little strokes fell great oaks 水滴石穿

“水滴石穿”，字面意思是水不断地滴，可以滴穿石头（constant dripping water wears through the rock），比喻坚持不懈，集细微的力量也能成就难能的功劳（persistence leads to success）。与英文习语“little strokes fell great oaks”意思相近，表示“large, seemingly impossible tasks can be accomplished through small, steady efforts”。

例句：

A：“这场诉讼太庞大了，我真不知道我们怎么才能渡过难关！”

A: "This lawsuit is so huge, I just don't see how we'll be able to get through it!"

B：“我们一天天一步步地慢慢来，竭尽所能，记住，水滴石穿。”

B: "We just take it one step and one day at a time, taking care of what we can, when we can—remember, little strokes fell great oaks."