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1 mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study.
2 Excellence in work is only possible with diligence.
3 Practice makes perfect.

殚精极虑

dān jīng jí lǜ

1 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
2 to rack one's brains
3 to leave no stone unturned

殚精竭虑

dān jīng jié lǜ

1 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
2 to rack one's brains
3 to leave no stone unturned

Sample Sentences

嗨！大家好！小刘我前阵子身体不太舒服，还好买到这台长生佛生机精华萃取机，我手上这台萃取机获得世界发明大奖，经过无数名人试用，叫好又叫座，有了它，可以做菜、做汤、做豆浆；给您做牛、做马、做苦力，小至豆苗、大至胡桃，没有它切不开、磨不碎的。

hāi ！dàjiā hǎo ！Xiǎo Liú wǒ qiánzhènzi shēntǐ bùtài shūfu ，hái hǎo mǎidào zhè tái chángshēngfó shēngjī jīnghuá cuìqǔ jī ，wǒ shǒushang zhè tái cuìqǔ jī huòdé shìjiè fāmíng dàjiǎng ，jīngguò wúshù míngrén shìyòng ，jiàohǎo yòu jiàozuò ，yǒu le tā ，kěyǐ zuòcài 、zuò tāng 、zuò dòujiāng ；gěi nín zuòniú 、zuòmǎ 、zuò kǔlì ，xiǎo zhì dòumiáo 、dà zhì hútáo ，méiyǒu tā qiē bù kāi 、mó bù suì de 。

Hi Everyone! I haven’t been feeling all that great recently, but luckily I managed to get my hands on the Immortal Buddha Vital Essence Extractor. This extractor has won global invention prizes and been tried out by countless celebrities. Its quality is reflected in its incredible sales. With it you can create dishes, make soup, make soybean milk; it can be your ox and your workhorse, it can do all the hard work. There's nothing it can't break open or grind up, from as small as bean sprout to as large as a walnut.

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两匹马力，三万七千转，一旦启动，这飞刀螺旋一转，叫你想停都停不下来，听见没？稳定美妙的马达声，仿佛到了方程式赛车的赛道旁，让你不由自主想把厨房里、冰箱里、地窖里，所有能找出来的青菜水果全部放进去萃取，只为了吃到生机饮食的精华！

liǎng pǐ mǎlì ，sānwàn qī qiān zhuǎn ，yīdàn qǐdòng ，zhè fēidāo luóxuán yī zhuǎn ，jiào nǐ xiǎng tíng dōu tíng bù xiàlai ，tīngjiàn méi ？wěndìng měimiào de mǎdáshēng ，fǎngfú dào le fāngchéngshìsàichē de sàidào páng ，ràng nǐ bùyóuzìzhǔ xiǎng bǎ chúfáng lǐ 、bīngxiāng lǐ 、dìjiào lǐ ，suǒyǒu néng zhǎo chūlai de qīngcài shuǐguǒ quánbù fàng jìnqù cuìqǔ ，zhī wèile chīdào shēngjī yǐnshí de jīnghuá ！

Two horsepower, with 37,000 revolutions a minute. As soon as you turn it on, the blade starts to fly. You won't want to stop, you'll feel compelled to make extracts from all the fruit and vegetables you can find in your kitchen, your refrigerator and your cellar, just so you can taste their vital essence.

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什么是生机饮食的精华，就是要您吃到完整的营养，看这边，胡萝卜，维生素满满；生菜，纤维素一百；苹果，铁质最多，让你做钢铁侠；葡萄，富含OPC，地表最强抗氧化素；最后，小黄瓜，他的青翠，你的青春！

shénmeshì shēngjī yǐnshí de jīnghuá ，jiùshì yào nín chīdào wánzhěng de yíngyǎng ，kàn zhèbiān ，húluóbo ，wéishēngsù mǎnmǎn ；shēngcài ，xiānwéisù yībǎi ；píngguǒ ，tiězhì zuì duō ，ràng nǐ zuò gāngtiěxiá ；pútao ，fù hán OPC ，dìbiǎo zuì qiáng kàngyǎnghuàsù ；zuìhòu ，xiǎohuángguā ，tā de qīngcuì ，nǐ de qīngchūn ！

What is vital essence, I hear you ask. It means when you get complete nutrition. Look here, carrots, full of vitamins; leafy greens, max fiber; apples, with so much iron that you'll turn into Iron Man; grapes, full of OPC and the most anti-oxidants you can find on earth; finally, cucumber, its fresh green reflects your youth.

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立刻订购，长生佛生机精华萃取机，不要犹豫，错过这次，那就好比罗密欧错过了朱丽叶、梁山伯没有见到祝英台！

lìkè dìng gòu ，chángshēngfó shēngjī jīnghuá cuìqǔ jī ，bù yào yóuyù ，cuòguò zhècì ，nà jiù hǎobǐ Luómìōu cuòguò le Zhūlìyè 、Liángshānbó méiyǒu jiàndào Zhùyīngtái ！

Order now, the Immortal Buddha Vital Essence Extractor, don't hesitate. If you miss out now, it's like Romeo missing out on his Juliet, or as if Liang Shanbo had never met Zhu Yingtai!

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浓缩的才是精华嘛！对了，有人说在街上看到两个人打架，十有八九是北方人，您觉得呢？

nóngsuō de cáishì jīnghuá ma ！duìle ，yǒu rén shuō zài jiēshang kàndào liǎng ge rén dǎjià ，shíyǒubājiǔ shì běifāngrén ，nín juéde ne ？

Distilled down to the very essence, right? By the way, some people say that if you see two people fighting on the street, eight or nine times out of ten they're northerners. What do you think?

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可是我倒觉得住宿舍是大学生活的精华。同专业的同学可以一起上课，还可以一起生活。这样一来你就可以交到好多知心的朋友。而且，这也是很好的社会培训，让你懂得怎么和不同的人沟通、相处。

kěshì wǒ dào juéde zhù sùshè shì dàxué shēnghuó de jīnghuá 。tóng zhuānyè de tóngxué kěyǐ yīqǐ shàngkè ，hái kěyǐ yīqǐ shēnghuó 。zhèyàngyīlái nǐ jiù kěyǐ jiāodào hǎo duō zhīxīn de péngyou 。érqiě ，zhè yě shì hěnhǎo de shèhuì péixùn ，ràng nǐ dǒngde zěnme hé bùtóng de rén gōutōng 、xiāngchǔ 。

But I think that living in a dorm is the essence of student life! Classmates in the same major can go to class together, and live together. In this way, you can make a lot of really good friends. Plus, this is really good social training. It makes you learn how to communicate and get along with different people.

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是学校开的选修课，我主讲。《易经》是国学中的精华，讲讲还是蛮有意思的。

shì xuéxiào kāi de xuǎnxiūkè ，wǒ zhǔjiǎng 。《Yìjīng 》shì guóxué zhōng de jīnghuá ，jiǎngjiang háishì mán yǒu yìsi de 。

The school started it as an elective course. I'm the lecturer. The I Ching is quintessential to Chinese studies. Speaking on it is quite interesting.

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其实啊，少林功夫还和禅宗有着很大的联系。因为修禅也注重修养身体，再加上这么大的寺院也需要保护，所以逐渐形成了禅武合一的少林功夫。它身心并重，是中华文化的精华。

qíshí a ，shàolín gōngfū huán hé Chánzōng yǒu zhe hěn dà de liánxì 。yīnwèi xiū chán yě zhùzhòng xiūyǎng shēntǐ ，zài jiāshang zhème dà de sìyuàn yě xūyào bǎohù ，suǒyǐ zhújiàn xíngchéng le chán wǔ héyī de shàolín gōngfū 。tā shēnxīn bìngzhòng ，shì Zhōnghuá wénhuà de jīnghuá 。

Actually, Shaolin Kung Fu still has a strong link to Chan sect. Because the practice of Chan places importance on cultivation of the body, and such a large temple also needed protection, Chan and martial arts gradually merged into Shaolin Kung Fu. It lays equal stress on body and mind, and is the epitome of Chinese culture.

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是呀。以前西方国家一般都不尊重亚洲设计师，连日本都看不起中国大陆、台湾、香港或新加坡的设计师，总觉得我们在模仿他们的设计。可是我觉得中国的文化中蕴藏了太多精华，我们只是没能好好地发挥出来。我喜欢张天爱，就是因为她的设计融合了浓厚的中国文化，成功地展现出了自己的特色。

shì yā 。yǐqián xīfāngguójiā yībān dōu bù zūnzhòng Yàzhōu shèjìshī ，lián Rìběn dōu kànbuqǐ Zhōngguódàlù 、Táiwān 、Xiānggǎng huò Xīnjiāpō de shèjìshī ，zǒng juéde wǒmen zài mófǎng tāmen de shèjì 。kěshì wǒ juéde Zhōngguó de wénhuà zhōng yùncáng le tài duō jīnghuá ，wǒmen zhǐshì méinéng hǎohāo de fāhuīchūlai 。wǒ xǐhuan Zhāng Tiān'ài ，jiùshì yīnwèi tā de shèjì rónghé le nónghòu de zhōngguówénhuà ，chénggōngde zhǎnxiàn chū le zìjǐde tèsè 。

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你知道吗？美国麻省理工大学的斯隆管理学院支持中国开办的国际MBA项目，首批合作的大学就只有清华大学和复旦大学。他们都是以全英文授课，模块式教学，吸取了国外MBA教学的精华，办学质量应该还是信得过的。著名的国际咨询公司麦肯锡的员工也大多是从各所名校毕业的MBA人才，所以说MBA就好像是进入企业管理高层的护照也不为过。

nǐ zhīdào ma ？Měiguó Māshěnglǐgōngdàxué de Sīlōng guǎnlǐ xuéyuàn zhīchí Zhōngguó kāibàn de guójì MBA xiàngmù ，shǒupī hézuò de dàxué jiù zhǐyǒu Qīnghuádàxué hé Fùdàndàxué 。tāmen dōu shì yǐ quán Yīngwén shòukè ，mókuài shì jiàoxué ，xīqǔ le guówài MBA jiàoxué de jīnghuá ，bànxué zhìliàng yīnggāi hái shì xìn de guò de 。zhùmíng de guójì zīxún gōngsī Màikěnxī de yuángōng yě dàduō shì cóng gè suǒ míngxiào bìyè de MBA réncái ，suǒyǐ shuō MBA jiù hǎoxiàng shì jìnrù qǐyè guǎnlǐ gāocéng de hùzhào yě bù wéi guò 。

You know what? The Sloan School of Management at MIT in America has given China support in opening International MBA Programs. The first batch of partner universities only includes Qinghua University and Fudan. They are all taught completely in English, with modular teaching methods. They've attracted the cream of overseas MBA education. The quality of education should be pretty good. Most employees of McKinsey, the famous international consulting firm, are MBA graduates from top universities. So it's not far off the mark to say that the MBA is a passport to the high levels of corporate management.

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