汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 照本宣科
照本宣科
a wooden word-by-word reading
照 according to / 本 book / 宣 Read out / 科 Section / Read the articles according to the book / Describes lectures, speeches, etc. rigidly in accordance with texts and lecture scripts, without exertion and not vivid
宣科指道士诵经。照着本子读。比喻死板地照现成文章宣读,不能灵活运用作报告切忌照本宣科|这种说法是照本宣科,不切合实际情况。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

最好的教师不是照本宣科,而是用心诲人。

The best teachers teach from the heart, not the book.

倒不是我不能照本宣科地按教科书给出答案。

It's not that I don't know the conventional textbook answer.

最优秀的老师是从心里教书,而不是照本宣科

The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book.

如果他们听起来就像是照本宣科,这说明该公司的文化中控制很严。

If they sound as though they are reading from a script, this could be a sign that the culture is very controlling.

不过,一旦寻得正确的“石蕊试纸检验法”,现在控管肺结核服药的成功案例,就可以在其他疾病上照本宣科

Find the right "litmus test", though, and what is now being done with TB drugs could succeed with any of these as well.

普通老师照本宣科,好老师解疑答惑,超级棒的老师躬亲示范,伟大的老师点拨引路。——美国作家威廉•亚瑟•沃德。

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. -William Arthur Ward.