英语句型转换第一课（一课译词马失前蹄）

英语句型转换第一课（一课译词马失前蹄）This man has been cautious all his life but he’s nonetheless slipped occasionally.Editor: Jade来源：chinadaily.com.cn

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“马失前蹄”，汉语成语，本指马匹奔跑时前蹄弯折（the horse stumbles，the horse trips）；后引申为失算、栽跟斗，发生差错而受挫。可以翻译为“suffer an accidental setback，make a mistake by accident”。

例句：

此人一辈子做事小心谨慎，但也有马失前蹄的时候。

This man has been cautious all his life but he’s nonetheless slipped occasionally.

Editor: Jade

来源：chinadaily.com.cn