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# @0 R4 w/ J0 v. [ 爱屋及乌7 G* G/ u* Y( E; B# B3 {* Y
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One look is worth a thousand words.7 ^9 D$ m+ @! b) u) j$ l" `" {
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4 ]; \* Z3 y' t1 f d2 i 笨鸟先飞
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# e% Z, }% i! D' b7 P+ Y A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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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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/ q6 R; n& q8 O 辞旧迎新2 i# U. l5 M S0 F4 d
, S9 ^$ m e4 o V6 F A bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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5 L B0 k/ o8 Q4 ^7 t& T, c 大事化小,小事化了0 L7 |0 c, [6 K
6 W L o ^9 N, N try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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5 p7 B2 {( y$ s. }* M9 ^: k2 T2 D 大开眼界
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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once on shore, one prays no more
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0 E& ~+ d: [# j( S! y# w$ F: w 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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: P" `0 r$ H6 n There are spots even on the sun.
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. B+ D: L4 A8 r; s Treasures fill the home.
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- f/ _. I. R% l6 T' g 君子之交淡如水
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1 z! r: }" I. I 老生常谈,陈词滥调) q) q8 D! A5 m' t1 x0 J! O% ]( Y
5 [1 R6 M) I9 d7 [, @- S6 E cut and dried; cliché
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: N2 D h% g3 I3 H( F be suddenly enlightened
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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; b2 E* U7 E, u 每逢佳节倍思亲
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4 X& o* p% h! a- w 赔了夫人又折兵
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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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: @- A/ y% b& v4 h4 Y3 `% a) P5 L One can't make bricks without straw.7 q: j& s" N% J+ l3 ^+ p
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* ^$ t4 K _1 x$ n( u. Z- i# X 千里之行始于足下
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强龙难压地头蛇
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. t* a2 W5 p8 y3 n4 C& D Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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塞翁失马,焉知非福
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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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3 Q( _' N' U# k' u X; C) ^0 Z/ d 无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.' H4 G8 O. e) x$ E$ O" S* o) T
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% X4 d; J4 o& E( T' m2 ?4 s* F 徇私枉法& p$ b/ }& G6 L G Q4 [& c
% q; H4 a; ?* D& l! N6 x twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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* j+ Z0 N8 {2 L6 h7 V 新官上任三把火
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# ~6 `2 [" @& T 蓄势待发1 v& @. N4 G" j# k ], B9 L# f
. r8 t; ]/ Y% W accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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$ u7 B+ I, W& x, ~8 j8 l 心照不宣. A4 [7 M+ l5 j- s
" s1 b6 L$ w* Y7 F$ h have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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: f& N: ~* c- ^! a9 d+ g+ A 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.+ W; T9 D- t% I4 o
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( Q i& _; z* b* L7 h 先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense." S, n& P; L S6 Z- E1 N
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+ Z4 N. T! x7 g9 C 热锅上的蚂蚁
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% D# X0 {% ~, b0 z8 { ants on a hot pan
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8 `# u! ?% Y4 e8 t& Y 现身说法
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4 \- T! m k7 \4 F! t# c$ L8 W pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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: V) T8 m; S- ^$ }% Z' Q be strict with oneself and lenient with others3 B' a3 ]$ i1 z( ?
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6 B" c% M/ u. j' z 有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81 J1 D, M0 g/ V' k
& U% z5 y! v" m# m 有钱能使鬼推磨; e3 y* |* D, Q% v4 V0 y
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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7 `4 u/ M/ p# W% n0 p5 b 有勇无谋! P% @5 z' m! U4 ^8 i/ G) w1 Z9 r" d* q
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+ F$ C6 n- }7 B4 k$ X; m 有缘千里来相会
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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. T2 O) _0 y0 J9 ^ U1 p! | 以人为本
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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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5 v b' t) m' T1 m! | More haste, less speed.
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& c* D8 b1 Z) J t Great minds think alike.
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债台高筑
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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