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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.+ y, Q% n( }0 a5 }

2 h' ]5 T2 Q) V% Y2. A book holds a house of gold.
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3. Crows everywhere are equally black.
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6 a  `+ [" v" y* A" T' i% n4. Dream different dreams while on the same bed.9 I5 e! T1 B4 Q

. q6 s5 ~" W( @; G/ E% d& p6 m7 F) r5. Even a hare will bite when it is cornered.
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6. Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger, but a heart as soft as tofu.8 I3 k" J% n' P1 E9 A; d4 f6 l
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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.3 Y, m4 p/ f3 `; q1 n  f( b- k% r0 \

0 c5 s* x- m7 o  _5 ]% g8. Looking for the ass on its very back./ }% }$ R* q  D/ P# A
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9. The longer the night lasts, the more our dreams will be.: L+ {+ Y5 O7 C8 [1 T% l

  N2 l& S$ U  p# f" Q10. No wind, no waves.3 v4 F8 m) y, C4 ]1 I" l% K, v

9 `/ ~1 D# ?$ Y. U3 {3 [11. Of all the stratagems, to know when to quit is the best.) ]" \( `) x: ]4 W4 ]# k

; C) W1 K" u7 @( ~5 I9 ]* P12. Once on a tiger's back, it is hard to alight., \+ I) l* _8 V2 F

$ N: l/ k) r$ E13. One monk shoulders water by himself; two can still share the labor among them. When it comes to three, they have to go thirsty.
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/ z) s6 L* e3 ^4 G14. Paper can't wrap up a fire.
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# @+ r2 R( \  ~9 \% ?/ W- i. I( _15. A smile will gain you ten more years of life.9 h: e# q) {5 D& v; _0 B

- \) n& S. v; }" h8 J2 Z% Y; H16. A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den.: K3 c, J1 f, s5 q  C0 t3 X

, h9 Q' O, i0 |, z; h17. Some prefer carrot while others like cabbage.8 @: V* D1 H  }% [  v6 S8 d1 k
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18. Steal a bell with one's ears covered.+ d' g* _9 E5 ^) x$ U1 {; l2 @

3 T1 h# ?8 I1 O% h; t, F19. There are always ears on the other side of the wall.
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+ h6 q+ H$ H+ r" A7 l; A, j9 M6 b5 r20. Vicious as a tigress can be, she never eats her own cubs.. w5 R0 N+ t6 _1 _: @

" }; i3 P1 Y: A* o0 u& B3 H' E21. A weasel comes to say "Happy New Year" to the chickens.; G. }6 y+ p8 ^

+ W* Y* A2 N! ?3 a: v22. Without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook.0 m* x" ]6 B  r) a# T. z9 s

# B2 w" o7 v7 e. [. L! H, {+ m* S23. The more you sweat in Peacetime, The less you bleed during War.
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8 f- U) ?) G% r! s$ X; L24. 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.3 N$ L) W* Y3 u& H, p

/ }! I+ J3 y& u; ~1 N26. The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.
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27. The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.) \' p1 e, G7 p+ }/ m

* j2 M+ D8 g' B. |4 a28. He painted a tiger, but it turned out a dog.* n$ d0 M6 D, B" W
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29. If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
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9 K4 |* `5 {; X  e2 E( w30. After three days without reading, talk becomes flavorless./ {$ \0 ~4 y8 x& ~, u

9 d- I3 x5 f( G+ ^# X' `2 c31. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
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' ~7 E0 A, v$ \  }' Z32. Sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, all must be tasted.
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33. With money you are a dragon; with no money, a worm.7 ]) l6 H0 r. G

% F6 F; Y! j; \  B" h2 t34. There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.* O3 i5 n. Y" y0 z# S2 n4 ^6 r

* P+ @2 _% H8 }- _4 J/ K35. When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger.6 @8 s3 x* b/ v' {
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36. It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun.: _5 B& z, t$ b! K! c3 G: V

, G7 @2 j& w9 _' d5 `' G* ?37. He who rides the tiger can never dismount.
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: j6 @* P* ^, U2 J$ \5 }" Y  m38. Every day cannot be a feast of lanterns.2 D2 a. Q  O+ y0 }! L6 |" N0 f

8 t) Q  H6 E8 w6 Z/ ^- x39. It is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing.4 P# E* B, c/ G! c9 l& Q
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40. Virtue never dwells alone; it always has neighbours.
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41. The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities
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4 Z* s, _+ `) F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( J  n$ @7 H1 K& g' J7 q
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% L/ V4 F' \8 G) [6 C5 [  V* H4 B
8、骑驴找驴
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发表于 2004-12-1 22:04 | 显示全部楼层
14,纸包不住火
  H- N1 F8 x" [3 G15,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  i; o0 ]+ [9 j* T
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
1 N8 w$ f. |0 D  H3 Q12,老虎的屁股摸不得
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发表于 2004-12-1 22:12 | 显示全部楼层
16,狡兔三窟- X; ]% \, p. u9 w! g, k" W
17,萝卜青菜各有所爱
+ T0 P0 C' ^/ K* f6 z18,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" s3 Z2 |  v7 ]3 |  @! v
呵呵,都好厉害哦!!!
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发表于 2004-12-2 18:51 | 显示全部楼层
19、隔墙有耳
7 m3 L' Z7 z. j# x  [20、虎毒不食子
* O5 O4 t+ f  Z. p+ I3 V, u21、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:
4 m) y% ~5 P/ B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
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! ?1 i4 M( T: j4 x6 `- [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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27.愚公移山
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发表于 2004-12-3 18:43 | 显示全部楼层
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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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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 cornered5 |9 F; m5 e0 e- _2 O8 I

5 e& {, u  d! s$ Y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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