A watched pot never boils.
[英文成語] A WATCHED POT NEVER BOILS. - 等待的無效
長久等待無助於快速成事
「長久等待無助於快速成事」這成語透過日常生活中的一個簡單現象來告誡我們焦急地等待某件事情的完成通常無法加快其進程。當你把一壺水放在爐上,一直盯著它看,似乎水沸騰的速度異常緩慢。這是因为神经焦慮和持續的注意只會令等待时间感覺更長,而不是改變實際情況。這個成語提醒我们在面對需要等待的情況時保持耐心,做一些其他的事情分散注意力,效率反而更高。
例句
I kept checking the soup, but as they say, a watched pot never boils.
我不斷檢查湯,但佢話煲水唔望唔滾。
Stop staring at the kettle; a watched pot never boils.
唔好盯住水壺,真係煲水唔望唔滾。
He was anxious for the results, forgetting that a watched pot never boils and things take time.
佢好焦急等待結果,但忘記咗急唔來,煲水唔望唔滾。