缓不济急 a slow remedy cannot meet an urgency.; leisurely action cannot meet an urgent demand.; slow action cannot save a critical situation.; the aid is too slow in coming to be of any help.; water far away is not of much use in putting out a fire.; water from afar cannot extinguish a fire nearby
基金 fund; foundation 保健福利基金 a health and welfare fund; 大修基金 funds for major overhaul; 外汇平准基金 exchange stabilization fund; 福利基金 welfare fund; 积累基金 accumulation fund; 教育基金 education fund; 消费基金 consumption fund; 把基金交给受托人管理 commit a fund to the care [charge] of trustees; 为穷人建立救济基金 establish a relief fund for needy people; 你把款捐给村庄作为基金, 看作是义务还是乐事? do you consider contributions to the village funds a duty or a pleasure?; 基金会 foundation