汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 台上一分钟,台下十年功
ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
() tái shàng fēn/fèn () zhōng xià shí nián gōng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

台上一分钟,台下十年功

One minute on the stage needs ten years practice off stage.

摒除所有杂念一分钟。

Stop all your thoughts for a minute.

最低费用适用于三分钟,其后每多一分钟再追加一分钟的费用。

The mini charge will apply for the first three minutes, then each additional minute will be charged.

价格已涨到了一分钟$1.95。

The cost has gone up to $1.95 a minute.

最后,逐渐慢下速度,走一分钟。

Slow down and walk for one minute.

炮塔的火炮可在一分钟内旋转一周。

The gun on the turret could be swivelled once in a minute.

一分钟后他告辞了,离开了房间。

A minute later he excused himself and left the room.

将一株树连根拔除需要一分钟左右。

Time required to uproot a tree is about a minute.

火上烤着一只鸡,我一分钟也不能离开。

With a chicken being toasted on the fire, I can't leave even for a minute.

母亲生我前一分钟还在灶上煮饭。

She did cooking in the kitchen just one minute before giving birth to me.