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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.  D; E% W, {$ g+ [; {: Y; I

+ S8 I2 I, \: n! i6 Y  U7 D0 s/ I) r9 ^2. A book holds a house of gold.% x2 k$ f7 _0 ^9 a3 V
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3. Crows everywhere are equally black.# M1 I2 V/ n, [& k* p3 T4 q

) _6 Q1 S0 I) w# ?4. Dream different dreams while on the same bed.+ B7 z9 A  M3 I3 O" {! w

$ K% K: o8 x" n. O5. Even a hare will bite when it is cornered.
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+ D4 I3 f/ h9 a6. Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger, but a heart as soft as tofu.& P: _  P& q$ c* g3 S
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7. 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.* Q% a2 r) u+ K6 E% p% B7 |
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9. The longer the night lasts, the more our dreams will be.$ S6 t7 t$ d: L
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10. No wind, no waves.' I0 P  Y6 J4 b2 K

* F0 G% E  g: X. d# @11. Of all the stratagems, to know when to quit is the best.3 c% X" {( J  L9 H
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12. Once on a tiger's back, it is hard to alight.
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6 {. f2 i+ A3 H1 r- r13. One monk shoulders water by himself; two can still share the labor among them. When it comes to three, they have to go thirsty.( I1 y/ _5 R2 e  g) C$ W( G

! @/ T7 |" v; \! _# x& p  ^0 e14. Paper can't wrap up a fire.
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8 G; U8 f5 u* Y$ B! S- v15. A smile will gain you ten more years of life.; J) t0 C- n  N1 f: p  Q! ~

( B) Y- i5 F7 y% B0 ^  i: l& u$ G16. A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den.# `6 r$ d- @; {  T# m
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17. Some prefer carrot while others like cabbage.
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: `# |/ I1 l5 D* ]18. Steal a bell with one's ears covered.
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19. There are always ears on the other side of the wall.
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) ?( l) r0 G6 x9 ^( L4 [20. 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.1 Q( ?/ m8 E1 r7 B+ _7 \
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22. Without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook.
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" v/ ]- D; `# ~* Z23. The more you sweat in Peacetime, The less you bleed during War.( O, B  q" D" P8 }$ i
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24. Pure gold does not fear furnace.
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( g+ e9 q8 t! H25. Those who do not read are no better off than those who can not.
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, Y# I; i, f4 v26. The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.; r" q0 B! c/ ~& z0 U! z
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27. The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.1 [2 t. c" x/ i

' F5 B: @7 w% q' C2 G* N: W, t28. He painted a tiger, but it turned out a dog.4 K( }4 ~( b* a0 r9 r

( G. y' O* W& S  M1 `29. If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.$ q* O9 U1 G8 h$ p7 c) @. g# w
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30. After three days without reading, talk becomes flavorless.
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# ]! |% L5 M" g1 N9 P31. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
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32. Sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, all must be tasted.
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1 s5 @* @4 w% X- Y/ W% V33. With money you are a dragon; with no money, a worm.
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34. There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.; a3 ]* k& A! z3 Z' L

7 Q- r2 x0 N8 m! m35. When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger.1 n, L0 ~# j! K

, \# C5 L- p3 l. `; I& S% `3 }36. It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun.8 f! k4 H: j: |2 r
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37. He who rides the tiger can never dismount./ `: b+ l, }8 N- i& ^- z4 }( r  \

3 k4 k% x7 s' H38. Every day cannot be a feast of lanterns.& n' A# }# R1 b" h1 Z0 Y# Z

- ^/ x( L) y' g  i9 X% m) s' H: p: ~39. It is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing.0 @( e; Y) \; b" ~, C+ q2 x5 Y" \  b5 n
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40. Virtue never dwells alone; it always has neighbours.! @( N% r* n# Q2 _  d8 {* J

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: f9 C. V2 k4 N+ w& y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* e& M. E; g7 ~# v# m$ W& W
4、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
, E4 _4 z! ]+ \8 y" L1 w15,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- B& ^# R$ k7 N7 J$ b5 B0 }
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7 D. w. [4 W8 v+ H  F
12,老虎的屁股摸不得
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+ A( \3 T+ O) }[ 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" I/ p# t' ?( z" }( \
17,萝卜青菜各有所爱& z: x/ I5 w* [, E2 o( r) P
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:
- g. ~& k' U# j2 n1 S* q  W4 {4 }呵呵,都好厉害哦!!!
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2 ?+ H2 r, l9 H5 k9 y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
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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:
/ {7 u4 J! _0 |/ o- z3 z( }2 Y强烈要求版主奖励我们每人100金币!
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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7 \: m/ e1 a0 T$ B( }7 D$ c

: I" P+ Y: ?1 o% Q& e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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发表于 2004-12-3 15:56 | 显示全部楼层
23,平时多流汗,战时少流血
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发表于 2004-12-3 15:59 | 显示全部楼层
22.巧妇难为无米之炊
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发表于 2004-12-3 16:00 | 显示全部楼层
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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.
6 n0 W7 S4 I% ]6 j% P! t9 T0 m! {三天不见,刮目相看
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发表于 2004-12-4 09:27 | 显示全部楼层
30.士别三日,当刮目相看
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发表于 2004-12-4 09:30 | 显示全部楼层
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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发表于 2004-12-4 09:38 | 显示全部楼层
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40.德艺双罄
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发表于 2004-12-4 15:36 | 显示全部楼层
34.        条条大路通罗马
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35. 前车之鉴
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发表于 2004-12-4 15:44 | 显示全部楼层
36.多此一举
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发表于 2004-12-4 19:39 | 显示全部楼层
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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发表于 2004-12-5 09:43 | 显示全部楼层
37-骑虎难下
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