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216页（270字）
有心要做可是力量不足，例我本想以一己之力救助这些贫困的人们，但心有余而力不足，故希望大家都能伸出援手，共襄盛举。
I had thought I could help those poor people on my own，but now I find my resourees are not up to it．I hope everyone will put out a helping hand in this good cause．