it is a waste not to use your mental abilities
不使用你的智力是一种浪费 (bù shǐyòng nǐ de zhìlì shì yī zhǒng làngfèi)
"You should keep learning, a mind is a terrible thing to waste."
"你应该继续学习，思想是一种可怕的浪费。" (nǐ yīnggāi jìxù xuéxí, sīxiǎng shì yī zhǒng kěpà de làngfèi)
to earn a lot of money
to feel good about oneself because one has done nothing wron...
not allowed or beyond acceptable limits
to do what one has promised
to be in a very dangerous or uncertain situation
to stop something before it becomes a bigger problem
