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+ F7 P) J* T+ _ 爱屋及乌
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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比上不足，比下有余& e9 G- M7 M: F2 A0 t
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拆东墙补西墙
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% G7 ~+ j# @8 i" g/ N- M 辞旧迎新
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+ t2 z" ^, f2 Y bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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3 }* W! C8 H8 G4 H0 w 大事化小，小事化了
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6 O# P5 E" j" |( V: A$ l! I9 H' @ try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all4 L- G/ r D& L
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, U2 [8 x/ v4 ] 大开眼界
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t- `9 [# C" u" q% F% U 国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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- s; |2 n }7 M- {, Q( J 好了伤疤忘了疼* H' z; z7 ^/ M/ Q6 D# T
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once on shore, one prays no more
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$ m' K& u! K' Z% f1 E) m6 n* e 好事不出门，坏事传千里+ Z+ A! S& I" }0 Z1 ~' ~; b( s# I
5 W- f# M5 T; E1 F& K% u- m Bad news travels fast.
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never too old to learn
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8 @6 G, F& |: e& e9 l, f8 q 金无足赤，人无完人6 Y6 `; ]5 @, }% ~
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% Y$ G! z9 ~/ p+ e* b1 Q5 a6 @% ] Treasures fill the home.
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" D8 D& U& v3 ^$ K 老生常谈，陈词滥调
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% _1 ?% R+ h$ W! F be suddenly enlightened
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# m* M K& S) N: F% a On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.- D1 a& o; F, ^- s, b
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* ~4 j. r2 j! P8 p0 g( m% w4 o 团结就是力量9 ^7 d+ d/ _* V
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. @4 j3 Z' w* h$ ~( ~0 o 唯利是图
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+ T( }1 e6 O4 q; T seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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/ R3 _9 p: J" w6 L* |3 _+ Q 无中生有
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( O4 v+ [" |& e4 k a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air, I$ v. k; P' `- ?+ X# x
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7 M+ h6 U7 s+ w- e There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose8 x$ C' X. i3 s; P4 k
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新官上任三把火. G2 a- @, C8 l5 j* u6 Y; P
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/ c" j0 f% [, u& x 蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off* _/ x* `- q5 G+ m u0 X
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: T" B9 A! H) ]4 Q3 h; E+ | 心想事成3 _8 u g# n5 n# ~8 t7 A
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May all your wish come true
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心照不宣1 M* s/ w0 ?: ~7 X
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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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% K; v1 u0 g* I, C7 v" I8 Q& I First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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先下手为强1 \4 Y& A: \% r; B
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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ants on a hot pan
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* k2 e( Y8 n" y0 O2 g8 n' N 有情人终成眷属0 p( X& z! p( ?( Y8 v7 w) [! b5 ?& f
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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' f# `' d$ Z) o* z- | 有勇无谋
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1 e3 {# s# R: z! o 有缘千里来相会; s4 r. e' Z* _8 C" O; i" S
+ z+ z2 I5 e2 b' _- \$ J Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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与时俱进
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以人为本
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teach students according to their aptitude
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, W! P1 r' d& E1 ]( L$ ]9 \ 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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7 E* |. Y+ i6 E' N" K; p/ z to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther./ f; B0 D5 X" B5 C3 j( _
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survival of the fittest
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冤家宜解不宜结
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. h$ ]5 D' V% O; z: r- S# G" r6 i A promise is a promise.) v D [4 H1 v
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bring in wealth and treasure
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纸包不住火: I6 H2 Y, ^4 G
2 \6 ^, Z6 O* P You can't wrap fire in paper.
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