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Love me, love my dog.
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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$ b m! f% _1 S4 l, W: W7 X% U 比上不足,比下有余
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4 g/ |# b, U- U4 L 笨鸟先飞
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8 D, G# d X, `+ _/ z0 J& V 不遗余力
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5 ~" r6 ]9 T0 ?( c- B) z' ]1 A8 j spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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- |3 T- m& T2 l( d* n4 M X+ Y1 f 辞旧迎新5 T" G/ b, U3 ?
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大事化小,小事化了
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( D8 V, p a @5 C. C- c9 R try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all: D: N n; r7 E$ O6 A) P) d
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4 V, \$ U8 J- f8 l% N v0 b9 P 大开眼界. x3 X0 t% x3 v E
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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国泰民安
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;8 A% T. c6 O+ {8 s" @
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once on shore, one prays no more
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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# Z8 j" g( y/ }, v |# a( D
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. C4 W' Y S% H 活到老学到老
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6 J) M4 o$ H( |3 S: n! o 既往不咎3 r* z0 s! R, l/ g
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There are spots even on the sun.
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" c, V! S! Y1 ?' p4 P 金玉满堂( C# y X, h8 W j
1 P0 k1 A( ?, R% M, [4 x Treasures fill the home.
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; X! m+ Y( `8 @4 H% @ 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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礼尚往来
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9 w7 N' o2 B6 d# G% U0 ` 名利双收
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be suddenly enlightened
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/ Q1 D6 `5 @$ q4 ? 谋事在人,成事在天
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6 O7 q8 h/ W0 J; k" _; w a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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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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瑞雪兆丰年
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: _4 H0 c! P+ E/ t( ~ 塞翁失马,焉知非福
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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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Unity is strength.
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) z1 t& B' k5 S6 v, j 徇私枉法; e8 A2 k u+ g( M9 o
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7 L; b n- s: M. [3 R/ d 新官上任三把火6 d& ~4 }6 ]9 Z7 ]0 h9 @2 B" d2 p; L4 m
3 g+ Z% _& G) n+ I4 N8 B. o a new broom sweeps clean
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. w# H) q6 |. S. Q accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.2 w7 @ K. H k' n9 ^
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& ~4 j1 c. U/ w$ y7 S6 y- j He who strikes first gains the advantage.( q* ]) @$ b% U& Z. b
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ants on a hot pan
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* `4 }$ z5 [9 T 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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4 B$ U& ^. L8 d7 T6 C6 l. _" o proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order* ]; H% d8 A! J0 B
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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5 i& w2 R p0 T2 G e8 u. V 有情人终成眷属
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有勇无谋
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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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2 Z4 y& x0 ]. i) K: | teach students according to their aptitude
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6 y9 Q4 H; ]+ }6 N G 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼6 Y. V g; Q' H6 T8 A( Y) B0 x
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欲速则不达
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest
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" K# g7 b% z* j2 o0 f3 ?$ v Better make friends than make enemies.
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A promise is a promise.
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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债台高筑
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become debt-ridden
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众矢之的
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火
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