ここでは「英語で1日1フレーズ」を紹介します。
今回は「Rome wasn’t built in a day.」です。
日本語に訳すと「ローマは一日にして成らず」という意味になります。
このフレーズは、根気強く努力を続けることの重要性を強調するときによく使われます。ローマ帝国が一夜で築かれたのではないように、大きな成果や偉業を達成するには、長い年月と多くの労力が必要であることを示唆しています。
このことわざは、日常生活やビジネス、学習など、さまざまな場面で応用されています。
A: １週間勉強しているけど、まだスペイン語が流暢に話せない。B: Remember, Rome wasn’t built in a day. Keep practicing and you’ll improve over time.
B: ローマも一日で建てられたわけじゃないんだよ。継続して練習すれば、徐々に上達するよ。
たとえば、新しい目標や課題に取り組む際に、すぐに成果が出なくても、諦めずに継続することの大切さを伝えています。
「Rome wasn’t built in a day.」は、長期的な視野と継続的な努力の大切さを教えてくれる教訓的なフレーズです。新しいスキルを身につけるためには、毎日コツコツと練習を続けることが大切ですよね。そんなときは、「Rome wasn’t built in a day.」というフレーズを思い出して、焦らずに着実に取り組んでいきたいですね。
今回のフレーズ、「Rome wasn’t built in a day.」は、どんな素晴らしい物事でも、一朝一夕では成し遂げられず、日々の積み重ねが大切であるということを教えてくれています。
Rome wasn’t built in a day
ローマは一日にして成らず。
この「英語で1日1フレーズ」では、気軽に英語学習を継続できるように、毎回1つの知っていると役立つ英語フレーズを紹介しています。
Actions speak louder than words.
Better late than never.
Break the ice.
Don't cry over spilled milk.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
It's raining cats and dogs.
Once in a blue moon.
Practice makes perfect.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
The early bird catches the worm.
Time is money.
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A blessing in disguise.
A dime a dozen.
A feather in one's cap.
A penny for your thoughts.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
A watched pot never boils.
Add insult to injury.
All ears.
All is fair in love and war.
All thumbs.
As cool as a cucumber.
As high as a kite.
Back to square one.
Back to the drawing board.
Backseat driver.
Barking up the wrong tree.
Beat a dead horse.
Beat around the bush.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Better safe than sorry.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Bite off more than one can chew.
Bite the bullet.
Blood is thicker than water.
Break a leg.
Burn the midnight oil.
Call it a day.
Caught between a rock and a hard place.
Clean as a whistle.
Close, but no cigar.
Cost an arm and a leg.
Cut corners.
Cut to the chase.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Easy come, easy go.
Every dog has its day.
Fish out of water.
Fit as a fiddle.
Fortune favors the bold.
From rags to riches.
Get a taste of one's own medicine.
Get one's act together.
Get out of hand.
Give it a shot.
Give someone the benefit of the doubt.
Give someone the cold shoulder.
Go the extra mile.
Hit the hay.
Hit the nail on the head.
Hit the road.
Hit the sack.
Hold your horses.
Honesty is the best policy.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Ignorance is bliss.
In the blink of an eye.
In the heat of the moment.
In the twinkling of an eye.
It takes two to tango.
Jump on the bandwagon.
Jump the gun.
Jumping through hoops.
Jumping to conclusions.
Keep it under your hat.
Keep one's fingers crossed.
Keep your chin up.
Keep your eyes peeled.
Mind over matter.
On the ball.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Put a sock in it.
Success is a journey, not a destination.
The ball is in your court.
Under the weather.
Where there's a will, there's a way.