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7 n: ]' D. J) p3 K+ H% { 爱屋及乌
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比上不足,比下有余' O7 M" S* j9 A) C/ H8 z1 t' ]9 D
w* C) a$ j0 J$ b8 E to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst1 ?6 R3 }7 H$ s* `& ~4 h, a
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. F3 O6 D. l2 `! L2 B1 m 笨鸟先飞
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; j6 l) k @% n- P5 L+ x z' U A slow sparrow should make an early start." C" s( J$ M- d
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, D* E4 X5 R7 M! Z 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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. S7 y. K F8 T0 n7 {# V 大事化小,小事化了
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" }0 W+ x# ~( x) _$ p+ E& I try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all7 }) r4 b" F% ?: C$ M3 t
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j: h7 s# C9 \5 S* \! x 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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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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too much is as bad as too little1 b4 _) B% f2 C- ^2 z# `7 Q2 w; x
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% G" t& A; K, g8 n! P! E1 W 好了伤疤忘了疼# i. |4 t8 e% ^# e
% G: r& C' c5 D7 P+ U" `/ I once on shore, one prays no more# A6 x& F C% c$ p
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1 l( o, y+ g: c* @) n E& c 和气生财
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i0 H: d& ^% c harmony brings wealth;
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( f" J/ j5 z( U3 x- N0 o, M5 P friendliness is conducive to business success0 ]/ i, m- ?# ]
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活到老学到老
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never too old to learn
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let bygones be bygones
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" T; x/ U# h, E" B* i( M; I Treasures fill the home.
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1 @; g. t. N8 r6 m; c- a 脚踏实地0 h; |& [" @* b& c% X5 Q8 ~
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1 |# J* H; Z7 ~, G3 u/ s 脚踩两只船
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp: i! {$ l* p: q4 R# E6 _3 k' R
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老生常谈,陈词滥调2 S- a) k, ~. H" q
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cut and dried; cliché4 b9 y- E( `$ ~3 n* q+ H) [
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礼尚往来
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9 ~, y, y/ W" o9 {6 [/ y0 c Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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9 W0 g# M. A& u2 ^ 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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+ j/ v% p' Q1 \ achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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茅塞顿开
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& E/ P. s0 H* V! f$ w8 H# l* | be suddenly enlightened! N6 m9 J7 Y! B) @! X9 z) N; p+ _6 B
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, h( \# h4 h5 | s7 n( H( } On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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; W7 ~1 @. j4 ^ 谋事在人,成事在天* F7 h4 t8 }! @2 Y) m' I: A
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1 l0 l8 u# J9 ~& | 弄巧成拙
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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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* v9 E+ `! g1 {$ A: k) z- v 巧妇难为无米之炊1 n1 i6 @8 H) u! s* i7 D
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3 Z% Z# d3 W1 {1 e3 w( e 千里之行始于足下
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) M4 o6 }8 ~- w$ e" Y3 N7 e; t: S- G Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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9 Q# L" r# Y+ g8 Z 前怕狼,后怕虎
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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强龙难压地头蛇
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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1 B6 V( ^/ W" U7 `# O7 g People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.8 @: ]+ [5 W2 |) X4 g$ V0 @
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# m& m- K. l4 K* \8 ?2 y2 f! d) ] Where there is a will, there is a way.1 |" f( v: s4 N! h l' h4 u3 ?
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) e* o" i: e- A% v Every cloud has a silver lining.
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三十而立
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( u/ v1 x2 E+ f" W( i A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.' \- e- b1 z" o( ~) k4 W' P* K
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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1 i1 b0 D: ?# P) u; A8 J5 K 无风不起浪- B: \# f6 i% U4 q- Q. ?& J% g4 E
o' f7 m: T/ Q% d1 o There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.; {- k# ?. m& J: J! {7 S
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徇私枉法
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' F4 h4 S2 I; {7 J 蓄势待发
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation5 i# i9 ^& x9 ^* W3 W
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先入为主
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$ z6 Y* J) y# ` First impressions are firmly entrenched.% h+ J5 }& ^ z* ^1 R
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2 G2 Y3 w/ }' F$ D; q 先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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ants on a hot pan
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( j# O# e- z, k+ g8 T/ h9 ~# j1 H2 Q 现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned% |$ A" y# N* F5 u" i: e0 |
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G' \3 }& X) F# q. S" a 循序渐进
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* B: h/ | U9 i proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81. |2 \3 c; |* M4 o5 q& o
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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E2 T2 @ t; U# ^# B+ T( _ Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.822 I* e8 \3 t, p, B
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: {& L+ E( H/ d1 c3 _/ b6 R# f Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85. a1 Y9 ?5 I m' v5 t
3 k. \: _' a; F5 W6 f: |- B 与时俱进
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people-oriented
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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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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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A real man never goes back on his words.& Q( G/ O S: E+ A Q
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bring in wealth and treasure
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target of public criticism
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1 p/ h5 ]0 F2 B$ C What's done by night appears by day.
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左右为难
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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