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One look is worth a thousand words.
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4 t5 P* `$ w& M$ {8 Y 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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拆东墙补西墙
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6 {- B7 {1 c. [5 M& f 辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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% ]+ P# D2 e' _) Q A 大开眼界' `3 E- j6 |! L+ h& k. p8 ?
0 \. L) W' K5 a2 `2 W) Y% q broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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$ L: T- ^( K- L4 [! G( s3 v 国泰民安
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过犹不及
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once on shore, one prays no more
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% Z& v' x/ C) R1 u6 N( W Bad news travels fast.
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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! c4 \' f1 i+ ^+ y 金玉满堂6 i6 u, p' K. ?! ~+ E5 W& \) L
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be down-to-earth
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché2 B5 Y$ j; P9 {/ m: |4 D# L# M$ V8 {
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gain both fame and wealth
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每逢佳节倍思亲- A- X$ L! J3 v C" _# R0 S
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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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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. l0 S/ n6 } A$ ]$ g 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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' i3 ]2 I5 O5 J' m, U4 N Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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3 B1 J/ }7 L$ Z7 \# j; l/ B 徇私枉法0 \* ]( X ^! x+ e1 a% Z" G
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新官上任三把火
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0 w2 h- K w+ G) M1 M3 }0 _" c 心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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! `7 K3 q P. V7 C6 ?6 N% l$ n 心照不宣
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+ \% z# ]: l3 ~6 C6 o7 f( U have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation4 h) f3 ?( w" u+ I5 R& F* C
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- ]# M' J- J' w* I0 J p& h" h4 K He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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息事宁人
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循序渐进
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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( U' K Q) [9 L2 d; n; V 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 cases
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be an armchair strategist
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) v8 j4 p, E( Z! d What's done by night appears by day.
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