Wanting to protect me from myself is about as ingenious as saving a fish from drowning.
- Vouloir me protéger de moi-même, c'est aussi ingénieux que sauver un poisson de la noyade.
He saved the boy from drowning, but only at the cost of his own life.
- Il a sauvé le garçon de la noyade mais au prix de sa propre vie.