Lesson #81:

（20 November 2018）

“Least said soonest mended.”

(English) Meaning:

1. ‘mended’ = ‘making amends for some misdeed.
2. If one wishes to heal a quarrel, the best course is to stop speaking about the point at issue.
3. Talking will only make things worse.
4. Long explanations and apologies are of little use and tend to make matters worse.
5. Similar sayings are: “Least said, soonest mended” and “The least said, the soonest mended”.

（繁）意思：【話少禍少】。也可以引伸為“多說無益”、“少說為妙”或“多說反壞事”。

（简）意思：

huà	shào	huò	shào
话	少	祸	少

也可以引申为“多说无益”、“少说为妙”或“多说反坏事”。

语音：英语（John Hung）/普通话（范麗丹）

 

語音：英語/廣東話

 

Other Learning:

1. Forgive and forget. （“不念舊惡” / “不念旧恶”）
2. Let bygones be bygones.（“既往不咎”）。

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（繁）：大家明白了嗎？明天再續。謝謝！

（简）：大家明白了吗？明天再续。谢谢！

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