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) L: J( r% p+ O- T 爱屋及乌( Y2 @/ J$ d* N' J& V
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百闻不如一见
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$ V3 c6 Y0 ~$ p, t5 ` One look is worth a thousand words.+ F) s0 P$ l/ d' k* t6 A" \" `
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Seeing is believing.6 m7 F0 u* i5 ^3 S! z/ t) g
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2 v( G! y; P) O0 a. a2 @* U 比上不足,比下有余: Q- G6 D' U$ k$ i3 Y# o
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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/ m& Y0 J2 t5 q/ s7 c# w 拆东墙补西墙! | K* Z: G! q% J5 r3 M
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0 B1 z( D- Z+ m* L 辞旧迎新
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6 k9 s7 r$ |, C! ~0 p 大开眼界% V4 B, N1 @2 j
/ ~$ L% G+ H8 }1 _" G' G broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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once on shore, one prays no more
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% @( C/ N2 I) X3 x) X2 G7 ? 和气生财
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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never too old to learn
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既往不咎
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金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.
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9 D6 \+ W. s; n) Z 老生常谈,陈词滥调8 j( U/ E' N4 J( l% E' B
- ]' l- p3 G2 _ cut and dried; cliché
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$ W9 C( t0 m' t8 x 礼尚往来" \. e t5 a3 A5 w3 Q
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be suddenly enlightened
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没有规矩,不成方圆
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" G, ?. M% ]8 `! Z: S* [# o On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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谋事在人,成事在天
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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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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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: D; r V9 c" ~( b; G( a5 Q 破釜沉舟
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$ g/ M; |5 w7 Z- @. H 巧妇难为无米之炊
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.7 M' Z! s( l7 W, Y+ J6 l! h) h" @
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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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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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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( \. W& c M# [% D. u 说曹操,曹操到
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6 ^8 [* Y0 u- z" }& ^+ v4 Z speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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0 D8 H$ x( P* ~, f: W# } 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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团结就是力量
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests, K: g l) o4 g' v( ~" V$ ^! C4 ?
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air0 Y: }. S1 x. j" l
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- r( J+ x, I2 y4 a6 n- C 无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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新官上任三把火
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1 _. h& a. ]0 ^. w a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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* N: p8 o( |/ y# [% B9 { May all your wish come true* s6 n2 e$ c5 y
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2 l: n, H' C/ B/ [$ J* X. O have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation [0 J6 N) C' k& _
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先入为主- l2 H P: \. {3 E+ A, M
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.* I* q o9 ~' L9 W/ P3 P* B9 l
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁2 [* m! \) |) R1 }1 f
7 U, n$ a8 M; d/ U6 T# i1 ?# Q( M6 w* y ants on a hot pan
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现身说法
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息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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$ x! j6 C: Q$ D! e$ D! d% a1 X" I; c 循序渐进
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81. t4 Q6 M" t* e9 [" y$ r- n
% V6 y2 y- s3 ?- v 有钱能使鬼推磨. F9 y. h4 r' A' Z$ d
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有识之士
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a man of insight83
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bold but not crafty84
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有缘千里来相会
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与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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以人为本
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因材施教
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欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.! `4 E% a f; s4 j7 {5 e, m
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8 W; N) g* c; W0 q1 L0 R2 ~, v( ] Great minds think alike.6 D" s+ E0 i/ F4 ~
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become debt-ridden
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8 [; \9 V. ^3 U; L, z% t1 U 众矢之的
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纸上谈兵
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