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Love me, love my dog.
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% j0 h% y* ^. _2 d$ ^2 C 百闻不如一见
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- K# b' \' D" s. j+ O) y One look is worth a thousand words.' F/ O# h, ]+ ~0 u( L4 O5 B2 ?1 `
& f0 x7 U3 @2 C( d# J2 R7 X# B! _ Seeing is believing. x% c* e; g/ S( a- u; _& i
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9 U; v6 C0 r1 K2 j+ Z- j 比上不足，比下有余
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笨鸟先飞
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7 R) J6 F( M/ D) _$ H" v 不遗余力
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) O; l9 x* R! h" g3 |, E* V No discord, no concord.% H+ J/ t" h; J
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; a+ L1 L6 _& P( {3 x5 S! W, n 拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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0 Z, O5 c @( Z5 c 辞旧迎新
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! I# s. U6 O9 W" \( | bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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大事化小，小事化了
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2 O! u0 ]" ~0 G# y; V9 ?0 x 大开眼界
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% q( X8 G3 I% j 国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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过犹不及
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3 `- J; U! R. B going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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% }& A6 T3 R4 |! a9 D 好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more
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Bad news travels fast.
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9 R4 Z4 v T1 e 和气生财. C2 I- ?, j* G" U$ ~& F
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friendliness is conducive to business success0 K& c% W: ~9 T1 U9 x% P/ ]9 v
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3 P* a1 T* L' n( v3 K never too old to learn
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8 m6 P U% H8 @. ]- D( ^ 金无足赤，人无完人
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金玉满堂
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be down-to-earth
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.2 O- O4 E, E' F
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cut and dried; cliché; a O- D9 E( K% `* \0 Z5 E
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5 d) U! _! q% n& P* a 礼尚往来
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Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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$ O* j- Q7 |9 E; ?, n+ W8 g6 r 茅塞顿开0 R* P9 i: i* l* L
5 b# w( {3 o- { be suddenly enlightened
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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; d# Y0 F, X, Q) b3 m 每逢佳节倍思亲" l* D9 J" Z1 B: t/ ?
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2 ]8 i$ C: C2 { 谋事在人，成事在天
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3 C5 v2 F8 {, y2 e 弄巧成拙
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. G' z4 m- E2 K0 k1 g 赔了夫人又折兵
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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# ?; A8 A! Z$ ?
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强龙难压地头蛇
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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人逢喜事精神爽
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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$ f/ [( @- I* r* D 上有天堂，下有苏杭
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塞翁失马，焉知非福
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/ e7 ^/ S/ H. G; I a blessing in disguise;
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' T" E# d/ k' C+ j- v2 E* f 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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歪风邪气
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无风不起浪
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6 W" S X9 P+ |# n0 {. w; D There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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$ a8 S( D% U0 M/ ] 心想事成: v& n2 H9 M* `' x; t$ C, F' t
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May all your wish come true
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! C ^# @' ?) W+ C m* B- @ 心照不宣) z' K, I" V6 i) d8 R! Q* @ F2 p
( B, w7 c/ t( _9 Z) Y6 M. E! g have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation2 K3 Z( U2 X( u9 J$ l; s% n- S
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先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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The best defense is offense.
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现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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; _% V6 }" q8 h6 u P4 ?7 i proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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( A1 M. @, M# @" U Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85% ]) e, M8 k. E5 Y
6 T, X1 g* u- O/ M' | 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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Haste makes waste.
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优胜劣汰
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! O2 U$ ~. ^- x% B0 g8 B8 l! C% [7 }0 [ 冤家宜解不宜结" S2 c H5 a- Z0 C
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases7 s' L6 p0 @7 S* v5 S- m7 v8 A
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A promise is a promise.
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招财进宝
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- \+ Z" e+ s5 E7 s( y 众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火
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What's done by night appears by day.2 b: h1 j$ l$ T, M8 |
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