feet of clay

Without a strong capacity for innovation and creativity, even a giant has feet of clay.

如果没有强劲的改革与创新能力，即使是经济巨人也会存在致命弱点。

I believed him to be honest but his actions showed that he had feet of clay.

我原以为他是个诚实的人,然而他的举动却显示出他有不为人知的缺点.

even fathers are ordinary merl with feet of clay.

即便是父亲也是具有弱点的普通人。

beneath the veneer of idolatry lies the unsettling truth that even the most revered figures have feet of clay.

在偶像崇拜的表象之下，隐藏着一个令人不安的事实：即便是最受尊崇的人物也有致命的缺陷。

Suddenly, It'seems as though quite a of the traditional Davos heroes have feet of clay.

突然之间, 似乎许多传统达沃斯主角都暴露出了缺点.

The president had feet of clay: he drank a lot.

总裁有个致命的弱点: 他好喝酒.

It is a colossus feet of clay.

它是一个泥足巨人.

Why are people always surprised when they discover that their heroes have feet of clay?

为什么人们发现他们心目中的英雄也有弱点时总是那么吃惊 呢 ?

He is a colossus with feet of clay.

他是一个泥足巨人.

Eric is sad because his idol feet of clay.

埃里克心里很难受,又为他所崇拜的偶像竟是泥足巨人.

A bronze statue with feet of clay.

像一尊铜铸的雕像安在泥塑的脚上.

He was disappointed to find that even Lincoln had feet of clay.

他失望地发现原来林肯也有缺点.

In the preliminary competition for the World Gymnastics Championship, the former champion gave the appearance of having feet of clay.

在世界体操锦标赛预赛中，那位上届冠军显示出出人意料的弱点。

It is a colossus with feet of clay.

它是一个泥足巨人。

He was disillusioned to find that all the heroes of his youth had feet of clay.

他发现年轻时所崇拜的人物都有缺点,这令他大失所望.

Most serious writers are more interested in "forces" and "factors" than in heroes and heroines. And even biographers specialise in exposing feet of clay.

大多严肃的作家对“影响力”和“影响因素”比对英雄本身更加感兴趣。即使是传记作者，也开始专门曝光英雄的缺陷。

Eric is sad because his idol has feet of clay.

埃里克心里很难受,因为他崇拜的偶像竟是泥足巨人.

Bob: I know, but he has feet of clay.

我知道，可是他有个致命的弱点。

He is a colossus feet of clay.

他是一个双脚沾满泥土的巨人.

It was only after his death, when all his debts were discovered, that the financier was found to have feet of clay.

直到他死后，他所有的债务被披露，人们才发现那位金融家是个泥足巨人。

Suddenly, it seems as though quite a few of the traditional Davos heroes have feet of clay.

突然之间，似乎许多传统达沃斯主角都暴露出了缺点。

Jimmy has feet of clay that he was in jail for three months.

杰米有个不为人知的秘密,他曾经待在监牢里三个月.

The God of financial markets has feet of clay.

金融市场的神话有着致命的弱点。

From American history we learned that many presidents had feet of clay.

学了美国历史，我们得知很多总统都有性格上的缺陷和弱点。

When those idols are found to have feet of clay, the pain of disenchantment can be profound.

当人们发现那些偶像有严重的缺陷时，会产生无比痛苦的失落感。