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1-----You can't argue with success

Though you may tell someone they are doing something in a wrong way, you have to stop criticizing them if their method works.


2-----Nothing succeeds like success

Like money in a savings account, success seems to compound itself. A person who has a small success expects it to be followed by a bigger one.


3-----The end justifies the means

It does not matter how you succeed. Any method is all right if it works for you. This proverb is not always accepted. Often one hears the opposite, " the end doesn't justifies the means."


4-----If you can't beat them, join them

If you cannot compete successfully with a person or a group, stop competing and go join them. Then you can share in their success.


5-----Always a day late and a dollar short

A criticism of a person who never succeeds. The failures may not be drastic but the pattern of small failures is annoying to others, especially in two areas that Americans value as highly as time and money.


6-----One thing at a time

Concentration leads to success. The person who tires to do too many things at once may fail at all of them.


7-----We'll cross that bridge when we come to it

We will not discuss or worry about a future problem. If and when the problem becomes urgent, we will deal with it.


8-----Don't put the cart before the hourse

Do things in a sensible order. For example, do something to impress your boss before you ask for a raise in pay. Don't ask for the raise first.


9-----All's fair in love and war

Do not trust a rival or an enemy at all. His or her desire to succeed will overrule everything else. Such a people may lie, cheat, attack or do many other things far more terrible than he or she would normally do.


10-----When in Rome do as the romans do

Flexibility leads to success in unfamiliar circumstances. People may changes their normal way of doing things in order to fit in better with those they are visiting.


11------Easy does it

Some things require gentleness for success. One should not push too hard. Force may cause damage

12-----The bigger they are, the harder they fall

Do not be discouraged by the size of your problem or the fame of your competitor. (the saying is traced to a boxer preparing to fight an opponent much larger than he was.)


13-----All is well that ends well

If we can come to a successful conclusion, let us forget about the pain and mistakes along the way.


14-----Go for it

Go ahead and try to achieve your goal. Don't worry about failing. Similar to this proverb--God provides food to every bird, but he won't cast to its nest, you got to earn it.


15-----Every little bit helps

If someone apologizes for giving only a small gift, the recipient may encourage the giver by quoting this proverb. This is especially true if there is a huge job to do or a huge amount of money to be raised from many people.


16-----Look before you leap

Don't jump into a situation carelessly. You may land in difficulty.


17-----All that glitters is not gold

Do not be fooled by worthless things that seem valuable or look attractive.

"Fool's gold " is the popular name for a kind of stone that glitters like gold but contains no gold at all.


18------Curiosity killed the cat

Do not ask too many questions or become too curious about things. You may get yourself into trouble like a cat that does not see the danger in a new situation.


19-----Don't put all your eggs in one basket

Do not risk everything in one place or on one project. Divide your sources that one failure will not ruin you. Similar to this proverb---Do not use both feet to test the depth of the river.


20-----Don't bite off more than you can chew

Do not attempt something too large for you to handle.


21-----Too good to be ture

This is often used to warn about advertising. An offer looks good but turns out to be misleading.


22-----Flattery will get you nowhere

If flattery (insincere praise) is recognized, it will not succeed. One sometimes hears the opposite, Flattery will get you everywhere.


23-----There is no such thing as a free lunch

If someone you do not know offers you a free lunch or other gift, watch out. The gift may be a method of getting something from you.


24------Pride goes before a fall

Do not be over-confident and careless. Your circumstances may change quickly and the emptiness of your bragging will be exposed.


25------Better safe than sorry

It is better not to take a risk than to take a risk foolishly.


26-----Winning isn't everything

One may enjoy the process of playing a game whether one wins or not. This traditional proverb is now often heard in the opposite form, Winning isn't everything. It's the only thing!


27------Time will tell

Wait and see how something will work out. Don't trust a person or thing too much right now.


28-----The burned child shuns fire

Some of life's lessons are learned the hard way. The person who has had to pay for a mistake will be careful not to make that mistake again.


29-----There are other fish in the sea

There are opportunities! For example, this may be used to encourage someone who has just broken off a relationship with a sweetheart.


30-----Don't count your chickens before they are hatched

Do not become too confident of success before you can see that progress is happening.


31-----Rome wasn't built in a day

Do not be discouraged if your goal still seems far away. On a big project, success takes time!


32-----There is more here than meets the eye

Be careful. People are hiding something in order to protect themselves or take advantage of you.


33-----The customer is always right

Businesses instruct their clerks not to do anything that might threaten a customer's self-esteem, no matter how unreasonable the customer is. Any complaint of any customer must be carefully and politely heard by any employee. The customer must not be made to feel ignorant.


34-----Be true to yourself

Do not compromise yourself or your beliefs in order to please other people or fit in with a system. Know who you are. Let other people know what you stand for. Do not give in to pressure to conform or to do things you do not agree with.


35-----Once bitten, twice shy

This may be used to explain the behavior of a person who is overly cautious about something. The wise person makes mistakes but does not usually make the same mistake twice.


36-----It isn't over till the fat lady sings

I refuse to admit defeat yet. Though right now it looks like I may fall, there is still time for things to change. (The "fat lady" is an insulting reference to an opera soloist, opera often end with a female solo.)


37-----To each his own

Each individual should be allowed to have his or her own preferences. people will naturally choose different activities, goals, life-s, etc.


38-----Looking out for number one

Looking out for one's own personal welfare more than anything else. This is sometimes used to criticize a person who has abused or taken advantage of someone else, "All he was doing was looking out for number one." Or it may be used to defend himself or herself, "There is nothing wrong with what I did. I was just looking out for number one."


39-----When the going gets tough, the tough get going

When situation is difficult, only the determined people can handle it. They don't give up!


40-----Times flies when you are having fun

A day seems shot when it is full of enjoyable things but it seems like an eternity if one is idle or stuck with a boring job.


41-----If it feels good, do it

Live according to your desires at the moment. Forget about rules, regulations or consequences. Just have fun.


42-----Live and let live

Do not be judgmental. Do not try to control or punish other people.

You live as you like and let others live as they like.

43-----Variety is the spice of life

Variety is what makes life pleasureable. Boredom is seen as a threat and monotony is the surest route to boredom.

44------Money talks

Wealth has influence. People who make big contributions to political candidates are "talking" to the candidates and expecting them to listen.

45-----All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

This is used to criticize someone who takes work too seriously. It affirms that play is as an essential part of human life.


46-----The more the merrier

This is a way of welcoming someone to participate. It means, the bigger the group, the bigger the party.


47------A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

A thing you already have is worth twice as much as a thing you might get in the future.


48-----You can't have your cake and eat it too

Make up your mind. Sometimes one must choose between two very desirable things, giving up one thing in order to enjoy the other.


49-----There is more than one way to skin a cat

Any of several methods may bring about the desired result. Each person may choose the method that best suits her. If one method does not work, choose a different one and try again.


50-----One man's meat is another man's poison

Since the same thing may affect different people in different ways, each person must choose the things that will work in his or her particular case.

植物学家：大麦的产量每年出现大幅度增长过剩。
物理学家：男人想证明地球其实真的没有地心引力。
历史学家：酒和男人的历史同样久远。
数学家：因为一瓶酒有时并不一定等于一斤酒。
文学家：男人创作的灵感，而且能使作品更加充满朦胧气息。
语言家：喝过酒的男人说外语发音最标准，据不完全统计，每个国家的人都会认为他们讲得是标准外语。
外交家：男人交际的需要。
运动员：有啤酒肚的男人最性感。
记者：大多数的新闻都是由他们创造的。
交警：他们想创造交通肇事案件的吉尼斯纪录。
演员：男人只有在喝酒以后才会扮演最真实的角色。
医生：可以促使血液循环，保持身体健康，增加暴力事件。
律师：他们以为可以不需要任何借口来谋杀隔壁家老太太养的一条哈巴狗。
女人：他们的目的很明显，想逃避家务事。
男人：我们敢跪着冲着你们女人喊“我就不起来”的勇气催化剂。

关于语言家的这条本人体会尤其深刻，记的有一次和朋友出去喝酒，喝的稍微有一些多，回来以后满口都是英语，第二天酒醒了以后死活也想不通为什么要说外语，而且回忆起来好像说的还很流利，一串一串的。不知道是不是酒精麻痹大脑的某一部分默认语言模式，使大脑误认为英语是默认语言模式，这样才能不经思考的狂飙外语。可能在清醒的时候，人们总是习惯的用默认的语言去翻译外语模式，所以才会比较吃力。如果推断是正确的话，生物学家和计算机科学家们是否可以联合开发一种语言生物芯片，只需要将想要的语言芯片植入，使它成为默认的语言模式，人们就可以轻松的掌握任何一门外语了，哈哈。总共需要分三大步，第一步，生物学家准确的找到语言在大脑中的存放位置和控制神经，顺带要翻译出语言存放的编码方式和控制信号的编码方式；第二步，计算机学家根据控制信号的编码方式设计芯片的接口程序，根据语言存放的编码方式结合语言学家给出的特定语言的本体描述（不知道可行不？）设计芯片的语言字典和语法规范；第三步，找到合适的芯片媒介，将上述固化在芯片内部。哈哈，思维发散的有些厉害了......

个人认为男人喝酒和女人逛街买衣服属于同样的行为，可能都是由于体内雄性／雌雄荷尔蒙分泌导致的无意识的个人爱好。所以凡是女人都会喜欢逛街买衣服，唯一的区别就是频率和程度，所以作为男人来说，没有什么说的，陪之，不管你通过任何方式，任何手段，威逼利诱都是没有办法让女人不去逛街买衣服的。推理凡是男人，都会喝酒，唯一的区别也是频率和程度而已。男人可以喝酒但不要酗酒，要根据自己的能力适度的饮酒（这方面年轻男生很难控制住，经常会喝醉，就像年轻女生一样经常买衣服会超过自己的支付能力）。控制能力会随着年龄的增长而增长，这并不是由于刻意的控制，而是由于个人能力的下降所致，男人随着年龄的增长，新陈代谢的减缓，对于体内酒精的分解能力下降，倒是不得不加以控制。同样女人由于年龄的增长，容颜逐渐衰老，身材逐渐走样，由于自身表现能力的下降而逐渐减缓够买衣服的程度。不过在这两个阶段中会存在一个过渡阶段，会使男人和女人对于各自的爱好达到一个顶峰，这就是他们虽然感觉到开始衰老，但是拼命挣扎的阶段。哈哈，以上纯属个人的胡思乱想。今天思维的确很兴奋。

经常参加体育运动的人，由于机体的新陈代谢较快，皮肤容易老化，流汗过多，导致汗液中的酸性物质伤害表层肌肤，使皮肤过早老化。所以像楼主这样爱运动的人更要针对这些特点，掌握一些护理技巧，让皮肤健康润泽。

保证水量！！

运 动时会大量出汗，要比平常消耗掉更多的水分，如果不及时补充水分，身体中就没有足够的水分来满足皮肤细胞的需要。身体每天至少需要8-10杯的水量，运动 后最好喝不加咖啡或果汁的纯水，也可以随身带上一瓶水，随时补充水分。多喝水不仅有利于排汗排毒、更有利于皮肤的呼吸畅通。

运动后重养护！！

每 次运动后要清洁面部，抹上护肤霜，再将眼角、嘴角抹上一点油脂丰富的除皱霜，而且要持之以恒，只有长期坚持，才能避免皮肤过早老化。另外，仅仅洗脸是远远 不够的，必须洁肤、爽肤、再润肤。每个星期要做一次皮肤的彻底修护，首先去除脸部的死皮，正确地清洗脸部，再抹上适合的营养霜。这些程序不能凭兴趣而做， 只要坚持下去就会看出效果。
欧莱雅劲醒润肤露，一般早晨用。也买了瓶爱雾电脑防辐射喷雾精华液体验装，咨询后这个是面部的，因为有抗衰老的作用

运动后沐浴！！

沐浴不仅可以洗去皮肤积存的污垢、促进血液循环，还能调节皮脂腺与汗腺的功能，使皮肤更光滑。运动时，皮脂腺分泌会更显旺盛，因此运动后要选择清爽浴液或香皂沐浴；才能使毛孔畅通。
提示最好不要用过热水。冬天可用温水。

四季使用防晒霜！！

经常运动的人要终年使用防晒霜。由于阳光照射会使皮肤衰老，所以经常在户外进行体育运动，更要格外注意保护皮肤，时刻不忘使用防晒品，杜绝皮肤与阳光过分接触。
这个对大多数男士可能不太习惯，但好皮肤不是说出来的。

补充碱性食物！！
剧 烈运动之后，常有皮肤失去光泽、肌肉发胀、关节酸痛的现象，这是因为体内的糖、脂肪、蛋白质被大量分解过程中产生乳酸、磷酸等物质，这些酸性物质刺激人体 组织器官，使人感到肌肉、关节酸胀。此时如果单纯食用富含酸性物质的肉、蛋、鱼等，会使体液更加酸性化，不利于疲劳的解除。所以，这时需要食用蔬菜。像甘 薯或柑橘、苹果之类的水果，它们可以消除体内过剩的酸，降低尿的酸度，增加尿酸的溶解度，减少酸在膀胱中形成结石的可能。专家认为运动后，应多吃些碱性的 食物，如水果、蔬菜、豆制品等，才能保证身体的需要，尽快缓解运动后带给肌肤的疲劳。
提示最好也多喝偏弱碱性水，比如农夫山泉不错。

第一章

[原文]

道可道也①，非恒道也②。名可名也③，非恒名也。无名④，万物之始也；有名⑤，万物之母也⑥。故恒无欲也⑦，以观其眇⑧；恒有欲也，以观其所徼⑨。两者同出，异名同谓⑩。玄之又玄⑾，众眇之门⑿。

[译文]

“道”如果可以用言语来表述，那它就是常“道”(“道”是可以用言语来表述的，它并非一般的“道”)；“名”如果可以用文辞去命名，那它就是常“名”(“名”也是可以说明的，它并非普通的“名”)。“无”可以用来表述天地浑沌未开之际的状况；而“有”，则是宇宙万物产生之本原的命名。因此，要常从“无”中去观察领悟“道”的奥妙；要常从“有”中去观察体会“道”的端倪。无与有这两者，来源相同而名称相异，都可以称之为玄妙、深远。它不是一般的玄妙、深奥，而是玄妙又玄妙、深远又深远，是宇宙天地万物之奥妙的总门(从“有名”的奥妙到达无形的奥妙，“道”是洞悉一切奥妙变化的门径)。

[注释]

①第一个“道”是名词，指的是宇宙的本原和实质，引申为原理、原则、真理、规律等。第二个“道”是动词。指解说、表述的意思，犹言“说得出”。
②恒：一般的，普通的。
     ③第一个“名”是名词，指“道”的形态。第二个“名”是动词，说明的意思。
           ④无名：指无形。
           ⑤有名：指有形。
           ⑥母：母体，根源。
           ⑦恒：经常。

⑧眇（miao）：通妙，微妙的意思。
           ⑨徼（jiao）：边际、边界。引申端倪的意思。
           ⑩谓：称谓。此为“指称”。
           ⑾玄：深黑色，玄妙深远的含义。
           ⑿门：之门,一切奥妙变化的总门径，此用来比喻宇宙万物的唯一原“道”的门径。

[引语]

老子破天荒提出“道”这个概念，作为自己的哲学思想体系的核心。它的涵义博大精深，可从历史的角度来认识、也可从文学的方面去理解，还可从美学原理去探求，更应从哲学体系的辩证法去思维……

哲学家们在解释“道”这一范畴时并不完全一致，有的认为它是一种物质性的东西，是构成宇宙万物的元素；有的认为它是一种精神性的东西，同时也是产生宇宙万物的泉源。不过在“道”的解释中，学者们也有大致相同的认识，即认为它是运动变化的，而非僵化静止的；而且宇宙万物包括自然界、人类社会和人的思维等一切运动，都是遵循“道”的规律而发展变化。总之，在这一章里，老子说“道”产生了天地万物，但它不可以用语言来说明，而是非常深邃奥妙的，并不是可以轻而易举地加以领会，这需要一个从“无”到“有”的循序渐进的过程。

[评析]

在这一章里，老子重点介绍了他的哲学范畴——“道”。道的属性是唯物的还是唯心的？这是早已存在的一个问题，自古及今，它引起许多学者的浓厚兴趣。在历史上，韩非子生活的时代距离老子比较近，而且他是第一个为《道德经》作注的学者。关于什么是道，在《解老》中，韩非子这样说：“道者，万物之所（以）然也。万理之所稽也。理者成物之文也。道者万物之所以成也。故曰道，理之者也。”这表明，韩非子是从唯物的方面来理解老子的“道”的。在《史记》中，司马迁把老子与韩非子列入同传（还附有庄子、申不害），即认为韩、庄、申“皆原于道德之意，而老子深远矣。”汉代的王充在《论衡》一书中，同样认为老子的“道”的思想是唯物论的。但是从东汉末年到魏晋时代，情形有了变化。一些学者体会老子哲学所谓“天下万物生于有，有生于无”的妙义，肯定宇宙的本体只有一个“无”，号称玄学。随后佛学传入中国并渐渐兴盛起来，玄与佛合流，因而对“道”的解释，便倒向唯心论方面。宋明时期的理学家同样吸取了佛学与玄学思想，对老子的“道”，仍旧作了唯心主义解释。总之，“道”是唯物还是唯心论，学者们一直有根本不同的看法。

[解读]           “道”的革命性和权威性

“道”这个哲学概念，首经老子提出。

这个颇带东方神秘主义的名词，在《老子》一书中频频出现，它有时似乎在显示宇宙天地间一种无比巨大的原动力；有时又在我们面前描画出天地混沌一片的那种亘古蛮荒的状态；或展示天地初分，万物始生，草萌木长的一派蓬勃生机，如此等等。

从老子对“道”的种种构想中，我们完全可以体味到他对“道”的那种近乎虔诚的膜拜和敬畏的由来。老子对“道”的尊崇，完全源于对自然和自然规律的诚信，这完全有别于那个时代视“天”和“上帝”为绝对权威的思想观念。“道”，对老子来说，仅仅是为了彻底摆脱宗教统治而提出的一个新的根据，它比“上帝”更具权威性。

老子的“道”是具有一种对宇宙人生独到的悟解和深刻的体察，这是源于他对自然界的细致入微的观察和一种强烈的神秘主义直觉而至。这种对自然和自然规律的着意关注，是构成老子哲学思想的基石。

源于一种生物学上的意义，人类与自然的关系，无论在精神上亦或在物质方面，从古迄今，都表现为一种近乎原始的依赖性，有如婴儿之对母体。古人有云：“人穷则反本。”这个所谓的“本”，从更广泛的意义上讲，也就是指“自然”，这个人类和万物的母亲。屈原长诗《天问》为什么会提出许多对宇宙天体、历史、神话和人世方面的疑问？当他对政治前途和黑暗现实感到失望时，很自然地会产生一种对自然的返归心态和求助愿望。出于一种对现实的不满和焦虑，推本极源，急切希望找到人在神秘的自然力面前的合适位置。

弗洛伊德的“快乐原则”说，论述了文明给人类带来物质利益的同时，也给人类的精神带来了极为沉重的压抑，这是文明之一大缺憾。然而他所说的人类天生的追求快乐的原则，也正是建立在人和自然的谐合关系上。今天，人们在生活需求和文化思想方面涌动的“回归自然”潮流，不也是从更广泛的意义上解释了古代学家们对宇宙自然竭力尽智地探索的原因吗？由此我们也可理解老子哲学里尊崇自然，否决知识，追求“小国寡民”的政治生活，以及对“道”纯朴本性和神秘的原始动力的渲染的历史原因所在了。

春秋战国时期，王权上移，陪里执命，政治和社会关系均发生了急剧的变化。而当现实社会中的氏族制束缚着历史的发展，旧有的“天命观”和“天道观”同样也束缚着思想的发展。老子形而上学的“道”的提出，是从对自然史的认识上寻找否决“天命观”“天道观”的理论根据，因而具备了中国古代哲学史的革命性和合理性。