2010年4月26日月曜日

諦めが肝心を英語でなんと言うか?

quit while you're ahead. get out while you're ahead. がいいでしょう。Mr.Hitchcock, you're the most famous the most famous director in the history of film, but you're 60 years old. Shouldn't you just quit while you're ahead? ヒッチコックさん、あなたはハリウッド史上最大の名声を手にされた大監督だ。でももうお歳だ。引き際が大切じゃないでしょうか?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_62R4iZoLUo  12:47 quit while you're ahead.
China fury over Palmer, Lambie comments  1:24:38 Jack knew the truth about himself, he was a one book writer, a one time winner who had quit while he was ahead.

練習問題解答
a-4887 calls it quits while he's ahead 注;call it quitsと quit while he's ahead の二つのイディオム。