Question

舍本逐末 翻译

麻烦翻译成英语 还有把 逐末 单独翻译一下

Answer 1

将中国的成语译成英文，只能意译。以下是舍本逐末的翻译方法，那个比较好理解用那个吧。

1.attend to trifles to the neglect of essentials.
2.grasp the shadow instead of the essence.
3.lose the substance for the shadow.
4.run after the less important things，forgetting the important.

“逐末”，run after the less important things.
“舍本”，forget the important.

Answer 2

Don't attend to trifles and neglect the essentials

Answer 3

比喻做事不抓住主要问题，转顾细枝末节。