一事无成

[yī shì wú chéng] [yí shì wú chéng]

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Definition:
AllAll,without a single successwithout a single success,get nowhereget nowhere,achieve nothingachieve nothing,Running on EmptyRunning on Empty
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1.
But if they focus on the broader stuff - democracy, corruption, human rights - they risk trying to do everything and achieving nothing.
但如果它们致力于更广泛的问题——民主、腐败、人权，那它们又有可能辛苦半天，最后一事无成。
dàn rú guǒ tā men zhì lì yú gèng guǎng fàn de wèn tí —— mín zhǔ 、 fǔ bài 、 rén quán , nà tā men yòu yǒu kě néng xīn kǔ bàn tiān , zuì hòu yí shì wú chéng 。
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2.
if you set out to be liked , you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time , and you would achieve nothing .
如果你试图做到受欢迎，你会乐意什么事情什么时候都作出妥协，结果一事无成
rú guǒ nǐ shì tú zuò dào shòu huān yíng , nǐ huì lè yì shén me shì qíng shén me shí hou dōu zuò chū tuǒ xié , jié guǒ yí shì wú chéng
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3.
If it had not been for the constant encouragement and help from her friend , she couldn't have accomplished anything .
要不是她的朋友时常鼓励她，帮助她，她将一事无成。
yào bú shì tā de péng yǒu shí cháng gǔ lì tā , bāng zhù tā , tā jiāng yí shì wú chéng 。
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4.
I'm afraid to tell you that if I become as realistic as you are, I will achieve nothing!
假如我和你们一样那样现实的话，我担心我会一事无成。
jiǎ rú wǒ hé nǐ men yí yàng nà yàng xiàn shí de huà , wǒ dān xīn wǒ huì yí shì wú chéng 。
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5.
While it is nothing, but I have thought ambition, sense of responsibility, do not want to start hands-on has not denied by others.
虽然现在一事无成，但我有思想抱负、有责任心，不希望还没有开始动手就被别人否认。
suī rán xiàn zài yí shì wú chéng , dàn wǒ yǒu sī xiǎng bào fù 、 yǒu zé rèn xīn , bù xī wàng hái méi yǒu kāi shǐ dòng shǒu jiù bèi bié rén fǒu rèn 。
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6.
It's like trying to tell a fish that they're not going to get anywhere in life if they stay wet.
就像是试着跟鱼讲如果你一直这么潮湿，今后将一事无成。
jiù xiàng shì shì zhe gēn yú jiǎng rú guǒ nǐ yì zhí zhè me cháo shī , jīn hòu jiāng yí shì wú chéng 。
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7.
"I don't want to be an oddball or different or nothing, but I just don't know, " he says.
他说，“我不想当混球、古古怪怪的人或者一事无成的人，我就是不知道将来会是什么样。”
tā shuō , " wǒ bù xiǎng dāng hún qiú 、 gǔ gǔ guài guài de rén huò zhě yí shì wú chéng de rén , wǒ jiù shì bù zhī dào jiāng lái huì shì shén me yàng 。 "
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8.
You got a dream, you got to protect it. People can't do something themselves. They want to tell you you can't do it.
你若有梦想的话，就要去捍卫它。那些一事无成的人想告诉你你也成不了大器。---《当幸福来敲门》。
nǐ ruò yǒu mèng xiǎng de huà , jiù yào qù hàn wèi tā 。 nà xiē yí shì wú chéng de rén xiǎng gào su nǐ nǐ yě chéng bù liǎo dà qì 。 --- 《 dāng xìng fú lái qiāo mén 》 。
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9.
He achieved nothing in his whole life because he never focused his attention on anything more than, say, a few months.
他一生一事无成，因为他从来没有超过几个月地集中精力做过任何一件事。
tā yì shēng yí shì wú chéng , yīn wèi tā cóng lái méi yǒu chāo guò jǐ gè yuè de jí zhōng jīng lì zuò guò rèn hé yī jiàn shì 。
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10.
If you don't prosper, it's easy to feel like a flop, that you've wasted your life and failed your family.
假若你一事无成，往往就会觉得自己是失败者，浪费著生命，令家人失望。
jiǎ ruò nǐ yí shì wú chéng , wǎng wǎng jiù huì jué de zì jǐ shì shī bài zhě , làng fèi zhù shēng mìng , lìng jiā rén shī wàng 。
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