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"A chain is no stronger than its weakest link" nghĩa là gì?
06 Feb, 2019
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'A chain is no stronger than its weakest link' = sợi xích không khỏe hơn mắt yếu nhất (của nó) -> nghĩa là nếu một phần (của cái gì/điều gì) yếu (kém), nó sẽ ảnh hưởng/gây nguy hại tới tính toàn vẹn, chất lượng, hiệu lực/tác dụng của tổng thể.
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It’d also be nice if he offered us more of his crackpot (người có suy nghĩ lập dị), faux (giả mạo, nhái)-profound, down-home (giản dị, không phô trương, bình dị), reverse-Confucian sayings – usually along the lines of “Some say a chain is no stronger than its weakest link, but I say a weak is no chainer than its linkest strong” – but beggars can’t be choosers.
A recent case study revealed that the fraudulent (không trung thực, lừa dối; chiếm đoạt được hoặc làm được bằng cách lừa đảo, phi pháp) use of paper catch certificates, and lack of an EU-wide system for cross-checking import documents, means unscrupulous (không có nguyên tắc đạo đức) operators can still play the system and find the weakest links to get their illegal catch to market. As the old adage has it, a chain is no stronger than its weakest link. Action is urgently needed to ensure that EU countries act robustly and in concert, supported by fit-for-purpose modern tools, to effectively shut out illegal catch and maintain the Union’s deserved reputation as a global leader in this field.
He believes that this problem is the key obstacle to industrial growth in Serbia and the Balkans. “In winter Serbian cities choke with smoke as the major fuels in our country are still wood and coal. Investors are not satisfied with our gas infrastructure. And this all is a big obstacle to our economic growth. The EU knows that a chain is no stronger than its weakest link and the weakest link is the Balkans. The Americans are forcing the Europeans to be tough on Russia, but they cannot do it at the expense of the German economy. Serbia lets them do it – we consume just 2 billion cubic meters a year and we have fallen victims to global gas politics,” Djukic said.
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