APAD:Just as the twig is bent, the tree is inclined.

移花接木
楼主 (文学城)
Just as the twig is bent, the tree is inclined.

This proverb means that a person’s upbringing and early experiences shape their personality and character in the long term. It is used to suggest that a person’s childhood has a significant influence on their future behavior.

 

This tree looks like it had a rough time as a twig. Does it remind you of anyone? Unlike this poor tree, people can still change.

Absent any wind, once a rock or an arrow is launched, it will fly on the course set at the beginning. The biggest changes in the path it follows will be set at the very beginning.

Even things with guidance, like airplanes or rockets, start out in a particular direction. The longer they go in one direction, the more difficult it is to change the ultimate destination.

Ultimately, this quote is about children, and how they are raised. If they are raised “correctly,” they will do well in their society. If they are allowed to misbehave from the beginning, it will be much harder to correct their behavior later in life.

最西边的岛上
"3rd time's theCharm" (for APAD this year;-). Agreed w/ Song

 

 

 

最西边的岛上
the songs that hold memory of my childhood :-))
7
7grizzly
So the twig's a sapling, not a small branch at the tree top.
7
7grizzly
I always misunderstood.
妖妖灵
Appreciate your childhood education:)
妖妖灵
Also, appreciate my childhood education:)
妖妖灵
请教童鞋们一下,我上面的“童年的教育”,英文表达对吗?对“的”怎么表达不确定~
移花接木
all should be right
移花接木
or ECE

移花接木
Each culture has memorable nursery rhymes
妖妖灵
谢谢百科全书,你咋什么都知道:)我开始还以为是你的专业简称:)
移花接木
是啊没错,

天边一片白云
Indeed. 我家后院以前有颗小花树,有点歪,不明显,越长大越歪的厉害,搬不正了。后来把它挖掉了。
最西边的岛上
可怜的花树 :-)我们右手邻居说可以挂砖头在树枝上给树矫形(今天这里下雨,回头我照张她家挂砖头树照片给你)。
天边一片白云
早知道就好了。