閉門造車

閉門造車

1. do something irrespective of external circumstances; to operate in a vacuum

   • 在中國男籃敗在希臘隊腳下後，姚明並沒有發火，而是中肯地提出了自己的意見，他說：“閉門造車打國內的聯賽永遠都是這樣，必須讓他們出去打比賽，不是一個一個隊的出去，而是一個一個隊員的出去，殺入外面每一個隊。這樣，我們的籃球整體水準才有可能提升。” [MSC, trad.]
     在中国男篮败在希腊队脚下后，姚明并没有发火，而是中肯地提出了自己的意见，他说：“闭门造车打国内的联赛永远都是这样，必须让他们出去打比赛，不是一个一个队的出去，而是一个一个队员的出去，杀入外面每一个队。这样，我们的篮球整体水准才有可能提升。” [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2006: 宇争 (Yu Zheng), 中肯提出意见 姚明:请别再闭门造车 (Yao Ming's opinion hits home: "Please don't operate in a vacuum anymore")

     Zài Zhōngguó nánlán bài zài Xīlà duì jiǎoxià hòu, Yáo Míng bìng méiyǒu fāhuǒ, érshì zhōngkěn dì tíchū le zìjǐ de yìjiàn, tā shuō: “Bìménzàochē dǎ guónèi de liánsài yǒngyuǎn dōu shì zhèyàng, bìxū ràng tāmen chūqù dǎ bǐsài, bùshì yīge yīge duì de chūqù, érshì yīge yīge duìyuán de chūqù, shā rù wàimiàn měi yīge duì. Zhèyàng, wǒmen de lánqiú zhěngtǐ shuǐzhǔn cái yǒu kěnéng tíshēng.” [Pinyin]

     After the men's basketball team for China lost at the hands of Greece, Yao Ming did not become angry. Instead, he offered his own opinion, which cut right to the heart of the matter, "It will always be like this if we operate in a vacuum, and are forever only playing local league games in our own country. We need to let them go abroad to compete. It's not about individual teams going abroad. Rather, it's about individual team members going abroad and fighting their way onto the teams of other countries. That's the only way we'll be able raise the level of our basketball as a whole.

• 閉門造車，出而合轍／闭门造车，出而合辙