每日習(xí)語(9.7):cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth 量力而為
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cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth 量力而為
A:Can we buy a house of our own, dear?
B:Not now. We have to rent house for a few more years.
A:The price is reasonable at present. What if prices rise?
B:My salary isn’t very large at the moment and we have nowhere to borrow much. We must cut our coat according to our cloth.
A:親愛的,我們能買自己的房子嗎?
B:現(xiàn)在不行。我們必須再租幾年房子。
A:現(xiàn)在的房價(jià)挺合理。如果房價(jià)上漲該怎么辦呢?
B:我現(xiàn)在的工資不高而且我們也沒有地方借錢。我們必須量力而為。