Lesson #30:

（30 September 2018）

“Easier said than done.”

(English) Meaning:

1. It is easier to talk about doing a thing than it is to do it.
2. It is easier to give advice than to put it into practice.
3. It is easier to propose to do a thing than it is to do it.
4. It’s easy enough to intend to do a thing, but the execution of it has serious difficulties.
5. Saying is one thing and doing another.

（繁）意思：【說起容易，做起難】。也可以引伸为’說和做是兩回事’。

（简）意思：

shuō	qǐ	róng	yì
说	起	容	易	，
zuò	qǐ	nán
做	起	难

也可以引申为’說和做是兩回事’。

语音：英语（John Hung）/普通话（彭比惠）

 

語音：英語/廣東話

 

Other Learning:  The phrase, ‘Sooner said than done’ , was the earliest records of the statement which go back to the 16^th century. (cf. ‘Deeds, not words’). 即是：‘說來容易做來難 / 说来容易做来难’或 ‘說時容易做時難 / 说时容易做时难’ 。

 

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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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