远水解不了近渴 [
yuǎn shuǐ jiě bù liǎo jìn kě]
Distant water cannot quench present thirst
Slowness can not meet hasty demand.
The aid is too slow in coming to be of any help.
- 远水解不了近渴。
Water afar quenches not fire. - 哈哈,不要想我,远水解不了近渴。
Ha ha, don't think of me, distant water cannot quench present thirst. - 当然,远水解不了近渴,减少碳排放对现在的受洪灾民没有任何帮助。
Still, reducing carbon emissions tomorrow won't help flood victims right now.