Excuse me, I just wanted to compliment you on the stunning decor.
不好意思,我只是想赞美一下你那了不起的装饰布置。
Do not give a dog bread every time he wags his tail.
不要有求必应。
In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences -- most of them wildly improbable.