拍案而起 meaning in Chinese
rise to one's full height and smite the table; pound the table and jump to one's feet; pound the table and stand up; smite [strike] the table and rise to one's feet
Examples
- The power of a prayer comes from its insight into human nature . “ we ask god to grant our serenity to things we can ' t change ” , because so many of us raged against hand of life has done to us ; “ and the courage to change the thing we can ” , because so many of us are cowardly and afraid to stand up for what is right ; “ and the wisdom to know the difference ” , because so many of us give in to despair when face an impossible choice
祷文的力量来自于它对人类本性的深刻洞察力： “我们祈祷上帝赐予我们安详的力量去接受我们不能改变的东西” ,因为很多人面对与我们作对的命运之手惟有愤怒; “改变我们能改变的东西的勇气” ，因为很多人会懦弱，没有勇气为正义拍案而起； “还有辨别事实的睿智” ，因为很多人面对一个不可能的选择时，会对绝望妥协。