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三思而后行 Look before you leap. 三句不离本行 to talk shop 三个臭皮匠胜过一个诸葛亮 Two heads are better than one. 三番两次 This guy is at me time after time.(time and again; time and time again.) 三缄其口 You'd better hold your peace, or you'll ask for trouble. 千钧一发 to hang by a hair thread / at the critical time 千锤百炼 A good nail does not fear the hammer. (steeled and tempered; gone through fire and water) 千载难逢 It only happens once in a blue moon. (It chances in an hour that happens not in seven years.) 千变万化 The unexpected always happens. 大刀阔斧 小Car笔记： 大同小异 much of muchness：The two articles are much of muchness ( be alike with minor difference ; There's not a pin to choose between the two ) in appearance and quality. 大言不惭 blow your own trumpet：You really blow your own trumpet. (talk big; overshoot oneself) 大快朵颐 They are so delicious that I ate my fill. (gorge oneself; tuck in at; have/take one's fill.) 大功告成 The big project finally came off with honors (bring home the bacon; come through with flying colors). 大智若愚 He who cannot play the fool is not a wise man. 大器晚成 Rome was not built in a day. 大海捞针 needle in a haystack：Finding your lost contact lens is just like looking for a needle in a haystack. 山穷水尽 at the end of one's resources 山中无老虎，猴子称大王 Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cat's away, the mice will play. 小题大做 Make a mountain out of a molehill. ( fuss about trifles; a tempest in a teapot; a storm in a teacup; break a butterfly on a wheel ) 小Car笔记： 小不忍则乱大谋 Patience is a virtue. 小洞不补，大来吃苦 A stitch in time saves nine. 工欲善其事，必先利其器 Sharp tools make good work. 己所不欲勿施于人 Do unto others as you would be done. 亡羊补牢 Better late than never./ It's never too late to mend. 上气不接下气 I got out of breath when I climbed those stairs. 寸步不离 He always keeps book at his elbow. (keep close to) 口若悬河 He always talks nine words at once. (rattle on) 仁者无敌 The benevolent have no enemy. 口是心非 He often speaks with his tongue in his cheek. (play a double game; say one thing and mean another ) 小Car笔记： 口蜜腹剑 A honey tongue, a heart of gall. ( be nasty-nice; Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails. ) 久别情疏 Out of sight, out of mind. (Far from eye, far from heart. Long absent, soon forgotten. Seldom seen, soon forgotten.) 不告而别 French leave 不要不自量力 Don't put a quarter into a pint pot. 不要厚此薄彼 Don't make fish of one and flesh of another. 不畏艰难 Take the bull by the horns. 不战而屈人之兵 不入虎穴焉得虎子 How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tiger's lair. 不经一事，不长一智 Experience is the mother of wisdom. 不胜其烦 a pain in the neck：Your little brother is a pain in the neck. 小Car笔记： 不可一世 I really don't know why she is always as proud as a peacock. 不可救药 His deep-rooted bad habits are simply beyond remedy. 不由自主 in spite of oneself：He is often absent-minded and dozed off in spite of himself in class. 不自量力 If he does so, he really goes beyond his depth. No one can beat that guy. (overrateone's abilities) 不屈不挠 Although he has failed several times, he still keeps his chin up. (as steady as a rock; firm and unyielding; fight for tooth and nail; hang on by the eyelashes; stick to one's color) 不知死活 John is really heedless of consequences. I believe some day he will ask for trouble. 不知好歹 Take my advice into consideration. Don't know chalk from cheese. 不耻下问 To improve your studies, you got to be not above asking questions. 不假思索 He is good at speech. He often speaks impromptu. 不偏不倚 You should believe that the judge held the scales even. 小Car笔记： beyond remedy：不可救药，病入膏肓 不期而遇 I came across an old friend of mine in a department store. (chance to meet，bump into，come upon，meet...accidentally/unexpectedly/by chance/by accident) 不速之客 You are really a thick-skinned and gate-crasher. 不义之财 Don't be envious. Ill-gotten money comes easily and goes easily too. 不谋而合 see eye to eye：Do you see eye to eye with him on that plan? 不厌其烦 takes the trouble：The teacher often takes the trouble to instruct his pupils. 不遗余力 But the conspirators leave no avenue unexplored to re-establish contact with Britain. 不择手段 by hook or by crook：He just did the work by hook or by crook. 不翼而飞 Did you see that plane? It seems that it just vanished from sight. 不声不响 as quiet/silent/still as a mouse：She was as quiet/silent/still as a mouse and left. 不识抬举 Bring a cow to the hall and she will run to the byre. (fail to appreciate sb's kindness/not know how to appreciate favor) 小Car笔记： thick-skinned： 厚皮的，厚脸皮的，不敏感的 万物之灵 thelords of creation 万事开头难 Everything is difficult at the start 万无一失 not a single miss in a thousand times. 落井下石 to hit a person when he's down 隔墙有耳 Pitchers have ears; walls have ears. 开夜车/挑灯夜战 Burn the midnight oil. 开诚布公 He always opens his heart to his spouse when he has a problem. 盗亦有道 Dog does not eat dog. 善有善报 One kindness is the price of another. 损人利己 to enrich oneself at others expense 小Car笔记： 置之死地而后生 Put the troops in death ground and they will live. 道高一尺魔高一丈 While thepriest climbs a foot, the devil climbs ten. 预防胜于治疗 Prevention is better than cure. 新官上任三把火 New brooms sweep clean. 塞翁失马焉知非福 Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise. 路遥知马力日久见人心 A distant journey tests the strength of a horse and a long task proves the character of a man. 沧海一栗 a drop in the bucket 盖棺论定 Judge none blessed before his death. 岁月不饶人 Time and tide wait for no man. 经验即良师 Experience is the teacher. 小Car笔记： 微不足道 a drop in the ocean：The police crackdown on speeding is just a drop in the ocean in solving Taiwan's traffic problems. 勤能补拙 Diligence can make up for lack of intelligence. 寿终正寝 to die a natural death (to die in one's bed) 寡不击众 There is no contending against odds. 对牛弹琴 to cast pearls before swine 祸不单行 Misfortunes never come single. 饱食终日无所事事 to eat the bread ofidleness 慷他人之慨 to be free with other's money 远亲不如近邻 Distant kinsmen mean less than close neighbors. / A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin. 种瓜得瓜种豆得豆 You must reap what you have sown. / As you sow, so shall you reap. 小Car笔记：
乐极生悲 After joy comes sadness. 说曹操到曹操就到 Talk of the devil and the devil comes. 团结就是力量 Union is strength. 需要为发明之母 Necessity is the mother of invention. 满招损，谦受益 Haughtiness invites ruin; humility receives benefits. 恶有恶报 He that does evil shall find evil. 恶事传千里 Bad news travels quickly. 熟能生巧 Practice makes perfect. 缓兵之计 a fabian policy 缘木求鱼 to get water from a flint 小Car笔记： haughtiness：傲慢, 不逊 【例句】She called him on his haughtiness.她责备他傲慢无礼。 适者生存 the survival of the fittest 穷寇莫追 积少成多 Every little makes a mickle. (Every little helps.) 脍炙人口 in everyone's mouth 钱可通神 Money can move even the gods. 谋事在人成事在天 Man proposes and God disposes. 学无捷径 There is no royal road/shortcut to learning. 机不可失 Opportunity seldo knocks twice. 优胜劣败 The weakest goes to the wall. 声东击西 to look one way and row another 小Car笔记： shortcut：捷径，近路，抄近路，走捷径。【例句】①We saved time by taking a shortcut.我们走捷径以节省时间。 ②He was always looking for a shortcut to fame and fortune.他总是在找成名发财的捷径。 螳臂挡车 to kick against the pricks 鞠躬尽瘁 to give the last measure of devotion 聪明反被聪明误 to suffer for one's wisdom 旧调重谈 to harp on the same string 礼尚往来 Courtesy on one side cannot last long. 礼多必诈 full of courtesy, full of craft 声嘶力竭 He was talking at the top of his voice. 覆水难收 What's done cannot be undone./There is no use crying over spilt milk. 转石不生苔 A rolling stone gathers no moss. 转败为胜 to convert defeat into victory 小Car笔记： courtesy：礼貌, 好意, 恩惠 【常用短语】①courtesy light：礼貌灯, 门控车室照明灯 ②courtesy title：礼貌性的尊称 鞭长莫及 beyond one'sgrasp 关公门前耍大刀 There's no need to teach a fish to swim. 严以责己宽以待人 to be severe with oneself and lenient with others 铁石心肠 a heart of steel 听天由命 to be guided by destiny 骄者必败 Pride goes before a fall. 小Car笔记： lenient：宽大的, 仁慈的 【例句】①Lenient parents; lenient rules.仁慈的父母; 宽松的规章制度 ②In your case, we are prepared to be lenient.根据你的情况，我们拟予从宽处理
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