词汇 "as a tree falls, so shall it lie" 在中文的含义
"as a tree falls, so shall it lie" 在英语中是什么意思？与 Lingoland 一起探索这个词的含义、发音及具体用法
as a tree falls, so shall it lie
US /æz ə triː fɔːlz, soʊ ʃæl ɪt laɪ/
UK /æz ə triː fɔːlz, səʊ ʃæl ɪt laɪ/
成语
树倒向哪边，就躺在哪边
used to say that a person's character or destiny is fixed at the time of death, or that things will remain in the state they have reached
示例:
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He never changed his ways, and as a tree falls, so shall it lie.
他从未改变过自己的方式，正所谓树倒向哪边，就躺在哪边。
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There is no point in trying to alter the past; as a tree falls, so shall it lie.
试图改变过去是没有意义的；树倒向哪边，就躺在哪边。