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——「中英對照」語相關（四之二）
早前提出一些中英語文中相對類似的詞句，謹此再列舉其他例子，祈能引發大家的思考。
1. To live and learn 活到老、學到老
2. To live from hand to mouth 手停口停地活著
3. To meet one's match 棋逢敵手
4. To pass the buck 卸膊，推卸責任
5. To pay under the table 進行檯底交易
6. To put all eggs in one basket 孤注一擲
7. To rake up the past 翻舊賬
8. Seeing is believing 耳聞不如目睹
9. To shed crocodile tears 貓哭老鼠假慈悲
10. To sit on the fence 做騎牆派、牆頭草
11. To split hairs 吹毛求疵
12. To split one's sides 笑破肚皮
13. To steal a march 捷足先登、偷步
14. To strike while the iron is hot 打鐵趁熱
15. To swallow one's pride 低聲下氣
16. To take a leaf from someone's book 向別人取經
17. To undertake a thankless task 吃力不討好
18. To use a fire to fight fire 以毒攻毒
稍後再談吧！ ■余黎青萍 前教育署署長
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