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常用中国成语英文翻译(五)

  41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist. One can't make
bricks without straw.
          42.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest
eminence is to be gained step by step
          43.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the
future.
          44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another
generation rests.One sows and another reaps.
          45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing
something
          46.强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a
snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local
bullies.
          47.强强联手 win-win co-operation
          48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.
          49.人之初性本善 Man's nature at birth is good.
          50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.
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