中国人常说:“处世要留三分之一的余地。”“裕量[Li YY d]”字面意思是“leave some room”,“裕量”字面意思是“the freedom that someone has to take the action they want to or to co co”
“留余地”比喻不把话说死或不把事办绝,留下进退回旋的地步(leave some leeway,allow for some unforeseen circumstances)。常见用法为“留有足够余地(leave adequate leeway)”。
例句:
说话、办事时一定要给自己留余地。 We must leave some leeway when we talk about or do something.
制订预算时要留余地。 Leave some leeway when preparing the budget.
Editor: Jade
来源:中国日报网