轉彎抹角

「道路是曲折的，前途是光明的。」這句常用來自勉和勉人的話，英文可說： The road is tortuous, but there is light ahead.（有人譯做The road is tortuous but the future is bright. 但這說法前後不配襯：road穿過的是空間，future指的是時間。）形容詞tortuous，即是曲折，可用來形容一條道路或河流，也可以形容行程、過程、經歷。一、It's going to be a long and tortuous journey.（這將是漫長而曲折的旅程。）二、The agreement was ...

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