见石头不见山，只见树木不见林
English translation: A short and narrow vision...
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| 5 +1 | no see the wood(forest) for the trees |
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| 4 +1 | short-sighted perspective |
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| 4 +1 | A short and narrow vision... |
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| 4 +1 | missing the forest for the trees |
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30 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1short-sighted perspective Explanation: can only see the things within sight such as the trees but not the whole forect, the stones but not the mountain: short-sighted perspective |
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56 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1A short and narrow vision... Explanation: or Short and narrow sighted... |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1missing the forest for the trees Explanation: "Missing the forest for the trees," or "missing the big picture." "Missing the forest for the trees" is commonly English phrase, so it is very suitable for this translation. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2006-02-23 17:26:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- commonly = common. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2006-02-23 17:26:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- argh... i mean "commonly used" :P |
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9 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1no see the wood(forest) for the trees Explanation: It's an idiom. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 days13 hrs (2006-02-27 04:57:28 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- not see the wood(forest) for the trees sry typo |
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