when a thing is rare, it becomes precious.; a thing is valued if it is rare.; a thing is valued in proportion to its rarity.;a thing is priced if it is rare.; objects are valued because of their rarity.; the rarer a thing is, the more it is worth.; the worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.; when the fruit is scarcest, its taste is sweetest
The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it 东西的价值只有在缺乏时体会最深。 (物以稀为贵。 )
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One good husband is worth two wives ; for the scarcer things are , the more they ' re valued 一个好丈夫值得两个好妻子,因为物以稀为贵
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Wild tiger would probably remain more valuable because in chinese medicinal thought it is regarded as more potent 但是由于中医传统,野生的虎类仍将是物以稀为贵。
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Plumbers will not come . nor , at the higher level , will doctors . and doctors and dentists know their scarcity value and behave accordingly 管子工叫不来,在更高的层次上,大夫更是难请。医生和牙医知道物以稀为贵,并以此指导自己的行为。
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Present house price is low ah , because of a lot of houses one open quotation by scare buying , do not have a few days to sell one sky , is that content with rare for expensive 现在的房价是否低了啊,因为很多的房子一开盘就被抢购,没几天就销售一空,那不是物以稀为贵吗?
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Flaming tulips . blue roses . what dutch growers of old and dr tanaka ' s employers both grasped is that rarity , and hence economic value , can be created by genetic manipulation 火红的郁金香,蓝色的玫瑰。荷兰老一代花卉栽培者和田中博士的老板都明白,物以稀为贵,而“稀”则可来自基因调控。
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They were not reliefs or shallow - carved images attached to other objects , but whole buddhist figures with complete body structure . the statues , however , still followed the suit of indian models . a stone buddhist figure 尽管当时的制作落后,工艺不精,形象古拙,不甚华美,但“物以稀为贵” ,即便是残损不全之躯,依然被人视为珍贵。