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1 lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
2 learn from past mistake
3 once bitten twice shy

前车之鉴

qián chē zhī jiàn

1 to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)

学富五车

xué fù wǔ chē

1 of great erudition and scholarship (idiom)

安步当车

ān bù dàng chē

1 to go on foot (idiom)
2 to do things at a leisurely pace

宝马香车

bǎo mǎ xiāng chē

1 precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
2 ostentatious display of luxury

Sample Sentences

刀哥，我们发现她了，她现在正往地下车库走着。

Dāogē ，wǒmen fāxiàn tā le ，tā xiànzài zhèng wǎng dìxià chēkù zǒu zhe 。

Scar, we found her. She's walking into the underground parking garage as we speak.

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把车停到车库里。

bǎ chē tíng dào chēkù lǐ 。

Park the car in the garage.

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是。但是从她们聚会的地点到家里开车只要15分钟，她完全有可能中途溜出作案。她也可以不进入停车库。总之，我们的调查显示陈瑶没有站得住脚的不在场证据。

shì 。dànshì cóng tāmen jùhuì de dìdiǎn dào jiālǐ kāichē zhǐyào shíwǔ fēnzhōng ，tā wánquán yǒu kěnéng zhōngtú liūchū zuò àn 。tā yě kěyǐ bù jìnrù tíngchēkù 。zǒngzhī ，wǒmen de diàochá xiǎnshì Chén Yáo méiyǒu zhàndezhùjiǎo de bù zàichǎng zhèngjù 。

Right. But the place where they met up was only fifteen minutes by car away from her home. There's a very good possibility that she could have sneaked out halfway through to commit the crime. She also could have not entered the parking garage. So, in conclusion, our investigation shows that Chen Yao does not have a water-tight alibi.

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车库的监控录像显示，她的车是在晚上11点40分进入小区停车库的。

chēkù de jiānkòng lùxiàng xiǎnshì ，tā de chē shì zài wǎnshang shíyī diǎn sìshí fēn jìnrù xiǎoqū tíngchēkù de 。

The CCTV recording in the garage shows that her car entered the garage in the residential area at 11:40.

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一梯两户，很清静的。小区是全封闭地下车库，电梯直接入库。而且设施齐全，健身房，室内游泳池，网球场样样都有。小区旁边就是大卖场，离轨道交通也只有10分钟路程。

yī tī liǎng hù ，hěn qīngjìng de 。xiǎoqū shì quán fēngbì dìxiàchēkù ，diàntī zhíjiē rù kù 。érqiě shèshī qíquán ，jiànshēnfáng ，shìnèi yóuyǒngchí ，wǎngqiúcháng yàngyàng dōu yǒu 。xiǎoqū pángbiān jiùshì dàmàicháng ，lí guǐdàojiāotōng yě zhǐyǒu shí fēnzhōng lùchéng 。

Two units per elevator, so it's really private. All of the parking space in the neighborhood is closed and underground, accessible directly by elevator. The neighborhood is also well-equipped with various facilities like a gym, indoor pool, tennis court... all you can name it. A shopping center is just around the corner. The subway station is only 10 minutes away.

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