英语

feather flock together. (物以类聚)
23. A little knowledge is dangerous. (一知半解最危险。)
24. Clothes make the man. (人要衣装，佛要金装。)
25. A good medicine tastes bitter. (良药苦口)
26. History repeats itself. (历史会重演。)
27. Strike while the iron is hot. (趁热打铁)
28. As poor as a church mouse. (穷得一文不名。)
29. Where there's smoke, there's fire. (无风不起浪；事出必有因。)
30. Where there is a will, there is a way.
31. A journey of a thousand miles begins wit a single step. (千里之行，始于足下。)
32. A rolling stone gathers no moss. (滚石不生苔；转业不聚财；流水不腐，户枢不蠹。现在美国人常用来表示一个人常活动就能保持活泼。)
33. Many hands make light work. (人多好做事。)
34. Time heals all wounds. (时间会治疗一切创伤。)
35. One is as old as one's heart. (心多老，人多老。)
36. No sweet without sweat. (不流汗就没有幸福。)


第十七拿手好戏：文化经济交流使者


●筷子的故事-中国人的自豪●
[1] Having their origins〖起源〗 in China, chopsticks are used in many Asian countries. The first chopsticks were made from bone and jade. In the Spring and Autumn period〖春秋时代〗, copper and iron chopsticks came into being〖产生〗.
[2] In ancient times the rich used jade or gold chopsticks to display their wealth. Many kings and emperors used silver chopsticks to see if their food was poisoned〖在…里放毒〗.
[3] Chopsticks are traditionally〖传统上〗placed in bride's dowries〖新娘的嫁妆〗, for "Chopsticks" in Chinese is pronounced "kuaizi", which sounds like "soon to get a son."
[4] Many foreign friends used chopsticks when they visited China. Nixon also used chopsticks at the welcoming banquet〖欢迎宴会〗in his honor〖为对…表示敬意〗. As soon as he left his table, a foreign diplomat〖外交人员〗grabbed〖抓取〗his chopsticks as historic〖有历史性的〗souvenir〖纪念品〗.
探讨中美贸易摩擦的对策
Today trade imbalance〖贸易失衡〗between the United States and our country is becoming worse〖日益恶化〗. We cannot leave this problem unattended〖置之不理〗, because the make a couple of proposals 〖提出若干建议〗to improve the whole situation.
First, we need to do more public relations activities〖公关活动〗to promote understanding, because some of their criticisms are based on misconceptions〖误解〗about our country. We have to communicate with them more by sending lobbyists〖游说人员〗, producing more movies, publishing books, and so on.
Second, we have to make an effort to encourage American companies to do business in our country. We should revis
e our projectionist practices in trade〖贸易保护主义〗, and promote free trade and competition.
At any rate〖总而言之〗, our country and the United States n