"best laid plans" in Chinese (Simplified)
再周密的计划(也可能失败)
Definition
这个表达意思是,即使计划得再周密,事情仍可能出错。常用来表达事情不像预期那样发展时的失望或惊讶。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
属于非正式表达,常带有无奈或幽默感。源自“the best laid plans of mice and men”。不是字面含义,用来形容生活不可预测。常简化为'the best laid plans'。
Examples
All our best laid plans for the picnic were ruined by the rain.
我们所有的**周密计划**因为下雨都泡汤了。
Sometimes even the best laid plans do not work out.
有时候,即使是**最周密的计划**也会失败。
My best laid plans to study fell apart when my friend visited.
我**周密的学习计划**因为朋友来访而泡汤了。
Best laid plans, huh? I guess that meeting will have to wait.
**再周密的计划**,对吧?看来会议只能推迟了。
You know, best laid plans never survive first contact with reality.
你知道,**最周密的计划**往往敌不过现实的考验。
Well, so much for our best laid plans—let's just improvise.
好吧,我们的**周密计划**泡汤了——只能临场发挥了。