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百闻不如一见
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2 q/ \* L) s$ X2 \# Q+ a/ p* F1 \ One look is worth a thousand words.
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- Y. q6 w# a, K" p0 _5 E7 r9 U+ R9 U- { 比上不足,比下有余
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" M* D. R6 N( C; x* S' ^9 U% M 大事化小,小事化了
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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% i+ ^$ s! V6 F 大开眼界
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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过犹不及
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/ y+ F. h. ]/ `. [ going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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$ j* H- w% K: q7 t2 { too much is as bad as too little9 J. w" y5 L) p4 [7 k/ I8 S$ G! E
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1 W0 y, D {3 d; _$ M, {5 l2 L 好了伤疤忘了疼0 d+ ~0 t, `, D5 P9 r
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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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never too old to learn
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金玉满堂
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3 I* P& B! D. k6 T: q/ Z be down-to-earth
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% A# ?" l9 k7 [5 O9 v5 D' o 君子之交淡如水
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cut and dried; cliché9 J6 f- W& P5 s
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3 @6 N# }# ^. I% M% l! B Where there is life, there is hope.
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gain both fame and wealth
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.9 ^: K6 S# `# H! F, k' q
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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三十而立
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( S6 f, ~# K- x n. ?/ Q 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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* _ b$ [ H. V3 l! ]! | seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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6 |& L+ u# d6 S+ h$ \9 [ speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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糖衣炮弹
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) X0 ]5 L1 d+ n- ]6 s! S Unity is strength.
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$ h" f: w! V5 n# x* ^ 无中生有) i% C5 |; u; J
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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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2 n6 L" [* J" P- l; X There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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( v, Q2 o' } K( S a) I: v) L9 H twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火/ \, M2 k' N! o( b+ M5 b! r
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8 B* S3 A5 r% U& Z8 ^ 心想事成5 ^) _3 u& `8 _7 a$ S
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May all your wish come true
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3 o8 M) {# R& B& t5 f 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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7 G2 z" b1 S: B0 u+ q' P! l. u. t 先入为主
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1 ^. T: h _: L6 ]5 O% m First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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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.
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2 v+ D9 t5 f- g; J( h' Z' m 现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example. ?/ H- Z6 h7 R! h4 T9 d* o3 ~
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0 E5 T& l% P/ `# h4 d7 g; G9 A 息事宁人
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) T* `5 d! h. {8 a pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned# ?5 J3 n9 {: k# j7 N' c6 p
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, ]3 a. I9 s2 p- r$ l 循序渐进
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order6 t+ I0 Z2 l, v8 i: u' `
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, P8 }( V3 j1 o/ p 严以律己,宽以待人0 O( i$ V+ _" M) h% o* g% d5 j% m
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" }) d9 x/ {1 U- {; Z! y 有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81! U0 w# S2 \3 a, q
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有钱能使鬼推磨& h, Q! c( N( p3 a5 i" T* J. n
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.821 J3 N9 n6 W. k& z: R6 A
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有识之士
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a man of insight83: s) S5 a8 g& u8 D
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$ t' s9 u, }8 U- T8 O# S( x; m6 G bold but not crafty84
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8 p) f. ~$ y9 Z7 R4 p 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% D% m6 K9 U0 K$ G8 G3 M' W! F% p
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因材施教' l& c, s6 a3 Z& T; C% }! o3 y/ O# X
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teach students according to their aptitude
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欲速则不达
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More haste, less speed.
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优胜劣汰
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survival of the fittest, _& y7 Z5 z( G2 n" S* ]2 D8 X
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英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.
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3 z8 l7 f% F& A ^! b+ S* e 冤家宜解不宜结
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Better make friends than make enemies.& k( U$ M. G+ s
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一言既出,驷马难追
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$ w8 l- @7 T& L4 c2 F! y% k A promise is a promise.: o7 m5 Y% g [$ M0 d* \7 c
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% Z/ ?1 m/ t: K ~ become debt-ridden
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纸包不住火+ l7 Y' w: |+ Y* ?. t, B
& r+ p# ]6 V: r& q' O You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.# |0 F# [! P/ }0 f: W {$ Q5 j
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左右为难
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