Wu Ting
How would you explain this Spanish phrase “El flojo trabaja doble” ? After supper Leandro said El flojo trabaja doble, the lazy man has to work double, because the boy tried to carry all the dishes to the kitchen at once. He dropped two white plates on the tile, shattering them all to buttons. So Leandro was right—sweeping up took twice as long as making an extra trip. But Leandro came out and helped pick up the mess, kneeling beneath the Americans' gaze as they commiserated on the clumsiness of servants, here is one thing that's the same in every country. How would you explain this Spanish phrase “El flojo trabaja doble” ? Does it mean “the lazy man has to work double” as written in the passage? Thanks!
2013년 12월 18일 오전 2:42
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Yes, that is exactly what it means. Basically as you said, the person have to do an extra work (what account for the double), because he did it wrong trying to do less work.
2013년 12월 18일
"El flojo trabaja doble" is a Mexicn proverb. It means "being lazy, forces you to work twice as hard".
2013년 12월 18일
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