释义 |
half a loaf is better than none or half a loaf is better than no breadPart of what we want or need is better than nothing. — A proverb. [谚]半个面包比没有面包强;聊胜于无。◆ Albert wanted two dollars for shoveling snow from the sidewalk but the lady would only give him a dollar, so he said that half a loaf is better than none.艾伯特为铲掉人行道上的积雪要价两美元,但那位夫人只肯给他一美元。他说半个面包总比没有面包强。 |