Sunday, May 20, 2007

CHINESE 45

now. a little chinese revision!

1. 爱屋及乌 - love me, love my dog
2. 按部就班 - do it systematically.
3. 百年树人 - super old wise person
4. 百折不挠 - never give up
5. 班门弄斧 - don't haolian in front of one professional
6. 半途而废 - don't do things halfway
7. 杯弓蛇影 - be jittery(nervous) with imaginary fears
8. 不耻下问 - keep on asking questions
9. 不二法门 - only way is to study to get good grades
10. 不可救药 - no medicine can save him
11. 不劳而获 - you don't work hard, you won't succeed.
12. 不胜枚举 - countless
13. 不务正业 - not engage in honest work
14. 不翼而飞 - vanish all of a sudden
15. 不知所措 - be at a loss
16. 不自量力 - overestimate one's strength
17. 长年累月 - over many months and years
18. 草木皆兵 - be in a state of extreme nervousness
19. 持之以恒 - persevere
20. 出类拔萃 - outstanding
21. 出人头地 - stand out among one's fellows
22. 唇亡齿寒 - interdependence of two neighboring states
23. 粗制滥造 - manufactured in a bad quality
24. 打草惊蛇 - act rashly and alert the enemy
25. 大公无私 - be impartial (fair)
26. 当仁不让 - not pass on to others what one is called upon to do (do yourself, don't ask people do for you)
27. 德高望重 - enjoy high prestige (rank) and command universal respect
28. 得过且过 - muddle along (to achieve success without much skill)
29. 得意忘形 - too happy until forget oneself original behavior
30. 掉以轻心 - lower one's guard
31. 东窗事发 - the game is up
32. 东山再起 - stage a comeback
33. 对症下药 - find apt (suitable) and specific ways to solve problems
34. 耳濡目染 - be unconsciously (without awareness) influenced by what one constantly hears or sees
35. 发人深省 - provide food for thought
36. 发扬光大 - bring to a great height of development
37. 防患未然 - take the necessary precautions to prevent a disaster from happening
38. 废寝忘食 - be so absorbed (focus) as to forget food and sleep
39. 奉公守法 - law-abiding (obeying the law)
40. 敷衍塞责 - perform one's duty in a perfunctory (uninterested) manner
41. 改过自新 - mend one's ways
42. 各有千秋 - each has strong points
43. 改邪归正 - turn a new leaf
44. 根深蒂固 - deep-rooted (enduring)
45. 孤掌难鸣 - it's difficult to achieve anything without support

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