许飞一句“我画地为牢厉娜”刷屏,英语咋说
▌字面义
draw a circle on the ground to serve as a prison
在地上画一个圈当作监狱
例如:
In the classic novel\x26nbsp;Fengshen Yanyi (The Investiture of the Gods), Ji Chang drew a circle on the ground to serve as a prison, relying entirely on the people\x27s trust rather than physical walls.
在古典小说《封神演义》中,姬昌在地上画了一个圈当作监狱,画地为牢,完全依靠百姓的信任,而非物理上的高墙。
▌引申义,有两层
①restrict sb to a designated area or sphere
把某人限制在指定范围内活动
例如:
Employees should not be restricted to a designated area of expertise. Cross-disciplinary skills are highly valued today.
员工不应在专业领域上画地为牢。如今,跨学科技能备受重视。
②box oneself in
自我设限,困在原有处境中
例如:
If you keep dwelling on past mistakes, you will just box yourself in and miss out on new opportunities.
如果你一直纠结于过去的错误,你只会画地为牢,从而错失新的机会。
如果放到许飞那句哽咽的语境里,最贴切的解释不是“被人关起来”,而是trap oneself in the past——自愿困在过去的遗憾里,不肯走出来
这也是“画地为牢”在这个梗里真正戳中人的地方:圈是自己画的,但走不出去,也是真的。
来源:中国日报双语新闻