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1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
3 to study diligently

恨铁不成钢

hèn tiě bù chéng gāng

1 lit. to hate iron for not becoming steel
2 to feel resentful towards sb for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement (idiom)

手无寸铁

shǒu wú cùn tiě

1 lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless

斩钉截铁

zhǎn dīng jié tiě

1 lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
2 fig. resolute and decisive
3 unhesitating
4 categorical

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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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毛泽东指示全国人民大炼钢铁。

Máo Zédōng zhǐshì quánguó rénmín dàliàn gāngtiě 。

Mao Zedong instructed everyone in the country to smelt iron.

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上次的《钢铁侠》不也是3D的吗？3D只不过是个加价的噱头。

shàngcì de 《gāngtiěxiá 》bùyě shì 3D de ma ？3D zhǐ bùguò shì gè jiājià de xuétóu 。

Wasn't it “Iron Man” that we saw last time in 3D? 3D is just a trick meant to raise prices.

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但是银行和钢铁股的下跌有些出乎意料。到底是什么原因呢？下面，我们请分析师冯先生来帮我们分析一下。

dànshì yínháng hé gāngtiě gǔ de xiàdiē yǒuxiē chūhūyìliào 。dàodǐ shì shénme yuányīn ne ？xiàmian ，wǒmen qǐng fēnxīshī Féng xiānsheng lái bāng wǒmen fēnxī yīxià 。

But the drop in the banking and steel industries was somewhat surprising. Why did it happen? Coming up next, Mr. Feng will analyze the situation for us.

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下午开市后，个股在银行、钢铁和房地产等权重股的带领下纷纷跳水，收盘时沪指失守2000点，较前一交易日跌幅达到3.56%，可以说是，给广大股民带来了一个“黑色星期五”。

xiàwǔ kāishì hòu ，gègǔ zài yínháng 、gāngtiě hé fángdìchǎn děng quánzhònggǔ de dàilǐng xià fēnfēn tiàoshuǐ ，shōupán shí Hùzhǐ shīshǒu liǎng qiān diǎn ，jiào qián yī jiāoyìrì diēfú dádào bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn wǔ liù ，kěyǐ shuō shì ，gěi guǎngdà gǔmín dàilái le yī ge “hēisè xīngqīwǔ ”。

After the market opened in the afternoon, each stock declined sharply due to the influence of the powerful banking, steel and real estate stocks. At closing time, the Shanghai index had fallen 2000 points, a decline of 3.56% from the previous trading day. It's safe to say that today was a ``Black Friday" for most stockholders.

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