功虧一簣-中國(guó)成語(yǔ)故事英語(yǔ)版中英對(duì)照
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功虧一簣 Once a man planned to build a terrace. 古時(shí),有一個(gè)人要筑一座九仞(八尺=一仞)高的山。 He worked very hard and spent a lot of time digging and carrying earth. 他十分努力的建造這座山,并且花了很多時(shí)間挖土、搬運(yùn)泥土。 When the mound was almost completed and only one more basket of earth was needed, the man gave up. 終于當(dāng)山快要建成的時(shí)候,幾乎只差最后一籃子的泥土就行了的時(shí)候,他放棄了。 The terrace was never completed. 這座山便永遠(yuǎn)無(wú)法完工。 This idiom means to fail to succeed for lack of final effort. 這個(gè)典故用以形容“離成功只有一步之遙,但最終失敗告終”的意思。更多 英語(yǔ)故事、英語(yǔ)小故事、英文故事、英語(yǔ)童話故事,請(qǐng)繼續(xù)關(guān)注 英語(yǔ)作文大全
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