滴水穿石学英语：一课译词水滴石穿

滴水穿石学英语：一课译词水滴石穿来源：chinadaily.com.cnA: "This lawsuit is so huge I just don't see how we'll be able to get through it!"B：“我们一天天一步步地慢慢来，竭尽所能，记住，水滴石穿。”B: "We just take it one step and one day at a time taking care of what we can when we can—remember little strokes fell great oaks."Editor: Jade

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“水滴石穿”，字面意思是水不断地滴，可以滴穿石头（constant dripping water wears through the rock），比喻坚持不懈，集细微的力量也能成就难能的功劳（persistence leads to success）。与英文习语“little strokes fell great oaks”意思相近，表示“large seemingly impossible tasks can be accomplished through small steady efforts”。

例句：

A：“这场诉讼太庞大了，我真不知道我们怎么才能渡过难关！”

A: "This lawsuit is so huge I just don't see how we'll be able to get through it!"

B：“我们一天天一步步地慢慢来，竭尽所能，记住，水滴石穿。”B: "We just take it one step and one day at a time taking care of what we can when we can—remember little strokes fell great oaks."

Editor: Jade

来源：chinadaily.com.cn