[ géànguānhuǒ ] (比喻见有有危难不加援助而采取看热闹的态度) watch a fire from the other side [from the opposite bank] of the river -- look on at sb.'s trouble with indifference; adopt a “wait-and-see” attitude; look on (without sympathy); praise the sea, but keep on land.; show utter unconcern; watch the fire from the other side of the river -- not interested in sb.'s success or failure
Example Sentences:
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This was the defence secretary ' s theme , that the allegations made by many from a comfortable distance are just plain false 这位国防部长要说的是，许多隔岸观火的人所发出的指责纯粹是无稽之谈。
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We must not sit on the fence and ask the us to think twice before opening fire - just because terrorists are far away from us 我们绝不能抱隔岸观火的心态,以为恐怖分子远在天边,要求美国在开火之前三思而行。
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It is not inconceivable from a distance that neither the board nor the experienced rotarian was entirely right or wrong . paul harris had said , " there are no great fundamental differences between men and between nations 隔岸观火，我们不难理解到是非黑白不能一刀切。 paulharris说过：人际关系与国际关系并无不同之处，没有绝对的善，也没有绝对的恶。
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The development of search and rescue goes with the dangerousness , accident and disaster on the sea . currently , china salvage is very weak , when encountering the big quickie incident , the salvage system including myriad people can do nothing but watch 搜救工作的成长伴随着海上险情、事故和灾难，我国专业搜救力量还相当薄弱，遇到重大突发事故，救捞系统上万人的队伍只能“隔岸观火” 。
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The good thing is that despite a generally cliched story structure , there are nevertheless quite some funny moments that can keep you entertained , while the down side is probably the cultural theme that may seem bewildering and less engaging to many non - korean audiences 然而如此，影片涉及南北韩民情的题材对于香港观众始终太遥远，颇有隔岸观火之感，兴趣亦自然不会太强，所以除非你是韩国喜剧迷，否则选看的机会应该不高。
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The good thing is that despite a generally cliched story structure , there are nevertheless quite some funny moments that can keep you entertained , while the down side is probably the cultural theme that may seem bewildering and less engaging to many non - korean audiences 然而如此，影片涉及南北韩民情的题材对于香港观众始终太遥远，颇有隔岸观火之感，兴趣亦自然不会太强，所以除非你是韩国喜剧迷，否则选看的机会应该不高。
