美国人常挂在嘴边的200句（三）
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21-----Too good to be ture
This is often used to warn about advertising1. An offer looks good but turns out to be misleading.
22-----Flattery will get you nowhere
If flattery (insincere praise) is recognized, it will not succeed. One sometimes hears the opposite, Flattery will get you everywhere.
23-----There is no such thing as a free lunch
If someone you do not know offers you a free lunch or other gift, watch out. The gift may be a method of getting something from you.
24------Pride goes before a fall
Do not be over-confident and careless. Your circumstances may change quickly and the emptiness of your bragging2 will be exposed.
25------Better safe than sorry
It is better not to take a risk than to take a risk foolishly.
26-----Winning isn't everything
One may enjoy the process of playing a game whether one wins or not. This traditional proverb is now often heard in the opposite form, Winning isn't everything. It's the only thing!
27------Time will tell
Wait and see how something will work out. Don't trust a person or thing too much right now.
28-----The burned child shuns3 fire
Some of life's lessons are learned4 the hard way. The person who has had to pay for a mistake will be careful not to make that mistake again.
29-----There are other fish in the sea
There are opportunities! For example, this may be used to encourage someone who has just broken off a relationship with a sweetheart.
30-----Don't count your chickens before they are hatched5
Do not become too confident of success before you can see that progress is happening.
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advertising
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| n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的 | |
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bragging
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| v.自夸，吹嘘( brag的现在分词 )；大话 | |
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shuns
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| v.避开，回避，避免( shun的第三人称单数 ) | |
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learned
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| adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词 | |
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hatched
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| 孵化( hatch的过去式和过去分词 )； 孵出，破壳而出； 秘密策划，（尤指）密谋； 使（小鸟、小鱼、小虫等）孵出 | |
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