自寻绝路 meaning in English
wilfully take the road to one's doom
Examples
- I know not what to call this , nor will i urge , that it is a secret over - ruling decree that hurries us on to be the instruments of our own destruction , even tho it be before us , and that we rush upon it with our eyes open
我不知道，也不想知道该怎么称呼这种驱使自己冥顽不化的力量，但这是一种神秘而无法逃避的定数它往往会驱使我们自寻绝路，明知大祸临头，还是自投罗网。 - This put my mother into a great passion : she told me , she knew it would be to no purpose to speak to my father upon any such subject ; that he knew too well what was my interest to give his consent to any thing so much for my hurt , and that she wondered how i could think of any such thing after such a discourse as i had had with my father , and such kind and tender expressions as she knew my father had us d to me ; and that in short , if i would ruine my self thd we think nothing of such a squal of wind as that ; but you re but a fresh water sailor , bob ; come let us make a bowl of punch and we ll forget all that , d ye see what charming weather tis now
她还说，父亲和我的谈话那样语重心长谆谆善诱，而我竟然还想离家远游，这实在使她难以理解。她说，总而言之，如果我执意自寻绝路，那谁也不会来帮助我。她要我相信，无论是母亲，还是父亲，都不会同意我出洋远航，所以我如果自取灭亡，与她也无关，免得我以后说，当时我父亲是不同意的，但我母亲却同意了。