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一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳 Once bitten, twice shy. 一言既出，驷马难追 一见钟情 一箭双鵰/一举两得 一寸光阴一寸金 一失足成千古恨 一将功名万骨枯 一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨 一人难称百人意 一气呵成 一白遮三丑 A white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults. 一知半解 A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一心一意 John is a person who always works with undivided attention. 一丘之貉 These people are cut from the same cloth./are tarred with the same brush. 一目了然 His words just leapt to the eye. Do you need me to explain it? 一帆风顺 His business has gone off without a hitch. 一刻千金 You have to make good use of time. After all, every time counts. 一事无成 I am happy to know that all have ended in smoke about him. 一败涂地 The outcome of the election just bit the dust. 一针见血 His comment on the current affairs always hits the right nail on the head. 一清二楚 The accounts seem to be as clear as crystal. 一意孤行 That boy is always going his own way. He won't listen to his parents' advice. 一落千丈 My son's schoolwork has gone to pot. He really lets me down. 一鸣惊人 His performance at school really comes as a bombshell. 一诺千金 He never goes back on his word. He is as good as his word. 一时兴起 Don't always do things by fits and snatches. 一蹴可几 You should know that it is impossible to make it at one stroke. 一筹莫展 I really have no idea what to do. Now I am at my wit's end. 一览无遗 If you stand here looking down at the city. The wonderful scene will be in full view. 一窍不通 What you said is all Greek to me. 一视同仁 He treats everyone across the board. 一模一样 These twins look as like as two peas. 一时兴起 He does everything on the spur of the moment. 九死一生 to have a hair-breadth escape 九牛一毛 Compared with mine, his was simply a drop in the bucket. 人生如梦 Life is but a dream. 人生自古谁无死 Death comes to all men. 人生百岁古来稀 It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old. 人定胜天 Man can conquer nature. 人不可貌相 Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a book by its cover. 小Car笔记： 人生而平等 All men are created equal. 人山人海 a sea of faces：How many people are there in the stadium? Believe it or not, a sea of faces. 人之常情 human nature：It's human nature for me to help those who need help. 人云亦云 echo others' words：Don't echo others' words. Sometimes you've got to find out the truth. 人去楼空 Regretful to say, when the master was absent, his mansion was dead. 人面兽心 a wolf in sheep's clothing：He is cruel enough to kill that girl; he's really a wolf in sheep's clothing. 人言可畏 Opinion rules the world：Always remember what I say to you. Opinion rules the world. 十年风水轮流转 Every dog has its day. 十全十美 leave nothing to be desired：The show just leaves nothing to be desired. 十拿九稳 We have winning the game in the bag. 小Car笔记： 十万火急 in hot haste：I am writing in hot haste to let you know that I will be there on time. 了无瓜葛 have nothing to do with：That politician claimed that he had nothing to do with thatscandal. 力不从心 my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak：A:Can you do me a favor? B:Sorry, my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak. 力挽狂澜 入境随俗 Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入木三分 七上八下 to be sixes and sevens：Don't talk to me now because I am all at sixes and sevens. (with one's heart going pitapat) 七窍生烟 He was in a great fury (fuming with anger; in a great rage; terribly furious) and swore to get even with the opposite(跟对方报复). 七零八落 After the quake, the buildings went to rock and ruin. 八面玲珑 smooth and able to win favour on all sides. 小Car笔记： 夜以继日 day and night：The nurse was with the patient day and night. 英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike. 于事无补 Complaining is of little(no) avail. It is better for you to take action now. 姻缘天注定 Marriages are made in heaven. 逆来顺受 to make the best of a bad bargain 流芳百世 a niche in the temple of fame 为虎作伥 to act as guide to a tiger 孤注一掷 to put all one's egg in one basket 勇者不惧 A brave man will not shrink from dangers. 洗心革面 to turn over a new leaf 小Car笔记： 美中不足 a fly in the ointment 背道而驰 to run counter 赴汤蹈火 to go through fire and water 风烛残年 to have one foot in the grave 风声鹤唳，草木皆兵 to apprehend danger in every sound 活到老学到老 It's never too late to learn./ Live and learn. 前事不忘后事之师 Remember the past and it will guide your future. 星星之火可以燎原 A single spark can start a prairie fire. 待人宽容如待己 Live and let live. 按部就班 Learn to walk before you run. 小Car笔记： 南辕北辙 cross purposes：The salesmen were working at cross purposes with their supervisor. 病从口入祸从口出 Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it. 笑里藏刀 a smile to hide one's hate 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 Where there's life there's hope 海底捞月 to fish in the air 海底捞针 差之毫厘失之千里 A miss is as good as a mile 既往不咎 Let the dead bury their dead. 杀身成仁 to sacrifice one's life to preserve one's virtue complete 杀鸡焉用牛刀 Take not a musket to kill a butterfly 小Car笔记： 饥不择食 害群之马 家丑不可外扬 恩威并济 旁观者清 时运不济 殊途同归 众志成城/团结就是力量 疾风知劲草 设身处地 小Car笔记：
莫在太岁头上动土 Let sleeping dogs lie. 毕恭毕敬 cap in hand：He always treats his boss cap in hand. 得意忘形 to leap out of one's skin 捷足先登 The early bird catches the worm. 欲速则不达 Haste makes waste./More haste, less speed. 欲加之罪，何患无辞 Give a dog a bad/an ill name and hang him. 混水摸鱼 to fish in troubled waters 贪小失大 penny-wise and poundfoolish 习惯成自然 once a use forever a custom 挂羊头卖狗肉 cry up wine and sell vinegar 小Car笔记： 贫无立锥之地 as poor as a church mouse 雪中送炭真君子/患难见真情 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 异想天开 to give loose to one's fancy 集思广义 Two heads are better than one. 得过且过 to live from hand to mouth 情人眼里出西施 Love is blind. 情有独钟 had eyes only for：All the girls liked Kevin, but he had eyes only for Mary. 冤家宜解不宜结 Better remove enmity than contract it. 眼不见为净 Out of sight, out of mind. 脱口而出 A slip of the tongue can sometimes land you in trouble. 小Car笔记： 智者千虑，必有一失 Homer sometimes nods. 胜不骄败不馁 to be not elated by success nor disturbed by failure 富贵在天 Riches and honors come from heaven. 智者不惑 A wise man is free from perplexities. 无风不起浪 There is no smoke without fire. (Where there is smoke, there is fire.) 画蛇添足 to paint the lily 趁火打劫 to fish in troubled waters 量入为出 to cut one's coat according to one's cloth/ make both ends meet 阳奉阴违 跑了和尚跑不了庙 The monk may run away, but the temple can't run with him. 小Car笔记： |
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