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Buddha "Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal"

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

Buddha

 

佛祖曰：懷怒猶如緊握紅炭去扔人；徒傷自身。

 

hold on to sth

(phrasal verb 片語動詞)

 

1. 保留，保存

例子：Hold on to your ticket - you'll need it later.  留著你的票——以後還會用到的。

 

2. 緊緊抓住，抱牢

例子：Hold onto the rope and don't let go.  緊緊抓住那條繩子，別鬆手。

 

grasp

(verb 動詞)

 

1. 抓緊；握緊

例子：Rosie suddenly grasped my hand.  羅茜突然抓住了我的手。

 

2. 急忙抓住，毫不猶豫地把握住（機會）

例子：We must grasp every opportunity to strengthen economic ties with other countries. 我們必須把握住一切機會加強與其他國家的經濟聯繫。

 

intent 意圖，目的

(noun 名詞, formal)

 

例子：It was not his intent to hurt anyone.  他的本意並不是想傷害誰。