| The finest diamond must be cut. 玉不琢,不成器。 |
| You look tired. 你看上去很累。 |
| It’s up to you. 由你决定。 |
| I am so sorry about this. 对此我非常抱歉(遗憾)。 |
| Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 众口铄金,积毁销骨。 |
| Were there any exciting incidents during your journey? 你们在旅行中有没有什么令人激动的事情? |
| I would rather see a young man blush than turn pale. 我宁可看到青年人脸红,也不愿看到它脸色变得苍白。 |
| Better to ask the way than go astray. 问路总比迷路好。 |
| Of course! 当然了! |
| 一花独放不是春。 One flower does not make a spring. |
| 要不要由你。 Take it or leave it. |
| 她和约翰订婚/结婚了。 She's engaged/married to John. |
| 镜子只能帮助你找到脸上的污点,要擦掉污点还要靠自己。 A mirror can only help you see the stain on your face; and to wipe it off, you have to rely on yourself. |
| 放债的比借债的记性好。 Creditors have better memories than debtors. |
| 只有死人才无错误。/人孰无过。 He is lifeless that is faultless. |
| 上帝要谁灭亡,必先让他疯狂。 Whom the gods destroy,they first make mad. |
| 穿袈裟的不一定就是和尚。 It is not the hood that makes the monk. |
| 多做事的捷径是每次只做一件事。 The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time. |
| 他善于举重。 He's good at lifting weights. |
| tamper vi. 干预,乱弄 |
| piracy n. 海上掠夺;侵犯版权 |
| bear n. 熊;粗鲁的人;v. 携带;有,怀有;承受,忍受;生育 |
| cripple n. 残疾人,跛子 vt. 使跛,使残疾 |
| immense a. 广大的,巨大的 |
| scissors n. 剪刀 |
| facet n. 刻面,(问题的)一个方面 |
| modest a. 谦虚的;适度的;羞怯的 |