“More haste, less speed” 是一句諺語,意思是 “事情做得太快、太倉促,容易犯錯,最終可能反而會花費更長的時間”,與漢語里的 “欲速則不達”、“拔苗助長” 意思相近。
I didn’t knead the dough enough before baking it. Now the bread is too dense. More haste, less speed!
我在烘烤面包前,面揉得不夠。結(jié)果烤出來的面包太密實了。真是拔苗助長!
She rushed through her decision and in the end regretted it – more haste, less speed.
她匆忙做了決定,但最后后悔了。真是欲速則不達。
I had to write my essay again because I was in a hurry and forgot to save it the first time – I guess it’s more haste, less speed.
因為第一次寫論文時一著急忘了保存,我不得不重寫。就像俗話說的:欲速則不達。