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Examples:If you can't do anything prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.—lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom); fig. whoever started the trouble should end it—Take what you hear be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.—too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless repent after the event.—habit becomes nature (idiom); get used something and it seems inevitable—beat the snake death or it will cause endless calamity (common saying); nip the problem in the bud—the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise—Shangke corporation, PRC IT company (since 1994)—Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it—Heaven's net is wide meshed, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73).—one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); cut a long story short—a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow move an inch)—know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)—virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance stave off evil.—far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever—no time deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared—lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. pretend to do sth without understanding it—cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun—it is absolutely essential (follow the above instruction)—don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through the end—joke intended be so corny it makes one groan—Lee Kai-Fu (1961-), Taiwanese computer scientist and IT executive, from 2005 Vice president of Google and president of Google China—read and re-read sth until one is familiar with it—structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc—the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within—live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off—(polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor—Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy.—Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand.—different trades, worlds apart (idiom); sb. outside the profession, it is a closed book—it is easier change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character [idiom.]—lit. throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea [idiom.]—lit. comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain [idiom.]—lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best [idiom.]—so much evil that it reaches all the way heaven [idiom.]—value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth. because it is one's own— |