All covet all lose 言多必失 ; 贪多嚼不烂
The popular Arab belief that Americans fervently covet their land could not be more wrong; on all sides, they long to be shot of Iraq.
阿拉伯人流行的观点认为美国人热烈地贪求他们的土地该是错到家了;从各方面而言,他们渴望可以不费什么力得到伊拉克。
And we all perpetually covet a boost in pay to afford whatever luxuries are currently on our Just Out of Reach list, be it a gorgeous winter coat or newly renovated kitchen.
而且我们都渴望涨工资去买任何差一点就能买到的东西,不管是华丽的冬衣还是新装修的厨房。
Do you know that, twenty times a day, I covet Hareton, with all his degradation?
要是哈里顿的话——别看哈里顿已全被贬低,我一天倒有二十回羡慕他呢!
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