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恨铁不成钢hèn tiě bù chéng gāngwish iron could turn into steel at once—set a high demand on sb in the hope that he will improve; be anxious for sb to make progress (/change for the better)
❍ 他愿意人家说他老驾的好话，因为他爱他，不过这种爱，有时候是从恨的形式表现的，这是“～”的恨，不是仇恨。(周立波《山乡巨变》 188) He liked to hear people speak well of his father,because he loved him,though his love was sometimes expressed in the form of hate—“hating iron because it isn’t steel，” not enmity.
❍ 马长胜说：“你就是～。宁金山开小差，你也有份责任。”(杜鹏程《保卫延安》132) “You can’t turn iron into steel just by wishing for it，”retorted Changsheng. “You’re as much to blame as the rest of us for Jinshan’s deserting.”/说到这儿，肖队长想起他听到的工作队员的讨论，就说： “～，是不行的。”(周立波《暴风骤雨》266)And he repeated what he had heard his team member say at a meeting: “It won’t do to wish iron could turn into steel at once.” 恨铁不成钢hen tie bu cheng gangwish that iron could turn straight into steel—be anxious for sb. to improve 恨铁不成钢hèn tiě bù chénɡ ɡānɡ怨恨铁不能被炼成钢。多指对期望的人不争气、不求上进而感到不满意。set a high demand on sb. in the hope that he will improve, be anxious for sb. to improve |