巧妇难为无米之炊。

Even a clever housewife cannotcook a meal without rice.

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猪耳朵做不成丝钱包；巧妇难为无米之炊。

You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

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猪耳朵做不成丝钱包；巧妇难为无米之炊。

You cannot make a silk purse out of a sows ear.

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长期以来，大米在中国人的饮食中占据很重要的地位，以至于有谚语说“巧妇难为无米之炊”。中国南方大多种植水稻，人们通常以大米为主食；

Rice is grown mostly in southern Chinawhere people usually take rice as their staple food, while itcannot be planted in northern China where the climate is either toocold or too dry for rice to grow.

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县级市公共图书馆相对于大城市公共图书馆来说，可以称得上是“弱势群体”，它们由于经费不足、人才匮乏等原因，经常处于“巧妇难为无米之炊”的境地。

Comparing with large city public libraries, the county public library is weak and small, it is difficult to develop for a great shortage of outlay and talented people.

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县级市公共图书馆相对于大城市公共图书馆来说，可以称得上是“弱势群体”，它们由于经费不足、人才匮乏等原因，经常处于“巧妇难为无米之炊”的境地。

Comparing with large city public libraries, the county public library is weak and small, it is difficult to develop for a great shortage of outlay and talented people.

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