You can take a boy out of the country but you can't take the

You can take a boy out of the country but you can't take the country out of a boy.
貌似是句谚语 然后有很多套用 那基本意思是什么呢

直译：你可以带走一个男孩,但你带不走他的国家.
意译：无论在哪里男孩还是那个男孩.
意思：虽然男孩离开了他出生的地方,但那些与生俱来的东西,如信仰、习惯、文化等却会一直伴随着他而难以忘记和磨灭.
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