中 国 成 语（第十六期）
(Chinese sayings and proverbs)
(何国龙收集整理)

·混水摸鱼
to fish in trouble water.

·湖光山色
the natural be4auty of lakes and mountains.

·滴水石穿
Persistent efforts can overcome any difficulty.

·滚瓜烂熟
learned very thoroughly.

·满面春风
looking happy and cheerful.

·满口胡言
to talk irresponsibly.

·满口应承
to promise with great readiness.

·漏网之鱼
fish that has escaped the net.

·漫漫长夜
a long ,long night which seems to have no end.

·洁身自好
to exercise self-control so as to protect oneself from immorality.

·书香门第
a literary family.

·有名无实
to exist only in name.

·未雨绸缪
to take precautions before it is too late.

·杞人忧天
groundless worries (or anxiety).

·柔情似水
tender and soft as water.

·业精于勤
Excellence in work is possible only with diligence.

·乐不思蜀
too happy to taink of home.

·乐极生悲
happiness is followed by sorrow when it reaches an extreme.