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中 国 成 语(第二十七期)
(Chinese sayings and proverbs)
(何国龙收集整理)
·虎父无犬子(有其父必有其子)
Like father,like son. ·行行出状元
Every trade has its master. ·雷声大雨点小
to talk a great deal about something,but there is no follow-up action. ·临时抱佛脚
to seek help at last moment. ·放之四海而皆准
universally applicable. ·天无绝人之路
There is always a way out. ·民以食为天
The people take food as their heaven. ·树倒猢狲散
When the tree falls the monkeys scatter. ·欲加之罪,何患无词
If you are ant to condemn sb., you can always trump up a charge. ·家家有本难念的经
Every family has some sort of trouble. ·家丑不可外传
Don’t wash a dirty linen in public. ·寸金难买寸光阴
Money cannot buy time. ·欲善其事,必先利其器
Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job. ·巧妇难为无米之炊
Nobody can accomplish anything without the necessary means. ·幼吾幼以及人之幼
to took after other’s children as well as one’s own. ·战无不胜,攻无不克
to triumph in every battle and succeed in every invasion. ·挂羊头卖狗肉
to sell dog meat while hanging a sheep’s head outside the shop as
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