| 釋義 |
多一事不如少一事多一事不如省一事duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shìavoid trouble wherever possible; do not meet trouble halfway; let things slide whenever possible; the less trouble the better
? 向來(lái)主張～的趙舉人也在茶館里發(fā)表違反自家主張的議論： …… (葉圣陶《倪煥之》267) Even the county graduate Mr Zhao,who had always urged people to avoid trouble rather than make it unnecessarily,now propounded argu ments in the tea-house that were quite at variance with this principle of his: …/你才說(shuō)的也是，“多一事不如省一事”。(《紅樓夢(mèng)》560)Of course,you were right just now in saying that it’s better not to put people to too much trouble.
? 你素日肯勸我～，自己保養(yǎng)保養(yǎng)也是好的。(《紅樓夢(mèng)》956) You’ve always advised me to let things slide whenever possible,to get more rest and keep fit./“不必就去起訴吧，”趙舉人向來(lái)主張～；…… (葉圣陶《倪煥之》157) “You don’t need to go so far as taking him to court straight away，” said the county graduate,who always held that one upset less was preferable to one upset more，…/而寧愿放任各種缺點(diǎn)、錯(cuò)誤在黨內(nèi)存在，采取“得過(guò)且過(guò)”，“～”，敷衍了事的態(tài)度，然而卻又在背地里去議論人家，…… (劉少奇《論共產(chǎn)黨員的修養(yǎng)》67) They would rather leave the shortcomings and mistakes alone,taking the attitude of “getting by” and “the less trouble the better”，but at the same time they talk about comrades behind their backs. 多一事不如少一事duo yi shi bu ru shao yi shithe less trouble,the better |