Guest Barbara Posted January 29, 2004 at 12:53 PM Report Posted January 29, 2004 at 12:53 PM you're right ! she seems to have decided to act her age and be 定于一尊
nnt Posted January 29, 2004 at 01:07 PM Report Posted January 29, 2004 at 01:07 PM back to basis! (very Tory motto): 尊徳乐道 zun1 de2 le4 dao4
Guest Barbara Posted January 29, 2004 at 01:31 PM Report Posted January 29, 2004 at 01:31 PM from yesterday's 道听途说 I gathered, that they were talking about Tony, not Tory
nnt Posted January 29, 2004 at 02:23 PM Report Posted January 29, 2004 at 02:23 PM I meant what said: 说得出版做得到 shuo1 de chu1, zuo4 de dao4 ( Tory = conservative in British English. Have you ever heard of someone called Major, John Major, a little less known than Bond, James Bond ?)
Guest Barbara Posted January 29, 2004 at 02:44 PM Report Posted January 29, 2004 at 02:44 PM I meant what said: 说得出版做得到 shuo1 de chu1' date=' zuo4 de dao4( Tory = conservative in British English. Have you ever heard of someone called Major, John Major, a little less known than Bond, James Bond ?)[/quote'] 出版么??? I wouldn't dream telling you who was leader of the Tories when I used to live in England, you may never 'ave 'eard of 'im anyway, that's how long ago this was, SIGH!!! 到死丝方尽
nnt Posted January 29, 2004 at 05:40 PM Report Posted January 29, 2004 at 05:40 PM Keyboard switching is this tricky! Of course, there was no 版 character: 说得出做得到 Never mind, birds know it, flies know it, and everybody knows it: 尽人皆知 jin4 ren2 jie2 zhi1
Guest Barbara Posted January 29, 2004 at 06:32 PM Report Posted January 29, 2004 at 06:32 PM birds, flies and everybody may know "it", but 知人知面不知心 (talking about flies, would you know what the heart of fly looks like ???
nnt Posted January 29, 2004 at 07:17 PM Report Posted January 29, 2004 at 07:17 PM The more you worry, the likely the Devil will appear: 心里越怕鬼越来 xin1 li3 yue4 pa4 gui3 yue4 lai2. As the Devil lies in the details, this detail can be a fly heart :!:
Guest Barbara Posted January 30, 2004 at 04:04 AM Report Posted January 30, 2004 at 04:04 AM now I know why I don't particularily like flies, thank you so much for making that clear for me the devil, at least, is to be relied on, because should someone come up to us, it is sure to be him: 来者不善，善者不来
nnt Posted January 30, 2004 at 04:53 AM Report Posted January 30, 2004 at 04:53 AM The wrong person at the wrong time! He (or she) should know that to be the early bird is not enough: 来得早不如来的巧 lai2 de zao3 bu4 ru2 lai2 de qiao3
Guest Barbara Posted January 30, 2004 at 05:30 AM Report Posted January 30, 2004 at 05:30 AM ah well, early or late, as long as the expression is nice and leery 巧言令色
nnt Posted January 30, 2004 at 06:04 AM Report Posted January 30, 2004 at 06:04 AM Everything is an illusion: 色即是空空即是色 se4 ji2 shi4 kong1, kong1 ji2 shi4 se4
Guest Barbara Posted January 30, 2004 at 06:30 AM Report Posted January 30, 2004 at 06:30 AM not for this one, though 色胆迷天
nnt Posted January 30, 2004 at 07:01 AM Report Posted January 30, 2004 at 07:01 AM She's (I guess) really cute: 天姿国色 tian1 zi1 guo2 se4
Guest Barbara Posted January 30, 2004 at 07:14 AM Report Posted January 30, 2004 at 07:14 AM incomparably, unmatchedly cute 色艺无双
nnt Posted January 30, 2004 at 07:45 AM Report Posted January 30, 2004 at 07:45 AM most of all, the eyes 双瞳剪水 shuang1 tong2 jian3 shui3
Guest Barbara Posted January 30, 2004 at 07:55 AM Report Posted January 30, 2004 at 07:55 AM pretty as she may be, you will never get her 水中捉月
nnt Posted January 30, 2004 at 08:10 AM Report Posted January 30, 2004 at 08:10 AM No problem, because 月下老人 yue4 xia4 lao3 ren2 is a friend of mine
Guest Barbara Posted January 30, 2004 at 09:14 AM Report Posted January 30, 2004 at 09:14 AM lol! better pray, that 月下老人 won't get a 人老珠黄 for ya
nnt Posted January 30, 2004 at 09:52 AM Report Posted January 30, 2004 at 09:52 AM A nighmare is no reality, neither is day-dream 黄梁美梦 huang2 liang2 mei3 meng4, but I prefer the latter
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