Ficobase

潜亏

hidden loss

千里之行始于足下

a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

千年问题、千年虫

millennium bug

前怕狼,后怕虎

fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something

前人栽树,后人乘凉

One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests./ One sows and another reaps.

前事不忘,后事之师

Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

欠收(农业)

crop failure

牵头人

initiator

千禧婴儿

millennium infant; millennium baby

牵线搭桥

work as a go-between

前沿科学

front-line science

前沿性交叉性研究

pioneering and interdisciplinary research

潜意识

subconsciousness

签约仪式

signing ceremony

前瞻性

perspectiveness

欠发达地区

less developed areas

抢得先机

take the preemptive opportunities

抢购

panic buying

抢红灯

run a red light

强化班

intensive training class

强力球(美国的全国性彩票)

powerball

强龙难压地头蛇

Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.

抢跑

"false start, beat the gun"

强强联手

win-win co-operation

强权外交

power diplomacy