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: F2 Y0 u0 D$ v4 v$ @+ V* } Love me, love my dog." C T! W! u/ E2 t4 _! ^! ^5 ~
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百闻不如一见
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Seeing is believing.
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比上不足,比下有余9 [+ ?3 R; B: I5 j% ~
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; N B4 c N# k# ? 笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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' z D# V+ [8 Q9 P& c' D try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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. Z2 ~1 H" Q7 t, S) ] 大开眼界) Z6 h3 |7 Q. t ^1 _9 r0 L! m
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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和气生财2 B( C6 }3 Z$ Z, h2 @) d* `
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既往不咎
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There are spots even on the sun.
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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cut and dried; cliché3 \# F7 v; a& R: s7 k* X
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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gain both fame and wealth! L4 U1 Q. R4 |) O. j, P' N: N4 r
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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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抛砖引玉
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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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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 thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step% B6 l6 d6 o# B: y `/ k: X
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8 w! n6 V7 \6 @ 前怕狼,后怕虎
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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世外桃源
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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说曹操,曹操到
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" L3 A' Q0 d: l0 ^0 u1 R 实践是检验真理的唯一标准( H0 F0 v( s2 O3 k
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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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徇私枉法
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: x4 w3 E. q3 K* s$ e 新官上任三把火
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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* K7 L( j9 T: n$ ^5 p3 f 心想事成
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心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先入为主
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( g( m$ E/ B1 n3 j' u! } 热锅上的蚂蚁
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* }% M8 F; B V4 L 息事宁人
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! W9 O% Q9 D3 i P* C( k 循序渐进
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Y0 Q" a' h6 J( p+ I: ]- M A promise is a promise.
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2 `9 F3 V k+ x0 O" p }$ ? 众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.7 l1 K; m0 ~! p; b; G! F# v
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