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5 }, J/ T" |" b# h7 x9 f 爱屋及乌
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G( y* Z+ j3 t9 _9 j1 f Love me, love my dog.8 W7 B; i: D \" M. G& f: X( ]
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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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+ y/ F0 j3 l/ R) \" a; h Seeing is believing.
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6 D) E! a/ o( w* p" s 比上不足,比下有余+ Q4 e( R* Q1 ]9 O9 R+ T
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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0 x) U! X# u# v \5 h8 F 不打不成交
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# t8 k. A" V b2 E$ E! t3 s No discord, no concord.
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3 i" ~( r" d4 y n K& x, ` 辞旧迎新
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, J+ g N2 n; D8 g/ t9 a- s bid farewell to the old and usher in the new9 b: S+ S% e3 w2 E! k( ?: a* _
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all" X7 H6 @# s4 W
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大开眼界
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5 B; o) s( s. b: Z$ h; x* v 国泰民安
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" w9 l9 \; p0 U. e3 c# K; z the country flourishes and people live in peace
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;. X b; v, X5 U" [
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too much is as bad as too little
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more
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$ C; `& C2 N0 D- S9 g( p3 [" ]# E! A 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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2 I1 i" Z, Y% n" g' o 和气生财6 f ~% p3 T7 F
; w+ ?8 k% V! Y4 A+ `$ c5 { harmony brings wealth;- D& B( b! P1 E, Y' Q
( E6 `) b7 n# W* y friendliness is conducive to business success4 v5 L8 z7 h8 ~1 ?/ ]
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5 R5 {1 q: y, m- U9 _+ u3 I 金玉满堂
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( @7 R/ L) g& v! m) h Treasures fill the home.
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5 _$ S# O# c" U4 c! F 脚踏实地
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+ b W; T- C0 j# l2 E ~+ N1 h sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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: g) U* \$ S" E; M! e" |( @5 T" } Where there is life, there is hope.
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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( e7 O5 B0 J% X6 ?9 B3 z/ h$ c/ } On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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" c: B) f1 `. j 赔了夫人又折兵
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c5 j6 {: {5 N' o6 t! y) M' C 抛砖引玉
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. ?* u- j7 _4 [' ` a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale" `" z; B! s2 K+ M' z; `
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1 P4 A! D( Q6 n; Z cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end2 V7 r, ^6 a9 a, j4 Q
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: j: l4 p2 g, o4 R4 s 巧妇难为无米之炊3 ^; d% F) m$ t) a; e4 U
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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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~5 X/ k" k+ |0 R& K% C' n6 a% \ 前怕狼,后怕虎
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强龙难压地头蛇
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# Y6 c9 m% X# m' e People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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; E4 b) @. C7 }: a7 \" g* I 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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水涨船高
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Time and tide wait for no man.
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韬光养晦
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Unity is strength.
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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7 }8 k- t. u, C+ h8 k' W" M 新官上任三把火
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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8 P( h" r+ I) \7 k4 a- C 心想事成
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May all your wish come true! ~' w* `2 b, r5 }' W5 p) p
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' p7 ^0 I1 @+ e1 q 先入为主/ o1 r7 U2 d3 _" ?3 _2 A/ s: l. ?
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.! _9 C% x. c: m& m( Z" Y0 H, x
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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ants on a hot pan
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现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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$ v8 N. H8 r7 ~+ i 息事宁人% `8 r- a" W+ x% c
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81* n2 P( J- v5 r) L
+ e5 H4 Y0 P& I7 k 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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a man of insight83
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9 u. G2 U9 X' j+ T 有勇无谋: A3 p8 M1 h; y I6 l' b4 P
& k9 u( z7 }% |/ ?; ]# t4 B8 R( f bold but not crafty84
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( ^1 C |0 t, M" ?+ f5 \ 有缘千里来相会
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1 t0 x2 Z7 @( w- ?1 ^% n6 N 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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teach students according to their aptitude
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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Haste makes waste.
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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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一言既出,驷马难追
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bring in wealth and treasure
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become debt-ridden
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纸上谈兵
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6 l) _" r' O% H2 p+ ^# h You can't wrap fire in paper.
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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