a short horse is soon combed—a trifling matter is easily dealt with/这件小事我一个人来对付吧,俗话说～嘛。Let me handle this petty affair alone. As the saying goes,a trifling matter is easily dealt with....[继续阅读]

    be restricted in outlook; lack independent judgment; be like a dwarf (/pygmy) who can’t see the game but applauds (/adds his cheer to the chorus)/不管人家谈论什么,他总是随声附和,真是～。No matter what is talked about,he always chimes with others. He really lacks independent...[继续阅读]

    pick (/choose)a general from among the dwarfs—choose (/pick)the best of a puny bunch/你说你们找不到一位经理人才,干嘛不在～呢? You said you can’t find a gualified manager. Why not choose the best person available?...[继续阅读]

    affable; amiable;friendly; kind and gentle; kindly/那些老年人是那么～,我简直舍不得离开他们。Those old people were so amiable that I could hardly tear myself away from them....[继续阅读]

    grief (/sorrow) of parting with one’s dear ones/逃难者牢记那～,决心迟早要报仇。The refugees firmly bore in mind the grief of parting with their dear ones,and were determined to take revenge sooner or later....[继续阅读]

    be so delighted with sth that one can hardly bear to put it down; be so fond of sth as not to bear to part with it; be too fond of sth to let go of it; cannot (/be unable to) tear oneself away from sth; fondle admiringly; hate to go without sth; like (/lo...[继续阅读]

    prize talont very much(/highly)/虽然诗也做的不如他好,画也画的不如他好,他却～。遇着这些人来,留着吃酒吃饭,说也有,笑也有。(《儒林外史》624) Though their poems and paintings were not as good as his,Gai Kuan prized talent so much that when such visitors calle...[继续阅读]

    be a money grabber; be actuated by love for riches;be greedy for money; be very covetous of material things;love money (/gold/wealth) more than anything else (/as dearly as one’s very life/as if it were one’s own life/as though it were life itself); be mi...[继续阅读]

    give every (/all one’s)attention to; show genuine affection for; take good care of/我们当教师的对青年一代应该～。Being teachers,we should give all our attention to the younger generation....[继续阅读]

    be too shy to utter a word (/sound)/这事关系你终身,肯与不肯,明白说出,莫要～,两相担误! (《石点头》十四)This is an important event in your whole life. Just speak up whether you’re willing or not. Don’t be too shy to utter a word,or else you might waste the time of both ...[继续阅读]