day 79effort and success
unit 10 · sport and movementeffort and success
Encourage, praise and warn with the great idioms of effort and success, and state a rule for everyone with 凡是……，均(可)…….
today’s words
- 持之以恒 chízhīyǐhéng · to persevere, keep at it
- 全力以赴 quánlìyǐfù · to go all out
- 竭尽全力 jiéjìnquánlì · to do your very utmost
- 全心全意 quánxīnquányì · wholeheartedly
- 一心一意 yīxīnyīyì · single-mindedly
- 聚精会神 jùjīnghuìshén · with full concentration
- 废寝忘食 fèiqǐnwàngshí · to forget to eat and sleep (over work)
- 夜以继日 yèyǐjìrì · day and night, round the clock
- 埋头苦干 máitóukǔgàn · to put your head down and work hard
- 精益求精 jīngyìqiújīng · to keep improving what is already good
- 再接再厉 zàijiēzàilì · to keep up the good work
- 勇往直前 yǒngwǎngzhíqián · to forge bravely ahead
- 一鼓作气 yīgǔzuòqì · in one go, without stopping
- 前赴后继 qiánfùhòujì · to advance wave upon wave
- 争分夺秒 zhēngfēnduómiǎo · to race against the clock
- 齐心协力 qíxīnxiélì · to work together as one
- 众志成城 zhòngzhìchéngchéng · unity is strength
- 同舟共济 tóngzhōugòngjì · to pull together in hard times
- 任重道远 rènzhòngdàoyuǎn · a heavy burden and a long road
- 鹏程万里 péngchéngwànlǐ · a bright future (a wish)
- 大有可为 dàyǒukěwéi · there is great potential
- 循序渐进 xúnxùjiànjìn · step by step
- 水滴石穿 shuǐdīshíchuān · dripping water wears through stone
- 愚公移山 yúgōngyíshān · the Foolish Old Man moves the mountains
- 半途而废 bàntú'érfèi · to give up halfway
- 急于求成 jíyúqiúchéng · too eager for quick success
- 急功近利 jígōngjìnlì · after quick success and short-term gain
- 揠苗助长 yàmiáozhùzhǎng · to spoil things by being too impatient
- 苦尽甘来 kǔjìngānlái · after hardship comes happiness
- 得心应手 déxīnyìngshǒu · to do with ease, have the knack
- 轻而易举 qīng'éryìjǔ · very easy, effortless
- 小菜一碟 xiǎocàiyīdié · a piece of cake
- 力所能及 lìsuǒnéngjí · within your power
- 力不从心 lìbùcóngxīn · the will is there but not the strength
sentences
- 凡是跑完全程的人，均可领取奖牌。 · Everyone who finishes the full course will receive a medal.
- 凡是公司员工，均可免费报名。 · All company staff may enter free of charge.
- 学外语要持之以恒。 · Learning a foreign language takes perseverance.
- 明天的比赛，我们一定全力以赴。 · We’ll give tomorrow’s race everything we’ve got.
- 做事不能半途而废。 · You shouldn’t give up halfway through anything.