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知过必改zhī guò bì gǎialways correct an error when one becomes aware of it; recognize one’s mistakes and correct them without fail/ “赵主任，我～。日后能不能参加？” (周立波 《暴风骤雨》 182)“Chairman Zhao,I admit my mistake and promise to correct it. May I join later on?”/自古说～便是圣贤。(草明《原动力》 76) Doesn’t the proverb say that a man who knows his faults and changes is a sage?/“人家说～，就得了呗。”又有人说。(周立波《暴风骤雨》76) “He’s promised to behave better in future,so why not let it go at that?” another moralized.
❍ 蒙大老爷保全，真乃天地父母之恩；此后～。(《儒林外史》63)Since you have overlooked my fault,I owe you the same gratitude that I do to heaven and earth or to my parents. In future I promise to do better./“要我自己说： 今儿屯邻们说的一些事，都不怨我，都是我兄弟老七他整的。我要是有过，我～。”(周立波《暴风骤雨》75)“If you ask me,my younger brother is to blame for what my neighbours have been referring to. But if I know I’ve done a wrong,I’ll certainly put it right.”/这贾琏又说： “谁人无错？ ～就好。” (《红楼梦》850)However,Jia Lian said ，“who’s perfect?If you recognize your mistakes and correct them,that’s all right.”/农会开了会，不叫他当分地委员，他哭了。他说他～，这事咋整？(周立波《暴风骤雨》141) The Peasants’ Association held a meeting to discuss the matter and decided to remove him from his post. But he wept and said that he realized his mistake and wanted t o correct it. Now what should we do with him? 知过必改zhī ɡuò bì ɡǎi知道自己的过错就一定要改正。always correct an error when one becomes aware of it, recognize one’s mistakes and correct them without fail |