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  Go/swim with the tide (idiom) - Go along with prevailing opinion or thought.(随波逐流,顺势而为)

  Examples:1. Sally doesn't have a mind of her own; she just swims with the tide.  

  2. I just go with the tide. I never fight fate.

  Guileless (adj.) - sincere; honest; straightforward; frank.

(朴实,直率)

  Examples:1. A good example of someone who is guileless is an honest and innocent girl who just arrived in a big city and who believes that everyone is as honest and good as she.

  2.She regarded him with wide, guileless blue eyes.

  Between heaven and earth… - “天地之间,莫贵于人”,语出《孙膑兵法.月战》意思是天地间最珍贵的就是人,没有什么再比人更重要的了。这是人本思想的典型体现,明确地肯定了人的重要性。

  The key for people to know… - “人之相知,贵相知心”,语出收入《古文观止》中的《李陵答苏武书》,意思是人们相互了解,最重要的是了解对方的内心世界,即朋友相交要知心。学界对此信是否真的出自李陵手笔,一直存有争论。

In the final/last analysis (idiom) - when all the facts are considered.(归根到底,毕竟)

  Examples:1. In the final analysis, the only people who will benefit are property owners.  

2. In the last analysis, the failure of the rescue mission was the result of bad timing and bad weather.

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