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1 s3 A" ]4 I* C( Z Love me, love my dog.7 D. h5 c0 ^% q6 ~% |1 L7 g0 r
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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m% O% T: S& b7 O; \ Seeing is believing.
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比上不足,比下有余
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8 K& ^3 ]. J4 ~1 X0 m 笨鸟先飞7 `/ J8 p4 |2 C* i5 C+ R/ f
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.4 i+ W1 h# f5 Q
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# s7 Q% V$ I1 n% A 拆东墙补西墙
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4 g/ h! Z- O# j- C8 e1 b; w 辞旧迎新3 f7 ?/ K! l4 K/ X0 Y, S
) V; o* K4 ~0 \1 ]+ L bid farewell to the old and usher in the new" r% X# J3 \- f" i
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大事化小,小事化了
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8 a( O' [" `6 q 国泰民安
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5 ]. }+ a9 v" v9 X 过犹不及" P" O0 M! I) @, y2 n7 Y9 L$ L* P
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once on shore, one prays no more
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% w* x9 B3 g4 A0 K: z+ f4 S! v2 \* A 好事不出门,坏事传千里; _8 Q% c$ A# H+ c3 ^- X
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和气生财
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, {% m4 W4 x" V" S 金无足赤,人无完人
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Treasures fill the home.
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5 c* _# t+ X+ \; n- q 老生常谈,陈词滥调# a5 ~+ Q; t- A* H4 r" k& n( L9 L0 i
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.! _6 l- W. r" `
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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1 }- ^: _* v' s6 C0 I 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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强龙难压地头蛇
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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5 l k y7 i' _9 B' Z 三十而立
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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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speak of the devil
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韬光养晦
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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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* {1 |4 } o. b 无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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* t& ^: c) a2 H4 z 徇私枉法$ L- d1 [! r, w U7 O
7 D: f5 S9 h, d( i6 o twist the law to suit one's own purpose, ^$ _. l+ r: V% Z, u( _! k8 @0 D: w
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F7 V4 m+ z L: H1 u 心想事成6 ? M% K; k$ \5 P
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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+ m- {: C6 q" E$ E. P. j The best defense is offense.% ]6 a* b) ?# [) O8 i$ u
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' W8 [/ G7 k, m 现身说法
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. M9 E! u* ^8 `- T Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.818 _: z& d9 ^3 y5 B% U$ |
( c2 p* X2 n1 V3 N2 E 有钱能使鬼推磨
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W% J: T5 P ]: u$ L+ O Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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) _/ r; I1 q, ^/ B 有勇无谋% N( e# Y$ @7 ]/ Z& {9 n1 S
) u% N; G r& @8 p: x bold but not crafty84
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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- z4 Q6 b2 A0 ? keep pace with the times86
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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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一言既出,驷马难追
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- Y! u( S( q2 a, {5 F! G You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.
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