単語 "distant water will not quench your immediate thirst" の日本語での意味

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distant water will not quench your immediate thirst

US /ˈdɪstənt ˈwɔtər wɪl nɑt kwɛntʃ jʊər ɪˈmidiət θɜrst/
UK /ˈdɪstənt ˈwɔːtə wɪl nɒt kwɛntʃ jɔːr ɪˈmiːdiət θɜːst/
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慣用句

遠水近火を救わず

a slow or remote remedy cannot solve an urgent or immediate problem

例:
Promising a bonus next year is useless when I need rent money now; distant water will not quench your immediate thirst.
今家賃が必要なのに来年のボーナスを約束されても無意味だ。遠水は近火を救わずというやつだ。
The government's long-term plan is good, but distant water will not quench your immediate thirst for the starving population.
政府の長期計画は良いが、飢えた人々にとって遠水は近火を救わずだ。