「白手興家」英文怎樣說?
所謂「白手興家」﹐就是只憑雙手﹐不靠別人﹐由貧變富﹐英文是 to go from rags to riches 或者 to rise from poverty﹐而「白手興家的故事」就是 a rags-to-riches story。
Rag =「爛布」(破布)
e.g. I'll keep this rag for cleaning the car. 呢條爛布我留嚟抹車。
Rags =「襤褸的衣衫」
e.g. The old lady dressed in rags. 那老太太衣衫襤褸。
e.g. The family lives on public assistance. Their children's clothes are in rags. 那家人靠綜援為生, 孩子們的衣服都破破爛爛。
To go from rags to riches/ to rise from poverty = 白手興家
e.g. (1) Guru is a movie in which a poor villager goes from rags to riches due to his sheer determination and personal drive, despite being faced with many business barriers. 電影The Guru講述一名窮村民﹐如何全憑自己的意志和幹勁﹐在商場上排除萬難﹐白手興家。
(BBC News, http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2006/12/guru_preview.shtml, 21 March 2008)
e.g. (2) Li Ka-shing rose from poverty to industrialist and billionaire. 李嘉誠白手興家﹐成為擁有百億身家的企業家。
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