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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.
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2. A book holds a house of gold.
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3. Crows everywhere are equally black.+ {# M6 |9 A2 Q

" N( O+ D9 P# L  v$ y. w1 c4. Dream different dreams while on the same bed.
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5 L, e0 J; s$ K: B0 y1 @5. Even a hare will bite when it is cornered.
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, s9 {0 q! {8 J+ t/ Z4 q# X6. Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger, but a heart as soft as tofu.
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4 a% `3 t3 C' H9 X- d8 g7. 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.
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4 y) q8 J, S1 M5 P9. The longer the night lasts, the more our dreams will be.0 m6 ^  p+ B, e. R4 z& P

, g, X: Z1 u  i" s10. No wind, no waves.
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) c) E; |2 Z: i  Y" L8 `8 I  A' |11. Of all the stratagems, to know when to quit is the best.
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0 ~- J+ i. k6 e$ w, U! n) u0 f. `4 P12. Once on a tiger's back, it is hard to alight.( W* X# y$ d( h, I& a8 O9 H
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13. One monk shoulders water by himself; two can still share the labor among them. When it comes to three, they have to go thirsty.  M6 }/ {6 N, @. I' F; r+ v% o
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14. Paper can't wrap up a fire.5 S9 G# Y6 x- l! Q6 p, ^

1 W- T7 {' n: x, ^15. A smile will gain you ten more years of life.
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16. A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den.
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18. Steal a bell with one's ears covered.# ^7 u" e+ T+ A+ J
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19. There are always ears on the other side of the wall.
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20. Vicious as a tigress can be, she never eats her own cubs.1 y0 f2 `; z$ G

8 r. W( {' {, \3 Q$ ~' }% E: {% e21. A weasel comes to say "Happy New Year" to the chickens.
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/ O  t6 t2 X" A8 l22. Without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook.
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5 V% F8 u: x6 Q3 _23. The more you sweat in Peacetime, The less you bleed during War.
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; `; `2 ?& z* E+ M! L6 V# a* c/ ]24. Pure gold does not fear furnace.3 b' \3 `3 y' q
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25. Those who do not read are no better off than those who can not.
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26. The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.( Q/ t3 h7 Y7 f7 w
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27. The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.- T1 a8 j3 h: F8 t0 k8 U  n: Z' X8 H

. ], G+ N# J; k28. He painted a tiger, but it turned out a dog.
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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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30. After three days without reading, talk becomes flavorless.
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  l. y0 I- f1 M4 _! X5 V) i0 w31. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.1 u# ^  a8 d! u6 S+ N% G
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32. Sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, all must be tasted.: Q& ~9 Z7 |5 c4 ]& t- v
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33. With money you are a dragon; with no money, a worm.* ?' ]  J; G  {0 g
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34. There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.
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35. When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger.! c2 [2 o" |  ?) B5 i+ u- C

( a% _# m9 Y& X% F. C36. It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun.
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6 u" H& }2 e7 K( |' ]3 u; c37. He who rides the tiger can never dismount.3 I. n- Z5 S1 r: P
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38. Every day cannot be a feast of lanterns.$ R. `) G" ~4 \( v7 t* q7 i

, K: `/ y1 T$ ~+ \0 h3 U8 j39. It is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing.
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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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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8 i. e2 k; G( O5 d+ B
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7 F! ~5 U2 I4 ~0 d
15,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' t; M4 d3 A! c2 D" E  A! x
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
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13,三个和尚没水喝
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[ 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% q4 v4 t! ?  f) p6 y9 F* S1 A8 ]
17,萝卜青菜各有所爱
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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:" m; V$ K; a+ b, o% A/ L' b. o5 [
呵呵,都好厉害哦!!!
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/ e; j4 Z' W) Q: p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. g2 J7 y  c6 C, R
20、虎毒不食子
2 N7 J: q3 R) o4 [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:8 \7 }1 ~0 D1 p# c3 p
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+ j7 y0 w9 [* z3 ~3 R
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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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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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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
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
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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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发表于 2004-12-4 09:30 | 显示全部楼层
32.五味具全
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发表于 2004-12-4 09:36 | 显示全部楼层
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
同言同羽 置业良晨
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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发表于 2004-12-4 15:41 | 显示全部楼层
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. j' [9 [2 l3 k

6 l5 C1 }" ~! E" q' j0 |' Q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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