下马看花下马观花xià mǎ kàn huāget off one’s horse to look at the flowers - on-the-spot investigation;go deep into the realities of life and make thorough investigations
❍ 另外一些人可以在工厂农村里住几个月，在那里作调查，交朋友，这叫“～”。(《毛泽东选集》Ⅴ—408) Others can stay for a few months,conducting investigations and making friends; this may be called “dismounting to look at the flowers”. 下马看花xia ma kan huadismount to view the flowers—stay at the grass roots or a given place over a period of time and get a deeper understanding of the situation there 下马看花get off one’s horse to look at the flowers—go deep into the realities of life and make thorough investigations |