Lesson #7:

（7 September 2018）

“Half a loaf is better than no bread.”

(English) Meaning:

1. We should be thankful for what we receive, even though it is not so much as we had hoped for.
2. We should be thankful for what we have, even though it is less than we would like.

（繁）意思：【半條麵包勝過沒有麵包】。

（简）意思：

bàn	tiáo	miàn	bāo	shèng	guò
半	条	面	包	胜	过
méi	yǒu	miàn	bāo
没	有	面	包

语音：英语（John Hung）/普通话（彭比惠）

 

語音：英語/廣東話

 

More Learning:

1. A later version is ‘Half a loaf is better than none’.（ ‘有比沒有好‘或‘有勝於無‘或‘聊勝於無‘或’有好過冇’)。
2. One foot is better than two crutches.（一隻脚也比兩個拐棍強）。

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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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