The devil is in the details,它的意思是在处理问题或计划时小心处理细节,因为往往一些看似微不足道的细节可能会导致重大问题。
情景会话1 好友Ian认真校对报告
Zoey: Why are you spending so much time proofreading that document? (你为什么花这么多时间校对那份文件呢?)
Ian: Because the devil is in the details, and I want to make sure it's perfect before I submit it.(因为细节决定成败,我想在提交之前确保它完美无误。)
在这里Ian给出了我他反复校对文章的原因,就是我们所说的细节决定成败。
情景会话2 我的项目失败了
Zoey: I don't understand why the project failed. We had everything planned out.(我不明白为什么这个项目失败了。我们所有的计划都准备好了。)
Jason: Sometimes the devil is in the details. It's possible that we overlooked something small that had a big impact on the outcome.(有时候细节决定成败。可能是我们忽视了一些细小的事情,但却对结果产生了重大影响。)
Jason回答里,第二句其实就是再用一句话解释了the devil is in the details的意思。
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