“水滴石穿”，字面意思是水不斷地滴，可以滴穿石頭（constant dripping water wears through the rock），比喻堅(jiān)持不懈，集細(xì)微的力量也能成就難能的功勞（persistence leads to success）。與英文習(xí)語“l(fā)ittle strokes fell great oaks”意思相近，表示“l(fā)arge, seemingly impossible tasks can be accomplished through small, steady efforts”。

例句：

A：“這場訴訟太龐大了，我真不知道我們怎么才能渡過難關(guān)！”
A: "This lawsuit is so huge, I just don't see how we'll be able to get through it!"

B：“我們一天天一步步地慢慢來，竭盡所能，記住，水滴石穿?！?br>B: "We just take it one step and one day at a time, taking care of what we can, when we can—remember, little strokes fell great oaks."

Editor: Jade