"a watched pot never boils" in Chinese (Traditional)

有意等待的鍋永遠不開

Definition

這個表達的意思是當你盯著等待某事發生時，時間似乎過得更加緩慢。

這是一句諺語，主要用於日常對話或非正式場合，常用來勸人耐心，表示看著等待不會讓事情更快發生。

Remember, a watched pot never boils!

記住，**有意等待的鍋永遠不開**！

My mother always says, 'a watched pot never boils' when I am impatient.

我不耐煩時，媽媽總是說：「**有意等待的鍋永遠不開**」。

You should stop checking your phone. A watched pot never boils.

你應該別老看手機。**有意等待的鍋永遠不開**。

I kept staring at the oven, but a watched pot never boils—the pizza still took forever.

我一直盯著烤箱看，但**有意等待的鍋永遠不開**——披薩還是等了很久。

Trust me, a watched pot never boils. Go do something else for a bit.

相信我，**有意等待的鍋永遠不開**。先做點別的吧。

Every time I'm waiting for something important, I try to remember a watched pot never boils.

每當我等重要的事時，我會提醒自己：**有意等待的鍋永遠不開**。