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7 v& W! N! M1 N 百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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2 k0 q7 X8 M: G0 H8 f( H* @ 比上不足,比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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9 m% Q! |4 R; F; P1 p$ \ A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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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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( @" l& T0 d) G- U# g" I8 }3 I 拆东墙补西墙
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大事化小,小事化了
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大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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过犹不及
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;% L: i/ f8 V" H0 A7 Y3 Q+ b0 S: y
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; [, s) N( F9 E. P5 U3 w; ? 好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more
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; p* w1 a" o6 T 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.
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和气生财
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2 n: d: V6 m' p/ u a. I 活到老学到老
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never too old to learn
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let bygones be bygones
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金玉满堂
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2 U1 w1 G6 C2 x" G! _% u, f be down-to-earth
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cut and dried; cliché
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Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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' g) [- a/ O2 J7 i6 v" m- f" P 茅塞顿开
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7 u4 m. H( p% U1 _ 每逢佳节倍思亲
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弄巧成拙
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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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
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& \; Y3 O9 j' e% P$ ] 千里之行始于足下
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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h1 |# K# b, Y* |6 ^0 D* g The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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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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% Y5 f+ I0 _! B0 G8 r 无中生有% E$ T* c! q) Y9 D/ b* D
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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n) M Y4 q2 a- v ]. z 无风不起浪
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+ V7 [4 M7 f n4 k* I g% {$ P There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.2 P5 ?5 Q9 E( s9 B3 Y9 A" l, _
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$ Z2 N) Z2 d7 w: K$ ^# | 徇私枉法8 J3 o2 ]3 ^+ ~% b* h/ r5 L
, z( @4 A7 U9 b0 F D twist the law to suit one's own purpose: K& B# V+ B- r: c* l* v/ H) Q4 |
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9 d2 |3 I$ M5 j( x1 R- q- l2 [ have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation5 l+ B; q& B8 Y7 R/ o
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Q- Z. c1 [' a% m! d# W 先入为主
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% s w8 K- |" ^; c" K% Q ants on a hot pan
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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- ^5 y( b. X) a3 n 息事宁人
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1 Z- y0 L, Q; d+ ^7 n! r 循序渐进
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3 Q7 ?5 r2 M" B% Y$ ~ proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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& ^5 e; r1 U. R+ V4 i) B Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.814 I; b3 |' v( R4 Z4 L4 O, A
+ P! z7 s8 n/ S9 m 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有识之士2 m0 C' d0 u% ^- T
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$ h2 }, e8 o; k# h% Z* _: T 有勇无谋
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x/ ~! `, @! U; j3 Z 有缘千里来相会1 C P; k/ o% h% G5 f
# h4 H: y: d8 O Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85# O9 X4 p' c% v8 f4 D; M) R
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: d% d4 T& q3 R! J8 K* } 以人为本
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因材施教
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0 s8 V( {+ Z9 @) j; F2 ? 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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' q* U6 z% c+ f6 g/ x. x2 Y, N. b Haste makes waste.
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" Y6 s; ^# ?: i) _! O" r More haste, less speed.
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1 G7 h" O& ?* F# W2 F cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases3 T0 E' f% x, K1 ~' m# H4 @9 F
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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bring in wealth and treasure
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9 U, d1 N1 r8 u) G be an armchair strategist
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9 ^2 y* p; X6 H$ b( J 纸包不住火
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What's done by night appears by day.
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