同床异梦 meaning in English
sleep in the same bed but dream different dreams; bedfellows are having different dreams -- differences in opinion and ambition.; be thrown together but each having a different problem [ambition]; hide different purposes behind the semblance of accord; share the same bed but dream different dreams -- be strange bedfellows
Examples
- But differences will surely persist , no matter who is in the white house , the elys e or number 10 ? continuing to keep the two sides apart despite their common goals
但分歧依旧,无论谁执掌着白宫、爱丽舍和唐宁街10号? ?尽管有着共同目标,双方仍将同床异梦。 - Members of the same family can make different dreams on the same bed . but for the 60 members who come from different sectors and different political parties , we can make the same dream in this chamber
一家人可以同床异梦,但我们60名来自不同界别、不同党派的议员却可以在这议事堂内"同堂共梦" 。 - Thus , for instance , a copy of 20th century fox ' s “ ice age : the meltdown ” is available only on blu - ray , while universal ' s “ the break - up ” can be viewed only on a disc and player built with hd - dvd technology
例如:二十世纪福克斯的《冰河世纪:冰川融化》就只支持蓝光技术,而环球的《同床异梦》则采用高清技术制作,也只能用内建高清技术的影碟机观看。 - We have brought this positive attitude to our relationship with china , seeing our connections as constructive , even benevolent . china , on the other hand , especially in the last two centuries , has suffered profoundly from larger events
蓝普顿教授在关于美中关系的《同床异梦》一书中,写到了我们两国人民因为彼此不同的经历而会对同一事件看法迥异。 - Once in a while he would meet a woman whose youth , sprightliness , and humour would make his wife seem rather deficient by contrast , but the temporary dissatisfaction which such an encounter might arouse would be counterbalanced by his social position and a certain matter of policy
照普通流行的说法,他们同床异梦。有时他会遇到某个年轻活泼风趣的女人,相形之下,他的太太似乎大大不如。但是这种艳遇引起的不满是短暂的,因为他必须考虑自己的社会地位和利害得失。