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发表于 2004-12-1 18:15 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
1. Add legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it.3 W2 J4 A2 o: ?/ E4 {

3 ~1 i5 ]# m  `2. A book holds a house of gold.
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4 N" ^5 {! e! v3. Crows everywhere are equally black." i3 z5 ~6 W. Z& W

# x  w$ q4 w" r4 K& N. u4. Dream different dreams while on the same bed.. y; l: h2 p6 y0 d" m
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5. Even a hare will bite when it is cornered.- S  F5 m. W$ t* D( {. e
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6. Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger, but a heart as soft as tofu.% n0 [" X" O# ]. t3 X, [& z

8 D) T' R, g9 b* b+ b2 Z, U7. An inch of time is an inch of gold, but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold.
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8. Looking for the ass on its very back.# D5 x6 a" C" K) G. E. q1 [

/ g! [0 {2 C* n* @5 a3 r9. The longer the night lasts, the more our dreams will be.1 h; y! E3 j) @2 x9 I8 Z

, X" t( j. f+ D8 m. G( l10. No wind, no waves.
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' @9 [9 [( d! r$ \9 U7 A11. Of all the stratagems, to know when to quit is the best.5 V2 L1 E- o9 e) ~, F8 X! d% u
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12. Once on a tiger's back, it is hard to alight.
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1 ^9 u# O+ R* u6 P, U13. One monk shoulders water by himself; two can still share the labor among them. When it comes to three, they have to go thirsty., H2 I- Q$ x" f9 v* q3 Z

! w% C/ F( I+ r* I4 W14. Paper can't wrap up a fire.
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% r+ w0 C9 K; B$ H+ T& @4 K7 i15. A smile will gain you ten more years of life.
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) C  O$ I2 S: Q16. A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den.
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6 {8 E$ c+ L) P' n5 B17. Some prefer carrot while others like cabbage.+ Z& Q$ d; _8 M$ q/ J6 A/ V/ D# @

5 g  m( I, b2 _- [) i6 Y) V. h18. Steal a bell with one's ears covered." w( C3 T5 u$ X; f

( p+ w6 V& k- Y: J8 S' M. Y19. There are always ears on the other side of the wall.
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6 Z5 u  ^! j# ^9 O20. Vicious as a tigress can be, she never eats her own cubs.
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21. A weasel comes to say "Happy New Year" to the chickens.
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; A' k0 q6 D  D+ R22. Without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook.$ s4 u  F8 u& B( h6 T

; }  Z1 \  A# W  G23. The more you sweat in Peacetime, The less you bleed during War.: ~$ Z6 S& {( n0 K5 G/ h
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24. Pure gold does not fear furnace.
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25. Those who do not read are no better off than those who can not.9 \2 x$ i; c8 C+ x2 F, }' `

0 ]9 R3 f6 S% E. L- F26. The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.5 K+ x6 T  e) F( Y3 Y

( z, ?3 V, n( o27. The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.0 @8 y/ M$ A3 j5 g/ W' [8 p2 T
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28. He painted a tiger, but it turned out a dog.: o2 V7 p  J9 ?# J

8 l* K: K+ K4 I% H; Y; e29. If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
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30. After three days without reading, talk becomes flavorless.
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, V  M' o/ Q& r: n31. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.. C9 w3 ^; ]7 l6 S; X& z
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32. Sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, all must be tasted.- ~! @! H8 M6 d7 W* j& E# z8 h1 T1 q4 }% ^
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33. With money you are a dragon; with no money, a worm.5 i, |7 p! B5 O
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34. There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.- A0 f# d' w5 V" j3 w" G3 {
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35. When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger.
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36. It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun.
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37. He who rides the tiger can never dismount.
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/ W4 q5 u/ t/ w( ], f38. Every day cannot be a feast of lanterns.
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39. It is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing.; q, p8 Z* F: a; }- T

" w: o. V; E% _( J; ?8 t40. Virtue never dwells alone; it always has neighbours./ j3 \8 B7 a  w6 g  j" W, l" ^7 K
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41. The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities$ i+ I+ Y) R- c5 s' X; A

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4 Q, o5 b5 G1 i大家都能读懂吗?
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发表于 2004-12-1 21:54 | 显示全部楼层
前两个看懂了:画蛇添足,书中自有黄金屋
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发表于 2004-12-1 21:56 | 显示全部楼层
3、天下乌鸦一般黑
# w$ z5 S1 F2 F$ `5 C4、同床异梦
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发表于 2004-12-1 21:57 | 显示全部楼层
第5没看懂,第6:刀子嘴豆腐心
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发表于 2004-12-1 21:58 | 显示全部楼层
7、一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
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发表于 2004-12-1 22:04 | 显示全部楼层
14,纸包不住火
. _  l) _4 C# ^/ S/ V2 n15,笑一笑,十年少
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发表于 2004-12-1 22:06 | 显示全部楼层
9,夜长梦多! e: K7 t0 L$ m! \4 D
10,无风不起浪
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发表于 2004-12-1 22:08 | 显示全部楼层
11,三十六计,走为上0 C' U* A2 ^4 D: W
12,老虎的屁股摸不得' f9 Z& e/ ^* p: C, z9 t
13,三个和尚没水喝( y" {. H; K, Q

4 ]8 B  t, h% ?. D0 s[ Last edited by JIMTARA on 2004-12-1 at 10:09 PM ]
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发表于 2004-12-1 22:12 | 显示全部楼层
16,狡兔三窟
  a! M) V% p  C7 `' o- ]7 l17,萝卜青菜各有所爱7 m0 U3 l* m1 q) R
18,掩耳盗铃
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发表于 2004-12-2 01:09 | 显示全部楼层
呵呵,都好厉害哦!!!
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发表于 2004-12-2 07:29 | 显示全部楼层
Originally posted by connie at 2004-12-2 01:09:
+ p; v7 N  H& N, }2 }6 D, b呵呵,都好厉害哦!!!

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" i/ ~2 {2 w, H4 \# ^* o强烈要求版主奖励我们每人100金币!
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发表于 2004-12-2 18:51 | 显示全部楼层
19、隔墙有耳, D% ]/ U  F' _' q0 I+ N
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21、黄鼠狼给鸡拜年
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发表于 2004-12-2 19:26 | 显示全部楼层
同言同羽 置业良晨
Originally posted by JIMTARA at 2004-12-2 08:29 AM:
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:D呵呵,这个要求不高,你和老杨一人100金币,请查收- c& b, s7 E4 K
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对了,还有雷锋~~~~
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发表于 2004-12-3 15:55 | 显示全部楼层
37.骑虎难下
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23,平时多流汗,战时少流血
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22.巧妇难为无米之炊
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同言同羽 置业良晨
24.真金不怕火练
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发表于 2004-12-3 18:41 | 显示全部楼层
27.愚公移山
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发表于 2004-12-3 18:43 | 显示全部楼层
30.
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30.士别三日,当刮目相看
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32.五味具全
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同言同羽 置业良晨
38天下无不散的宴席
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同言同羽 置业良晨
40.德艺双罄
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34.        条条大路通罗马
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35. 前车之鉴
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36.多此一举
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28.画虎不成反类犬
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发表于 2004-12-5 08:43 | 显示全部楼层
5. Even a hare will bite when it is cornered
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是不是"狗急跳墙"
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发表于 2004-12-5 09:29 | 显示全部楼层
第五个,有句话叫兔子急了还蹬人呢,不过不是咬人
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37-骑虎难下
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