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适者生存 the survival of the fittest 穷寇莫追 A cornered animal is a dangerous foe. 积少成多 Every little makes a mickle. (Every little helps.) 脍炙人口 in everyones 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】We saved time by taking a shortcut.我们走捷径以节省时间。He was always looking for a shortcut to fame and fortune.他总是在找成名发财的捷径。 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。Fabian：adj. 费边式的, 拖延时间的 n. 费边主义 【常用短语】Fabian tactics：慎重待机的策略; 缓进军略 ? Fabian Society：ph. 费边协会, 费边社(1884年在伦敦由英国资产阶级知识分子组成的一个政治组织, 主张采取温和缓进的办法改造社会), n. 费边社 微不足道 a drop in the ocean：The police crackdown on speeding is just a drop in the ocean in solving Taiwans 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 ones 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 others 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：natural death：生理死亡; 自然死亡kinsman：男亲戚 ?【例句】The brides kinsman gathered to make preparations for the wedding. 新娘的男亲属们聚集在一起为婚礼做准备。 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