水滴石穿的意思(水滴石穿的意思和啟發)

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“水滴石穿”，字面意思是水不斷地滴，可以滴穿石頭（constant dripping water wears through the rock），比喻堅持不懈，集細微的力量也能成就難能的功勞（persistence leads to success）。與英文習語“little strokes fell great oaks”意思相近，表示“large, emingly impossible tasks can be accomplished through small, steady efforts”。

例句：

A：“這場訴訟太龐大了，我真不知道我們怎么才能渡過難關！”

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

B：“我們一天天一步步地慢慢來，竭盡所能，記住，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

來源：chinadaily.com.cn