School of hard knocks
Significado: Life experience and tough lessons learned through real-world struggles rather than formal education.
When someone says they graduated from the 'school of hard knocks,' they mean they learned through difficult real-world experience rather than in a classroom. It's often used proudly by people who didn't have formal education but gained wisdom through life. It can be humorous or genuinely respectful.
Ejemplos
- I didn't go to college — I got my degree from the school of hard knocks. 我没上大学——我的学位是从'社会大学'拿的。No fui a la universidad: me saqué el título en la universidad de la vida.大学には行かなかった――「社会の荒波大学」で学位を取ったよ。대학은 안 갔어 — '실전 경험 대학'에서 학위를 받았지.
- Working three jobs taught me more than any school of hard knocks class. 同时打三份工教会我的东西,比任何苦难学校都多。Trabajar en tres empleos me enseñó más que cualquier escuela de la vida.3つの仕事を掛け持ちして学んだことは、どんな苦労の学校よりも多かった。세 가지 일을 동시에 하면서 배운 것이 어떤 고난의 학교보다 많았어.
- My dad says the school of hard knocks was the best education he ever got. 我爸说'社会大学'是他接受过的最好的教育。Mi padre dice que la escuela de la vida fue la mejor educación que recibió.父は「人生という学校」が今まで受けた最高の教育だったと言っている。아버지는 '인생이라는 학교'가 지금까지 받은 최고의 교육이었다고 하셔.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: life experience, self-made, wisdom
Tono: proud, humorous
✓ Correcto
- I'm a graduate of the school of hard knocks.我是'社会大学'的毕业生。Soy graduado de la universidad de la vida.私は「社会の荒波大学」の卒業生だよ。나는 실전 경험 학교 졸업생이야.
- The school of hard knocks taught me everything.'社会大学'教会了我一切。La escuela de la vida me lo enseñó todo.人生という学校が全てを教えてくれた。인생 학교가 나에게 모든 것을 가르쳐줬어.
✗ Incorrecto
- Don't use to dismiss the value of formal education — it can sound anti-intellectual不要用来否定正规教育的价值——可能显得反智No lo uses para menospreciar el valor de la educación formal: puede sonar antiintelectual正規の教育の価値を否定するために使わないこと――反知性主義的に聞こえることがある정규 교육의 가치를 폄하하는 데 사용하지 말 것 — 반지성적으로 들릴 수 있음
Origen e historia
American expression from the late 19th century. The phrase became a humorous way for self-made Americans to claim legitimacy without formal credentials, embodying the bootstrap mentality.
Contexto cultural
Era: Late 19th century
Generation: All ages
Social background: Working class primarily
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