心有余而力不足
书籍：汉英成语词典
更新时间：2018-12-03 22:06:18
出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第207页（309字）
有心要做可是力量不足，例我原想好好照顾您的，但是这几年人老了，耳聋眼花，已是心有余而力不足。
For a while I thought I would be able to look after you，but now I find my age is beginning to tell on me．Even my eyes and ears are beginning to fail me．I am sorry but I am unablc to do as much as l would like to．