The secretary showed his sincere gratitude too.

He was sincerely convinced of his own merit.

他真心诚意地相信自己的优点.

Soon up , soon down.

一步登天, 一落千丈.

We need to let go dropdrop and not waiting step to instantly be Buddha.

我们要把我们的[点点滴滴]放下.而不是等著一步登天,等著成佛.

Rarely is progress made in giant leaps.

很少有一步登天的事情.

With justice on your side , you can go anywhere ; without it, you can't take a step.

有理走遍天下, 无理寸步难行.

The street is clogged with cars.

那条街被车堵得寸步难行.

Carefulness can go everywhere.

谨慎走遍天下,冒失寸步难行.

I got caught in the rush-hour traffic.

我遇上了高峰时刻的车辆,寸步难行.

Without the masses we can't move a step.

咱们离开了群众,就寸步难行啊!

Thousands of boxes of mooncakes are stacked high inside the storeand the staff can barely move.

数千盒月饼高高的堆在店内,员工们几乎寸步难行.

It is really very bold of him to venture to do this.

他敢冒险做这事,真是胆大包天.

A much-trailed financial overhaul is a curious mix of audacity and timidity.

多方掣肘的财政检查,既胆大包天又畏首畏尾,是个非常古怪的混合体.

I can not agree with his bold views.

我不能同意他那胆大包天的见解.

They were so bold as to endeavour to baffle the engineer out of his new invention.

他们胆大包天,竟企图骗取工程师的新发明.

Water can transform a desert into a garden.

水能把一片不毛之地变成一座花园.

How can people make a living in this arid area?

这片不毛之地上的人们怎么谋生 呢 ?

The isolation and loneliness of pride had for her mind the horror of a desert place.

因为骄傲所构成的孤独和寂寞,对她的心灵来说,是一片充满恐怖的不毛之地.

A single word of his article is worth a thousand pieces of gold.

他的文章一字千金.

With the practical benefits of such a proposal difficult to justify, there also the aesthetic factor.

与实际利益这样的建议难以自圆其说, 也有审美的因素.

Higher education has developed very rapidly in the past 10 years.

过去十年,本港高等教育的发展一日千里.