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, n+ v6 z3 u- I3 R1 w1 Z. r2 O One look is worth a thousand words.8 P& v! f: ^8 N
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Seeing is believing.
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: |7 @- l1 k! X/ i$ }( k r 比上不足，比下有余 p( Q+ z8 S$ m/ V" X) p
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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1 w. W v& M x; K 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best0 [: D# P1 O% i
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辞旧迎新
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all+ J- m8 T$ ]7 `. _* B
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2 ?: _: U6 R8 Z0 R; D0 { going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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- l. F' z- k1 G% y too much is as bad as too little; P. {$ } t( M1 T8 b8 C
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once on shore, one prays no more
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* w, J( L4 |0 g$ D- B7 b 好事不出门，坏事传千里
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$ U1 _. @* P! g3 X' l Bad news travels fast.5 W0 y; g: D+ t8 c9 i# @+ Y3 _$ g3 A
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: M- ^& J# I* p 和气生财
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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5 U$ I) \7 W" B2 x 金无足赤，人无完人
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$ Z5 I! u. L6 y- C There are spots even on the sun.* I" d( F4 q b: c2 i
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3 q G+ v8 i* `& b$ J0 @$ }4 I. d 金玉满堂
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2 |, s' s" s1 K Treasures fill the home.2 R8 A) C* q. v# A' U8 U- b9 a' C
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脚踏实地
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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2 I+ C( Y4 ~# b' | A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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( Y1 P7 v/ ]" E2 m8 U5 D/ q6 p/ S; o 老生常谈，陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché
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gain both fame and wealth
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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3 `0 z6 u9 V0 R5 x3 G 弄巧成拙
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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% l7 {; h. p& q1 M0 A a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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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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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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, i( {# {# o* C) b& M& h seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests3 D& g2 [" _& q3 T# I7 \5 B
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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无风不起浪
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V; ~9 p$ H: v' @1 l& X There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.3 O# {* x2 Z' r3 r
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$ d8 h9 Q* p6 U" b 徇私枉法+ \ s( v6 v* W1 p: x& z9 c4 X
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose8 Z/ m2 C: m: K$ k* v
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& i/ J* s2 w" f, l) | 新官上任三把火
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% u& z2 g4 t+ K; O4 C+ k! @, R a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发& R/ W1 [8 K; ]+ Q& S$ t' O5 m
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. H4 y+ Q: b' ^ 心想事成
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May all your wish come true7 c: h' n% s. C B* P' {5 A
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+ N( t9 ?8 q. U' B1 S 心照不宣$ c% B) c4 f* N7 Y6 ~# X+ A' u
: ]( L* [; x' j3 s9 P8 h' B$ v have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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3 F: t' S! L I8 y# e! I8 N. m* \9 ^ 先入为主; @) x( J/ ~. k/ X
: N* l& V2 w1 G2 Y5 J( H2 d First impressions are firmly entrenched.$ z1 V, l, \3 t* o9 m0 N1 _
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) X: W+ I2 _+ \+ F 先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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7 [$ t" H0 J _, l9 e8 }5 ~ The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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现身说法
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$ Z; c( e- _' p1 K! @& O% ^; ~5 m) F warn people by taking oneself as an example
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6 y9 R! p1 C! U# M! [+ b 息事宁人- I; p1 v2 f" O9 H
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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循序渐进
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4 ?: M' X' V3 K4 y" s proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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严以律己，宽以待人
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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6 A8 X; d) z3 w3 R9 z. q 有情人终成眷属4 }( E5 G! L" k# J
8 T2 _; V' O. M7 S Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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" B) o4 y& ?- n7 S7 k 有钱能使鬼推磨
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) Q7 m" q) u) e Q Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82$ S6 ]6 p: d) ^
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有识之士
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K; e$ f/ Z4 @' y$ E3 v 有勇无谋
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bold but not crafty84
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1 D. A* |# v* {8 X1 Z Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85" w* ~! u; q3 O/ R
/ k# v7 n0 V* Q& E$ k/ \ 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times867 O; N0 H2 W, _) q/ c3 a7 g
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teach students according to their aptitude
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欲穷千里目，更上一层楼) B# r7 k* Q9 X+ q- [1 |
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+ e1 w! [: _1 ~- x 欲速则不达
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5 z. ~ t) w: a% j6 c* V8 @ More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest! t1 ^7 C$ [- ?/ b! f
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, x$ C% G6 y& }- o 英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.
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( E. W n- B, S4 q# c 冤家宜解不宜结
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一言既出，驷马难追
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M8 G, W5 E! ~; S7 H { target of public criticism6 n$ {( @2 V. [5 g L) l5 w8 t4 H
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.2 i8 {! g" A; F
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What's done by night appears by day.' O& v6 u# b# ^, N
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