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以下举一些中英文对照的例句，中英文都是各自常用的通俗用语，既切合原意，又符合中英文各自的表达习惯。 任人唯贤 Meritocracy : Rule by persons chosen not because of birth or wealth, but for their superior talents or intellect ; a social system formed on such basis. 任人唯亲 Nepotism 第二职业 Moonlighting (working at a secondary job) 明升暗降 Kick upstairs 大材小用 To be underemployed 编制不足 To be understaffed 超编 To be overstaffed 事后诸葛亮 Monday morning quarterback 人材外流 Brain drain 献计献策（港称：头脑风暴）Brainstorming (a method of solving problems in which everyone suggests ideas which are then discussed). A brainstorming session 智囊团 Brain trust 发明创造 Brainchild The project was the brainchild of Davidson... 满腹牢骚 A bellyful of complaints 经验教训 Pains and gains (instead of experiences and lessons) 小道消息 Learn through the grapevine 有其父必有其子 Like father, like son. 家丑不可外扬 Don’t wash dirty linen in the public. 喧宾夺主 Steal the limelight 雪上加霜 Add insult to injury 智勇双全 A combination of guts and brains 我说了算 The buck stops here. (Truman’s saying) 心有余而力不足 Mind is willing, flesh is weak. 一刀切 One size fits all. 过犹不及 More is less. 中英文相似的谚语和格言（Idioms and proverbs） 有志者，事竟成。There is a will, there is a way. 谋事在人，成事在天。Man proposes, God disposes. 患难见真知 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 本性难移。Old habits die hard 酒后吐真言。There is truth in Wine. 欲速则不达。More haste, less speed. Haste makes waste. 旁观者清。 Lookers on see most of the game. 骄兵必败。 Pride goes before a fall. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 Once bitten, twice shy. 千里之行，始于足下。 The longest journey begins with a single step. 或 A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step. 柳暗花明又一村(东方不亮西边亮)。When one door shuts, another opens. 或 Every cloud has a silver lining. 一个和尚挑水吃，两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚无水吃。Every body’s business is nobody’s business. 勿以恶小而为之。It is a sin to steal a pin. 玩火者自焚。 If you play with fire, you get burnt. 无风不起浪。 There is no smoke without fire. 君子报仇，十年不晚。Revenge is a dish that could be eaten cold. 欲加之罪，何患无辞？ It’s always easy to find a stick to beat a dog. 人老了，难以接受新事物。You can’t teach old dogs new ticks.