我这段英文如何?
Those who send us firewood, shouldn’t be left to freeze in the cold.
Those who bring us food, shouldn’t be left to suffer from hunger.
Those who fight for our freedom, shouldn’t be left to rot in the jail.
-itwriting(halfpercent);
2023-5-11(#15414892@0)+13
Just looked it up. "rot in jail" means to stay in prison for a very long time. The key is, they should not be jailed at all, let alone "for a very long time".
-uws(United We Stand);
2023-5-12(#15415931@0)+1
rot in the jail字面意思是在狱中很长时间,这里应该理解为比喻吧。
-itwriting(halfpercent);
2023-5-12(#15417175@0)
入狱一天都太长。
-uws(United We Stand);
2023-5-12(#15417201@0)
我也来试一下:
Those who collect firewood for us should not be left frozen;
Those who feed us should not be left starving;
Those who fight for our freedom should not be left jailed.
-uws(United We Stand);
2023-5-12(#15415921@0)+8
English is not my first language.
I know only a few English sayings. There must be something matching the meanings of the Chinese sayings.
-uws(United We Stand);
2023-5-12(#15417202@0)