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A little neglect may breed great mischief
A little neglect may breed great mischief. 小疏忽酿大祸。
Neglect, the action of neglecting忽略;疏忽。The owner’s neglects of repairs to his house房东疏于修理他的房子。
Breed,原义是繁殖;生产,在这里引申为产生,导致,相当于lead.
Mischief, (formal) damage or harm; wrong-doing(正式)损害;伤害;错事。The storm did a lot of mischief to the crops.暴风雨给农作物造成很大损害。这个词还可以表示调皮;捣蛋;恶作剧。If his parents leave him alone for five minutes, the little boy gets into mischief.只要这个小男孩儿的父母让他单独呆上五分钟,他就会调皮捣蛋。
Moral of the sentence:小洞不补,大洞吃苦。 |
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