◎ 卖命 màimìng(1) [work oneself to the bone for sb.]∶ 指为某人、某集团所利用或为生活所逼而拼命干活,也泛指下最大力气干工作地主逼着长工们为他卖命(2) [die(unworthily)for]∶冒着生命危险去干这些士兵没有一个愿意为侵略战争卖命-----------------国语辞典：出卖性命。比喻工作时非常努力。如：「经济不景气，每个人都为了养家活口而卖命地工作。」
◎ 工欲善其事,必先利其器 gōng yù shàn qí shì,bì xiān lì qí qì[An artisan must first sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well.] 工匠要把活儿做好,必须先使工具精良;也指工作要得到好结果,必须先有好的器具 -----------------国语辞典：工匠想要把工作做好，一定要先使工具精良。《论语．卫灵公》：「子曰：『工欲善其事，必先利其器。居是邦也，事其大夫之贤者，友其士之仁者。』」英语 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job