作者ingcute (理解)
看板Eng-Class
标题[请益] Doctor Dictionary的例句
时间Mon Jul 19 22:24:44 2010
Overweening 的例句
Overweening personal ambition is no virtue; but while I had
it, I could have danced on a bed of nails.
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--Joyce Maynard, [3]At Home in the World
画线处实在是无法理解为啥会冒出这句话, 字典也查不到这样的成语
请大家帮忙看一下, 谢谢~
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1F：推 GeraldLiu:danced on a bed of nails是指在钉床上跳舞吗？ 07/19 22:41
2F：→ GeraldLiu:引申为「苦中做乐」。我乱想的。 07/19 22:42
3F：→ GeraldLiu:试译：拥有过於自负的个人野心并非美德，若是犯了这项错 07/19 22:46
4F：→ GeraldLiu:误，我就只能苦中做乐了。 07/19 22:47
5F：→ tengharold:拥有过於自负的个人野心并非美德，_但_我有如此野心时 07/19 23:42
6F：→ tengharold:连在针毡上跳舞都敢 07/19 23:43
7F：→ malasang88:"Play with fire" is the same as "Bed of Nails" 07/20 11:34