一板一眼 meaning in English
every rhythm (in music or singing); be methodical in speech or action; following a prescribed [given] pattern in speech [action]; in good order and well arranged; in regular sequence; one accented beat and one unaccented beat in a bar; scrupulous and methodical; very careful of rules
Examples
- Priscilla, you're being altogether too prim and proper .
普丽西拉，你真是一本正经，一板一眼了。 - You can ' t blame him for doing everything by the book . he has been in the civil service for some thirty years
你不能怪他做甚麽事都一板一眼，他一直在公家机关约有三十年了。 - He says to boggs , mighty ca m and slow - he says : " i m tired of this , but i ll endure it till one o clock
他神态慎静自若，一板一眼地说起话来他说： “这一套叫我烦死了，不过，我只能忍到下午一点钟。 - That s business , said mr . lorry , resuming on the shortest notice his methodical manners ; and if business is to be dune , i had better do it
“这是业务工作， ”罗瑞先生说，转瞬之间恢复了他一板一眼的工作态度。 “既是业务工作，最好就由我来做。 ” - To elaborate a little , a “ clash of civilisations ” has come to imply not just sieges and bombardments , but also a systematic , long - term rivalry between alternative world views , metaphysical ideas and understandings of what it is to be human
细看来， “文明冲突”并不仅指攻城拔寨，炮弹横飞，还有各式的世界观，哲学观和人生观互不相让，一板一眼地导演出场拉锯战。