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2 w7 \& L8 V9 f% Q" p4 ] 爱屋及乌" B0 s/ v" F! F- i- N" Z
8 L8 a8 r. q( v8 }$ {9 Z0 G6 T Love me, love my dog.2 j8 B! ~) p2 e3 v2 g+ n& k
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百闻不如一见5 T) F) F6 z! k7 J- ?7 ^4 }) r n6 s
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One look is worth a thousand words.& Y9 y6 A5 q1 F( E' [: |# ?
: o6 [+ U& \. h# X; j' H' T Seeing is believing.
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比上不足,比下有余
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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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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L2 X2 |% V o3 H8 x# l" V ? 大开眼界
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# s6 r, C/ u `$ e" g5 u+ S 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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" g0 x$ w& R+ H6 _ 好了伤疤忘了疼
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/ K& o& ]- c, c" ]1 H0 S4 R" ]3 _ 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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活到老学到老
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, l' r, ^8 n" e& ~$ l, w* j 既往不咎
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% x% h6 h% u- Z1 `4 }0 U There are spots even on the sun.
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" O1 Z4 A$ e1 E0 a be down-to-earth
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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$ r3 E- m u0 J; M' J6 G: z 老生常谈,陈词滥调& z- q* ~) @2 ^6 x# |, Z
) ?9 O# L' }. ?9 Q* T7 O, g cut and dried; cliché3 K# ]# X, }+ W3 E6 n
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9 X5 G4 L0 {9 R. F6 p- t Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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. a( X! o, T% |) c- w |. B4 L achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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o! B9 p$ _0 l7 S! o6 U/ R 茅塞顿开
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) n( Y. ^; i0 Y4 ?) `/ ?( C) [ be suddenly enlightened
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. ~1 O; V# L8 P* O) ` 每逢佳节倍思亲
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谋事在人,成事在天
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$ o" j; o l) p8 p 赔了夫人又折兵
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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
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2 ^; z1 B" c% z8 f* I7 R6 c 抢得先机
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# o+ ?2 s4 c1 d, H The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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c$ Q& d. H5 k: ] D8 s3 r People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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$ w; u; w! y1 `$ \; x 世外桃源
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a blessing in disguise;
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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说曹操,曹操到
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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望子成龙
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3 S; H; Q1 l* I3 u3 E, e 无风不起浪
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$ V, f0 Q" u" L' m; |1 |- t twist the law to suit one's own purpose3 F. `1 z6 k) ?6 P& o g
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1 L/ b$ D% Y$ J+ S# y( S 新官上任三把火
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* ?9 |4 J0 { {$ m: `! ~ G3 V, I a new broom sweeps clean* f- A! p1 K$ K2 {' _6 g+ D! ^
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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May all your wish come true
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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ants on a hot pan
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# i# c( b* x8 y( f 现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example4 P# e3 D( w4 B% ^& m; q0 M$ w
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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7 p1 f4 Y: ~/ o 循序渐进
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order/ ~: I: `3 D4 R6 r; a1 M
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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7 w2 s) J9 _2 F3 M 有钱能使鬼推磨( i! {$ H$ Q% b6 Z c* N, b
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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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.857 V j' ^8 r' A) o# x
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与时俱进! g9 R0 w4 L) K6 n' x7 g7 N6 U
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2 V6 J: ^: V: ]7 k& @, @ survival of the fittest
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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! Q4 y) u! S$ ?% K3 A3 Y
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a) r$ m7 i: S @ A promise is a promise.
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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招财进宝
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become debt-ridden
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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纸上谈兵
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$ R1 z$ X9 Q/ I What's done by night appears by day.7 V! X% x$ B! Y+ n9 \
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