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1 M8 `. k5 M6 `7 }5 B) B: v& q; D" n* R 百闻不如一见
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, g& m2 K9 f* V! ~# s0 b One look is worth a thousand words.9 b8 Z' {9 x: `+ K
4 ?* G5 H' P* N% y" G* C Seeing is believing.
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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$ U5 {& S! R6 Y: z- C1 W! A 大事化小,小事化了) o9 Z) t2 h' r0 i
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& U5 C3 ^0 Q5 ` h broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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- t) U$ k1 B. J% v; F 好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more9 k5 G7 }- O$ ]* u/ S
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Bad news travels fast.
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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既往不咎
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$ h m( l. d# t( M } 金玉满堂3 T9 I- n. g) \/ \' e- q. [1 X
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Treasures fill the home.
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S. H6 y g4 v' b4 J/ P2 @ be down-to-earth
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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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
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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2 p% ]' H6 H; G 前怕狼,后怕虎
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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塞翁失马,焉知非福
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air2 i8 A1 f4 q+ W% X5 l9 A# z
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无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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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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7 z3 s3 Y9 j3 H) ? 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched." }) J. ~) |$ ~% s/ K
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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5 s7 T3 E1 d- P6 @ 现身说法
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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; T4 p" R/ D8 k1 v 有情人终成眷属
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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/ l% U1 |$ I( \+ M f2 ? 与时俱进
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Great minds think alike.
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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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become debt-ridden
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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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