"Two blacks don't make a white" nghĩa là gi?
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"Two blacks don't make a white" = hai đen không thành một trắng -> nghĩa là hai điều sai không làm nên điều đúng.
Ví dụ
Consider the synonymous (đồng nghĩa) proverb "two blacks don't make a white"; it's not used much now for fear of racial (chủng tộc) offence, but it too is ancient, first having been cited in a collection of Scottish proverbs published in 1721.
To make the foolishness bigger, some will try to justify (bào chữa) their mistakes by telling us that someone else has committed the similar mistake. So, it no big deal! Should we now we should be justifying every of our mistakes on the ground that someone else has done the same wrong! Absolutely no because two blacks don't make a white.
If two wrongs don't make a right, why does the death sentence still exist? James may have damaged your car when he borrowed it, but it was wrong and foolish of you to damage his bike deliberately (cố ý); two blacks don’t make a white. I have also added some media which I hope conveys and gives you a better in-depth reflection of my experience.
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