Look before you leap. Don't be so foolhardy.

做事要瞻前顾后， 不要这样鲁莽。

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"Next time look before you leap!" And he went on his merry way.

狐狸说，“下次你跳之前要看清楚。”然后他愉快地上路了。

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The way they deliberate every word before it comes out of their mouth is indicative of how they approach life: they look before they leap.

他们对每个将要从嘴里蹦出来的的字都仔细斟酌一番，这便是他们对待生活方式的一种象征：他们在行动之前一定会看清情况。

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So when clients bring him money to manage, he makes sure they look before they leap.

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Whether you are selling this year or next, look before you leap.

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As long as you look before you leap, starting a business in your 50s or 60s can be the ride of a lifetime.

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