Chinese Idiom
Posted on 七月 23, 2008
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1. 天涯原咫尺，到处可逢君。World is but a little place, after all.
Explanation: It is used when a person meets someone he knows or is in someway connected with him in a place where he would never have expected to do so.
Example: (在火车上，你突然遇到一个同公司但不同部门的同事，你说) 怎么你也出差去深圳吗？真是天涯原咫尺，到处可逢君哪。
2. 入乡随俗 When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Explanation: Conform to the manners and customs of those amongst whom you live.
Example: 到了法国就要吃西餐，这就叫入乡随俗
3. 失之东隅，收之桑榆 What you lose on the swings you get back on the roundabouts.
Explanation: A rough way of starting a law of average; if you have bad luck on one day you have good on another; if one venture results in loss try a fresh one—it may succeed.
Example: 失之东隅,收之桑榆，我们都知道盲人的听觉、触觉都特别发达。这是为什么?原因在于盲人丧失视觉后,生存的需要促使其它感官…实现心理平衡,这被称为“补偿“
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