[英文成語] WATCH POT NEVER BOILS. - 學會耐心等待的美德

Watch pot never boils.

Watch pot never boils.

/wɒʧ pɒt ˈnɛvər bɔɪlz/

焦急等待

「Watch pot never boils」呢個俗語好像喺講「心急吃不了熱豆腐」,即係話當你過於焦急等待某樣嘢發生時,個過程會感覺特別漫長。想像一下你煲湯,一直企喺爐頭前望住嗰個鍋,湯就似乎永遠都煲唔開似的。這種心理作用其實係一種常見嘅人類感覺,當我哋對某件事特別期待或焦慮時,時間好似會過得特別慢。喺生活中,學習耐心等待係一種很重要嘅能力,尤其喺面對必須等待嘅情況,例如考試結果、醫生診斷,或者係愛情關係嘅發展。培養耐心不僅可以幫助我哋更冷靜地分析問題,還能讓我哋在等待期間做更多準備或者調整心態。所以,下次當你發現自己焦急等待時,記得「Watch pot never boils」,放慢腳步,降低期望,用一種平和嘅心態去等待。

例句

  1. A watched pot never boils; just give it some time.

    心急吃不了熱豆腐,耐心點。

  2. They say a watched pot never boils, so stop staring at your computer and take a break!

    別盯住電腦,放鬆一下,心急吃不了熱豆腐。

  3. While waiting for his promotion, he remembered the saying, "A watched pot never boils," and decided to relax a little.

    等待升職時,他想起這句話,決定放鬆一下。

開心的時間總是過得特別快!
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