An old expression of the sailors that is still heard is to sail under false colors.

另一句仍能听到的来自水手的老话是to sail under false colors。

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That's why there's an old expression about helping people, No good deed goes unpunished.

因此有一句关于助人的古话说得好，一切善举都要招致惩罚。

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An old expression says, "Man's best friend is his dog." Today, however, it seems that cats have replaced dogs as the most popular pets in American homes.

一句老话这样说道：“人类最好的朋友就是他的狗”。然而今天，在美国家庭中，猫似乎已经取代了狗，成为最受欢迎的宠物。

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An old expression of the sailors that is still heard is to sail under false colors.

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One writer believes that the expression might have come from an old saying.

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"There's an old expression: A rising tide raises all ships, " he said.

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It was satire, an age-old and completely legitimate form of expression.

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In this digital world, where mixing cultures could be as easy as pressing a few buttons, it still takes good old-fashioned vision to imagine a sound that reflects an honest expression of what it's like to be from two great histories.

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