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How to relax?

cyanchin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:16:42 +0000

It seems quite easy. Just do what make you happy and feel comfortable.

However, to feel comfortable cannot last as long as you can think of. Our mind sometimes can be out of control.

What can we do for this? A big problem!

Take care before it comes to be out of control!? Can everyone do this? Problem too!

Take medicine when it is out of control and also be brave to change the way you think. Quite hard to do this!

Seems helpless!

However, we need to support them!!!!!

Proverb answers (61-80)

cyanchin — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:50:21 +0000

This proverb learning is coming to the end. Keep on learning. See you at school.

Idioms or proverbs

Chinese equivalents

61.	To fish in trouble water.	混水摸魚
62.	As fit as a fiddle.	稱心如意
63.	Those who flatter in the face speak evil behind the back.	面譽背毀
64.	A flash in the pan.	曇花一現
65.	To make one’s flesh creep.	不寒而慄
66.	To fly at higher games. /Give him an inch, he will take all.	得寸進尺
67.	A fly in the ointment.	美中不足
68.	Fry in one’s own grease. /If you make your bed, so you lie on it.	作法自斃 /自作自受
69.	A gate-crusher.	不速之客
70.	A gift is cheap, but love is dear.	千里送鵝毛，物輕情義重

71.	God helps those who help themselves.	天助自助
72.	God’s mill goes slowly but it grinds well.	天網恢恢，疏而不漏
73.	Golden rule.	金科玉律
74.	Gory is the shadow of virtue.	善有善報
75.	Great minds think alike.	英雄所見略同
76.	No one ever gets indigestion eating humble pie.	滿招損，謙受益
77.	Every Jack has his Jill.	物各有偶
78.	To give one’s nose to the grinding stone.	埋頭苦幹
79.	To kill two birds with one stone.	一石二鳥 /一矢雙鵰
80.	It is never late to mend.	回頭是岸 /亡羊補牢，未為晚也

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Proverbs Answers (41-60)

cyanchin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:43 +0000

Please check your work for proverb 41 – 60.

41.	He who lies down with dogs will rise with fleas.	近朱者赤，近墨者黑
42.	Two dogs fight for a bone, and a third runs away with it.	鷸蚌相爭，漁人得利
43.	A drop in the bucket / ocean.	車水杯薪
44.	Like a duck in the thunder storm.	驚惶失措
45.	The early bird catches the worms. / First come, first served.	先到先得
46.	(It is easy) to go to the crowd.	隨波逐流
47.	To be out at elbows.	捉襟見肘
48.	An empty bag cannot stand upright.	辭窮理屈
49.	Enough is as good as a feast.	知足常樂
50.	An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.	以眼還眼，以牙還牙

51.	He who gives you fair words, feeds you with an empty spoon.	口惠而實不至
52.	If a man falls, all will tread on him.	落井下石 / 一沉百踩
53.	To meet one’s fate with resignation.	聽天由命
54.	Like father, like son. / Eagles do not breed doves. / A wild goose never laid a tame egg.	虎父無犬子
55.	To find fault with.	吹毛求疵
56.	To feather one’s nest.	人要衣裝
57.	A feather shows the way the wind blows.	一葉知秋
58.	To feel like a fish out of the water. / Like a fish in the water.	如魚得水
59.	To fish for compliment.	沽名釣譽
60.	To fish in the air or hunt in the sea.	緣木求魚

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Proverbs (61-80)

cyanchin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:02:08 +0000

Dear all,

Here’s another list of proverbs. Try your best to finish it.

61.	To fish in trouble water.
62.	As fit as a fiddle.
63.	Those who flatter in the face speak evil behind the back.
64.	A flash in the pan.
65.	To make one’s flash creep.
66.	To fly at higher games. / Give him an inch, he will take all.
67.	A fly in the ointment.
68.	Fry in one’s own grease. / If you make your bed, so you lie on it.
69.	A gate-crusher.
70.	A gift is cheap, but love is dear.

71.	God helps those who help themselves.
72.	God’s mill goes slowly but it grinds well.
73.	Golden rule.
74.	Gory is the shadow of virtue.
75.	Great minds think alike.
76.	No one ever gets indigestion eating humble pie.
77.	Every Jack has his Jill.
78.	To give one’s nose to the grinding stone.
79.	To kill two birds with one stone.
80.	It is never late to mend.

Good luck

Proverb answers (21-40)

cyanchin — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:38:35 +0000

Dear students,

Check your answers and learn your mistakes.

Idioms or proverbs

Chinese equivalents

21.	Let bygones be bygones.	去者已矣
22.	To have one’s cards up one’s sleeves.	肝膽相照
23.	To cast pearls before swine.	對牛彈琴
24.	Castles in the air.	發白日夢, 空中樓閣
25.	To turn the other cheek to enemy.	以德報怨

26.	Chicken-hearted	懦夫，膽小鬼
27.	To show the cloven foot or hoof.	露出猙獰面目
28.	Constant dropping wears the stone.	水滴石穿
29.	To shed crocodile’s tears.	貓哭老鼠假慈悲
30.	To give a crumbling house a white wash.	自欺軟人，多此一舉
31.	To curry favour.	曲意逢迎
32.	To cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face.	害人害己
33.	To cut the Gordian knot.	敷衍了事
34.	Cut your clothes/coat according your cloth.	因材施教
35.	At daggers drawn.	劍拔弩張
36.	There’re daggers in men’s smiles.	笑裡藏刀
37.	Danger past, good is forgotten.	打完齋唔要和尚
38.	The darkest hour is near dawn.	山窮水盡而無路，柳暗花明又一村
39.	Between the devil and the deep blue sea.	進退維谷
40.	Give a dog an ill name and hang it.	欲加之罪，何患無詞

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learning Proverbs (41-60)

cyanchin — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:13:07 +0000

Hello students,

Summer holiday is coming to the end very soon.

Have you prepared for your future? See you.

Idioms or proverbs

Chinese equivalents

41.	He who lies down with dogs will rise with fleas.
42.	Two dogs fight for a bone, and a third runs away with it.
43.	A drop in the bucket / ocean.
44.	Like a duck in the thunder storm.
45.	The early bird catches the worms. / First come, first served.
46.	(It is easy) to go to the crowd.
47.	To be out at elbows.
48.	An empty bag cannot stand upright.
49.	Enough is as good as a feast.
50.	An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

51.	He who gives you fair words, feeds you with an empty spoon.
52.	If a man falls, all will tread on him.
53.	To meet one’s fate with resignation.
54.	Like father, like son. / Eagles do not breed doves. / A wild goose never laid a tame egg.
55.	To find fault with.
56.	To feather one’s nest.
57.	A feather shows the way the wind blows.
58.	To feel like a fish out of the water. / Like a fish in the water.
59.	To fish for compliment.
60.	To fish in the air or hunt in the sea.

Learning Proverbs (21-40)

cyanchin — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:52:46 +0000

Dear all,

I’m sorry to show you the other proverbs so late. If you have any questions, please let me know.

21.	Let bygones be bygones.
22.	To have one’s cards up one’s sleeves.
23.	To cast pearls before swine.
24.	Castles in the air.
25.	To turn the other cheek to enemy.

26.	Chicken-hearted
27.	To show the cloven foot or hoof.
28.	Constant dropping wears the stone.
29.	To shed crocodile’s tears.
30.	To give a crumbling house a white wash.
31.	To curry favour.
32.	To cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face.
33.	To cut the Gordian knot.
34.	Cut your clothes/coat according your cloth.
35.	At daggers drawn.
36.	There’re daggers in men’s smiles.
37.	Danger past, good is forgotten.
38.	The darkest hour is near dawn.
39.	Between the devil and the deep blue sea.
40.	Give a dog an ill name and hang it.
41.	He who lies down with dogs will rise with fleas.
42.	Two dogs fight for a bone, and a third runs away with it.

Proverb Answers (1-20)

cyanchin — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:30:16 +0000

Dear all,

I’m sorry to show the answers so late. It is because I got sick the past few days. Here’s the answers from no. 1 to no.20.

English idioms and Proverbs with their Chinese equivalents

Answers

	Idioms or proverbs	Chinese equivalents
1.	With one accord.	同心一致
2.	Adversity reveals genius.	亂世出英雄
3.	All within the seas are brothers.	四海之內皆兄弟
4.	In apple-pie order.	有條不紊
5.	Beating round the bush.	兜圈子
6.	Beauty is a fading flower.	夕陽無限好，只是近黃昏
7.	Beauty is a feast itself.	秀色可餐
8.	Beauty is in the eyes of the behold.	情人眼裡出西施
9.	Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven. /Better to be the head of a /an (ass, cat, dog, lizard) than the tail of a (lion, horse).	寧為雞口，不為牛後
10.	Birds of a feather flock together.	物以類聚
11.	Don’t take two bites a cherry.	易如反掌
12.	A black sheep.	害群之馬
13.	To be in blue funk.	驚惶失措
14.	A bolt from the blue.	晴天霹靂
15.	To be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth.	金枝玉葉 / 含著銀匙出世
16.	His bread is buttered on both sides.	貪得無厭
17.	In the board day light.	光天化日
18.	Burn not your house to frighten the mice away.	斬腳趾避沙蟲
19.	To burn the candle from both ends.	過份消耗
20.	A burnt child dreads fire. /He who has been bitten by a snake is afraid of an eel.	杯弓蛇影

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Learning Proverbs (1-20)

cyanchin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:15:10 +0000

English idioms and Proverbs with their Chinese equivalents

	Idioms or proverbs	Chinese equivalents
1.	With one accord.	同心一致
2.	Adversity reveals genius.
3.	All within the seas are brothers.
4.	In apple-pie order.
5.	Beating round the bush.
6.	Beauty is a fading flower.
7.	Beauty is a feast itself.
8.	Beauty is in the eyes of the behold.
9.	Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven. /Better to be the head of a /an (ass, cat, dog, lizard) than the tail of a (lion, horse).
10.	Birds of a feather flock together.

11.	Don’t take two bites a cherry.
12.	A black sheep.
13.	To be in blue funk.
14.	A bolt from the blue.
15.	To be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth.
16.	His bread is buttered on both sides.
17.	In the board day light.
18.	Burn not your house to frighten the mice away.
19.	To burn the candle from both ends.
20.	A burnt child dreads fire. /He who has been bitten by a snake is afraid of an eel.

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Something about Cingjing in Taiwan

cyanchin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:17:39 +0000

As I want to immerse myself in the fresh air and the greenery wild, I’m going to visit the Cingjing Veterans Farm this August.

From the information online, the Cingjing Veterans Farm is 1750 metres above the sea. From May to September, temperatures are between 15C and 23C. We can taste various fruits such as, peaches, pears, plums, kiwi fruit and high land vegetables.

There is the Green Green Grasslands for the visitors to get close to herds of sheep. It is a wide grassy plain where we can watch the sheep shearing show.

There is the Small Swiss Garden which has been called ‘Taiwan’s Little Switzerland’. Let me tell you, Switzerland is my dream place to visit. However, it is expensive to get there. So, you know, going somewhere that is like Switzerland in a low cost is what I can do at this moment.

http://www.cingjing.gov.tw/en/about/index.php