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爱屋及乌
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百闻不如一见
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9 e# O7 Y4 }2 C" I- Y3 h One look is worth a thousand words.' j7 L8 ^7 \0 F4 \7 b* \1 G
' s4 X( |7 L+ k9 U- ` Seeing is believing.
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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; ?& P) k9 @3 X A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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No discord, no concord.
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( n2 l1 Y5 @3 j' B2 g 拆东墙补西墙
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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8 F3 p; o8 F+ A2 S 大事化小,小事化了
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all+ y9 v% G, j, @' b
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' H2 D0 t: a& g 大开眼界
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国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace* S- G+ k. S2 M2 { u; q
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过犹不及
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6 ]2 @6 a7 ]0 Y1 r4 g going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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; x/ ]* w7 K: b' P 好事不出门,坏事传千里3 ~ U9 l$ }, J) j6 `1 e$ n% z
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Bad news travels fast.
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friendliness is conducive to business success0 y; h3 b( b# l1 |
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活到老学到老
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never too old to learn
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Treasures fill the home.
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c' [' L+ e' x$ a8 f 脚踏实地
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脚踩两只船
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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cut and dried; cliché& \# u; l! P7 R% F% F5 D
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2 Y6 o4 E! O* } 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧: F( ~( G; U0 ?# U. B3 b' O+ v" R
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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end4 l3 M& u6 u8 D) y' c$ Q2 }
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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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人逢喜事精神爽
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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人之初,性本善
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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a blessing in disguise;
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/ u5 Z, N+ t$ y( Y- Y Every cloud has a silver lining.
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水涨船高
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A ship rises with the tide
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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! a2 n3 o/ ?/ d: \7 k 天有不测风云
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Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
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歪风邪气
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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
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新官上任三把火
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心想事成
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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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2 f9 L2 F, |2 `0 |# c 先入为主
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先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.' Z M2 }6 a6 n
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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严以律己,宽以待人1 D3 N5 |% D& A) V& v% N$ P9 t
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.818 K0 Z3 {( V4 j8 [
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82! Y% G+ i. ?7 w6 ]0 v8 T) t# k. \
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$ ]1 q6 _1 ?% c, p4 M 与时俱进
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以人为本
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people-oriented
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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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8 R# W* A9 t3 {+ s 英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.6 }' G& T0 l! V v1 I& j. J' P7 i
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冤假错案
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一言既出,驷马难追
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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' n. T, t9 {1 f6 b You can't wrap fire in paper.
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