To liven up your spoken Chinese, Gems of the Chinese Language through the Ages series presents this selection of everyday idioms. They have been chosen for their frequency of use, practical value and expressiveness. Each one is accompanied by an appropriate illustration. Some obscure expressions are clarified with the help of annotations in both Chinese and English.
尹斌庸编著的《谚语100》精选汉语中最有价值的、常用的、表现力强的成语、谚语、歇后语、典故各100则。每则均附英文释义,每则配一幅精美插图,另有一些难解词语中英文注释。本书讲述了100个谚语故事。
目录
1.八字衙门朝南开,有理无钱莫进来
2.兵马未动,粮草先行
3.不经一事,不长一智
4.不入虎穴,焉得虎子
5.差之毫厘,失之千里
6.长江后浪催前浪,世上新人赶旧人
7.常将有日思无日,莫待无时想有时
8.吃一堑,长一智
9.打蛇不死,后患无穷
10.大处着眼,小处着手
11.单丝不成线,独木不成林
12.当局者迷,旁观者清
13.刀不磨要生锈,水不流要发臭
14.道高一尺,魔高一丈
15.灯不拨不亮,理不辩不明
16.读书须用意,一字值千金
17.读万卷书,行万里路
18.儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫
19.儿孙自有儿孙福,莫为儿孙做马牛
20.耳听为虚,眼见为实
21.凡人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
22.放下屠刀,立地成佛
23.风无常顺,兵无常胜
24.逢人只说三分话,未可全抛一片心
25.瓜无滚圆,人无十全
26.害人之心不可有,防人之心不可无
27.花有重开日,人无再少年
28.画虎画皮难画骨,知人知面不知心
29.火要空心,人要虚心
30.见怪不怪,其怪自败
31.江山易改,本性难移
32.近水楼台先得月,向阳花木早逢春
33.近水知鱼性,近山识鸟音