英语俚语习语：Easier said than done

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Easier said than done：be more easily talked about than put into practice. Something that you say when something seems like a good idea but it would be difficult to do. （说起来容易，做起来难）

中文释义：“Easier said than done”省略了形式上的主语it（泛指某事），很多英语谚语在句语法可以不必过于拘泥，完整版的句子为：“It is easier said than done”。said和done用了过去分词，主要是修饰形式主语it，因为事情是被人谈论和被人做的。

英语俚语"Easier said than done"在美剧语料库中的相关例句：

E.G.1：It's your body, your life. You do what's best for you. --Easier said than done.

翻译：身体是你的，生活也是你的，做对你最有利的事情。--说来容易，做起来难啊。（摘自美剧『欲望都市』S04E13）

E.G.2：Thousands of people are going to lose their jobs if we don't fix this.  --Well, easier said than done Claire.

翻译：如果我们不解决掉这个问题，成千上万的人将失去工作岗位。--克莱尔，说来容易，做起来难啊。（摘自美剧『丑女贝蒂』S03E17）

英语高频短语“Easier said than done”情景会话（摘自美剧『 绝望的主妇』S02E02）

Doctor：What happened to your son? 你儿子后来怎么了
Betty：Well,he died 他死了
------>> I came across one of his baby pictures last weekend 上周末我无意中看到了一张他小时候的照片
------>> That's when the nightmares started again 我就开始不断的做恶梦
------>> The last doctor I saw said thatI needed to let go of my guilt 前面一个医生说要我摆脱自己的负罪感
------>> and then I wouldstart sleeping again 到那时我就能恢复睡眠了
------>> Of course that's easier said than done 当然说来容易 做起来难