ChinesePod

1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
3 to go for wool and come back shorn

巧妇难为无米之炊

qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī

1 The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.

生米做成熟饭

shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn

1 lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed
2 It's too late to change anything now.
3 also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭

Sample Sentences

完全正确。但是原子并不会如你所愿，你必须知道它的特性，驯服它按照你的意愿行动。而纳米技术就为这个提供了条件。那用纳米技术到底能制造出什么东西呢？这位同学，你来说说看。

wánquán zhèngquè 。dànshì yuánzǐ bìng bùhuì rúnǐsuǒyuàn ，nǐ bìxū zhīdào tā de tèxìng ，xùnfú tā ànzhào nǐ de yìyuàn xíngdòng 。ér nàmǐjìshù jiù wèi zhè ge tígōng le tiáojiàn 。nà yòng nàmǐjìshù dàodǐ néng zhìzào chū shénme dōngxi ne ？zhè wèi tóngxué ，nǐ lái shuōshuo kàn 。

Absolutely right. But an atom just won't do whatever you want, you must understand its inner workings to control it for your own purposes. So nanotechnology has provided conditions for this. And what exactly can nanotechnology be used to make? You there, let's hear what you think.

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很多防晒霜和化妆品其实都运用了纳米技术，因为这样可以使产品更具有附着力。你才不会脱妆啊。

hěn duō fángshàishuāng hé huàzhuāngpǐn qíshí dōu yùnyòng le nàmǐjìshù ，yīnwèi zhèyàng kěyǐ shǐ chǎnpǐn gèng jùyǒu fùzhuólì 。nǐ cái bùhuì tuōzhuāng a 。

In fact, many sunscreens and cosmetics make use of nanotechnology, because this way it's possible to make products more adhesive. So your makeup doesn't come off!

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