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爱屋及乌
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/ B/ a' ~8 V4 F: H Love me, love my dog.1 p E/ Q. X/ ` i$ Q! V# _
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百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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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$ M* u- X* H, S: k% j
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1 X6 t a( N' V; t 大开眼界
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5 O1 s l% x$ ^: ^1 W5 x. O- o broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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- n* i- W3 `: V/ q. W 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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too much is as bad as too little
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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.
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) b6 X4 U6 I/ F. O" O 活到老学到老# L! ~5 Y3 y' U1 X
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There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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, a _$ A' C4 w9 o9 D 老生常谈,陈词滥调0 f2 m% I+ M I. V- _% w6 S
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cut and dried; cliché
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, S3 { Y/ l/ ]5 B6 @ 每逢佳节倍思亲
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抛砖引玉
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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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强龙难压地头蛇
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世上无难事,只怕有心人
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上有天堂,下有苏杭
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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三十而立
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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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说曹操,曹操到
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糖衣炮弹
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0 ?7 O3 v p& h" R" { 无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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8 K: K% B! u5 o- j, r$ ] There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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2 l* t/ [7 c: Q9 @. h 徇私枉法7 Z0 s5 l% v) Z ?! |2 \
- ^& X9 O, W q6 ^ twist the law to suit one's own purpose1 ]5 f& G" L; y* h
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a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off2 Z; Z4 p L: |) c( @6 Y9 u
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心想事成 l, E: j3 V. Y
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8 p4 q2 H" C& L2 r& } 心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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% c! ?/ J2 N: C( }1 a' H 先入为主
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7 ]1 v$ j0 [4 g" e! F First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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& t7 K ]% @1 G! U 先下手为强' O( J) M; N# J2 Z; N6 I9 j: C
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/ D+ c8 O4 J% L: o 现身说法, q3 \6 F" ~* ~5 v/ K9 V m& I$ o1 c% }
& {8 C2 L6 W% F3 l0 k. m warn people by taking oneself as an example1 C+ N3 n2 l9 {& I7 }
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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) q& Q0 E+ v* p7 A 严以律己,宽以待人5 s C3 E2 Q9 _9 R" [
: W9 m2 ^. O8 O be strict with oneself and lenient with others( h' a" U1 C/ |8 O$ X
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4 r3 \* T5 x# p& ` Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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% \& ?2 P+ @, A9 ]/ }9 d' C/ c 有钱能使鬼推磨
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4 G3 X. X7 d1 f( H; o Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.823 C8 {3 V' N7 S# R" ~" Q; Z, D
! ]& r: }) R" o3 E s; y 有识之士
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. P) }9 D( ]" f0 s2 n) O8 t a man of insight83
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/ \; C- N7 O( m y l5 { 有勇无谋
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% {2 Z! P7 p. b% @$ g 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.850 C9 F* R0 Q/ D" c& L
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与时俱进
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' f# {! L* b# l4 w; G$ O& o' o2 g/ q 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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优胜劣汰
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survival of the fittest
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英雄所见略同
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0 {) K$ X" {" N" n Great minds think alike.
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$ g+ p; }7 T# Z Y8 N 冤家宜解不宜结
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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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8 Y5 m- z6 I& d g+ W: u7 K A promise is a promise.
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招财进宝
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8 C! D* Z. A* l' i) B$ ? bring in wealth and treasure
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0 [6 Z" n6 Q1 N; ]: U) H 众矢之的( K3 ^' v' C& ~; I2 T
+ j/ U2 l6 ~0 a& B& s4 [" I/ `( V0 M target of public criticism2 u/ y2 A: P& D$ c r3 T
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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0 J# \" O0 H' m3 x# b 纸包不住火
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3 B$ F1 C C: P! C1 i4 g You can't wrap fire in paper.
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4 ]4 J5 Y/ d: \2 z! |( } caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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