◎ 工事 gōngshì(1) [work](2) 关于土木及其他工作的事物五曰工事竞于刻镂,女事繁于文章,国之贫也。——《管子·立政》(3) 特指蚕桑织绣之事处女操工事者几何人?——《管子·问》(4) [fortifications;defence works]∶军中所构筑的掩体、碉堡、障碍等山上山下,都要作战的工事。——周立波《娘子关前》-----------------国语辞典：凡关于制作、建造等事的总称。英语 defensive structure, military fortifications, (Tw) construction works, civil engineering works德语 Werk (S)法语 travaux de fortification
◎ 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