise is a promise.
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be an armchair strategist
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What's done by night appears by day.
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" l/ b/ m& }- E+ l; J5 ^ caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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