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1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
3 innocent acts may be misconstrued

重整旗鼓

chóng zhěng qí gǔ

1 lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback
2 to prepare for new initiatives
3 to attempt a comeback

Sample Sentences

日本本来两极分化就厉害，而东京又集中体现了这一点。在银座，上班族都是整齐地往前奔走，非常有规律。可是到原宿、涉谷，完全就是另外一片天地。都是打扮前卫的年轻人。

Rìběn běnlái liǎngjí fēnhuà jiù lìhai ，ér Dōngjīng yòu jízhōng tǐxiàn le zhè yīdiǎn 。zài Yínzuò ，shàngbān zú dōu shì zhěngqí de wǎng qián bēnzǒu ，fēicháng yǒu guīlǜ 。kěshì dào Yuánsù 、Shègǔ ，wánquán jiùshì lìngwài yīpiàn tiāndì 。dōu shì dǎbàn qiánwèi de niánqīngrén 。

Japan's polarization has always been really remarkable. And Tokyo really concentrates and embodies it. In Ginza, the office workers all rush forward. They're extremely orderly. But when you get to Harajuku and Shibuya, it's completely different. It's all young people decked out in the most avant-garde fashions.

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哈哈，进攻就算了，不过确实很整齐划一啊。根据报道，为了这次阅兵，参加受阅的军人每个星期都要训练五十二个小时！

hāhā ，jìngōng jiù suànle ，bùguò quèshí hěn zhěngqíhuàyī ā 。gēnjù bàodào ，wèile zhècì yuèbīng ，cānjiā shòuyuè de jūnrén měige xīngqī dōuyào xùnliàn wǔshíèr gè xiǎoshí ！

Ha ha, not sure about attack, but it was certainly very uniform. According to media reports, for this military parade, the troops set to be inspected had to rehearse for 52 hours every week!

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也因为实在是太整齐了，还有人开玩笑说这是克隆人的进攻。

yě yīnwèi shízàishì tài zhěngqí le ，háiyǒu rén kāi wánxiào shuō zhè shì kèlóng rén de jìngōng 。

And because it was so perfect, some people have joked that it's like Attack of the Clones.

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你朋友也太直接了吧。不过西方人的牙看起来是不错，又整齐又白。难道基因不一样？

nǐ péngyou yě tài zhíjiē le ba 。bùguò xīfāngrén de yá kàn qǐlái shì bùcuò ，yòu zhěngqí yòu bái 。nándào jīyīn bù yīyàng ？

Your friend is so direct. However, Western people's teeth do look nice, both straight and white. Are their genes just different?

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那倒也不是。他们从小就很在乎牙齿，如果牙齿不整齐，一般小时候就会去矫正。

nàdào yě bù shì 。tāmen cóngxiǎo jiù hěn zàihu yáchǐ ，rúguǒ yáchǐ bù zhěngqí ，yībān xiǎo shíhou jiù huì qù jiǎozhèng 。

That's not really true. They take care of their teeth from the time they are little. If their teeth aren't straight, then they'll often have them straightened.

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看起来是不错，我陪老板娘去参观过。穿着整整齐齐的校服，男生打领带，女生穿裙子。不过实际情况也并不如表面看起来的那么好。

kàn qǐlái shì bùcuò ，wǒ péi lǎobǎnniáng qù cānguān guo 。chuān zhe zhěngzhěngqíqí de xiàofú ，nánshēng dǎ lǐngdài ，nǚshēng chuān qúnzi 。bùguò shíjì qíngkuàng yě bingbùrú4 biǎomiàn kàn qǐlái de nàme hǎo 。

It looks really nice. I went with the boss's wife to check it out. The children were all dressed in smart-looking uniforms: the boys wore neckties; the girls wore skirts. However, the truth of the matter is that it's not as good as it seems on the surface.

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布局是大同小异。一般规模较大的寺都有三座殿。这三座殿依次建在一条线上，排列得很整齐。你看最外面的是天王殿，天王殿的后面是大雄宝殿，大雄宝殿后面还有一个殿。

bùjú shì dàtóngxiǎoyì 。yībān guīmó jiào dà de sì dōu yǒu sān zuò diàn 。zhè sān zuò diàn yīcì jiàn zài yī tiáo xiàn shàng ，páiliè de hěn zhěngqí 。nǐ kàn zuì wàimian de shì Tiānwángdiàn ，Tiānwángdiàn de hòumian shì Dàxióngbǎodiàn ，Dàxióngbǎodiàn hòumian háiyǒu yī gè diàn 。

The layout is largely the same, but with small differences. Usually large scale temples have three halls. These three halls are constructed in one line, and are lined up precisely. Look, the one on the outside is the Hall of the Gods, and behind it is the Precious Hall of the Great Hero. Behind the Precious Hall of the Great Hero is another hall.

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矫正以后，会不会变整齐？

jiǎozhèng yǐhòu ，huì bu huì biàn zhěngqí ？

After having her teeth adjusted, will they straighten up?

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