2007.1.1
The golden age is before us, not behind us.-Mark Twain 黄金时代在我们面前而不在我们背后。--美国作家马克•吐温——————————————————————————————————————2007.1.2
A certain amount of care or pain or trouble is necessary for every man at all times. A ship without a ballast is unstable and will not go straight.
苏维埃联邦
-Arthur Schopenhauer
一定的忧愁、痛苦或烦恼,对每个人都是时时必需的。一艘船如果没有压舱物,便不会稳定,不能朝着目的地一直前进。服务态度
---德国哲学家叔本华——————————————————————————————————————2007.1.3
Happiness is beneficial for the body , but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.
---Marcel Proust, French writer
愉快有益于人的身体,但只有悲伤才能培养心灵力量。
---法国作家普鲁斯M
注:
grief:n. 悲痛, 伤心事, 不幸, 忧伤。
常用短语:bring sb. to grief 使某人遭到不幸, 使失败; 使吃苦头
come to grief 遭难, 受伤, 失败; 面临悲境
good grief (表示诧异, 吃惊, 恐惧的感叹语)哎呀! 天哪!
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It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that
the meaning and shape of great whole of life dawn on you.
---P.Brooks
在你耐心地操劳于生活的琐事的过程中,你才能领悟整个生活的伟大意义和形象.
豆豉鱿鱼---布鲁克斯
注:
toiling at :e.g.He always remembers tho days when he was toiling at his studies.他永远忘不了苦读的日子。
dawn on : v. 渐渐被理解.
It is not enough to be industrious, so are the ants. What are
you industrious for? 。
—— H. D. Thoreau
光勤劳是不够的,蚂蚁也是勤劳的。要看你为什么而勤劳。
---梭罗
注:
industrious:adj. 勤奋的;刻苦的
The Chine are an industrious nation.
中华民族是个勤劳的民族。——————————————————————————————————————
艾萨拉之眼2007.1.6
Happiness is not something you experience; it's something you remember.
---O.Levant, Ameican pianist
幸福不是你经历的事,而是你记得的事。
---美国钢琴家利万特 .
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2007.1.7
To really understand a man we must judge him in misfortune .
---Bonaparte Napoleon , French emperor
要真正了解一个人,需在不幸中考察他。
---法国皇帝拿破仑. B .
注:
misfortune :n. 倒霉, 不幸(的事) 灾难, 灾祸。[方]私生子。
【习惯用语】
by misfortune 不幸
三月古诗
have [meet with] a misfortune 生了一个私生子。
have the misfortune to (do) 不幸(而)...
Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. [谚]不经灾难不知福。——————————————————————————————————————
2007.1.8
All human wisdom is summed up in two words –wait and hope.
—— Alexandre Dumas Pére
人类所有的智慧可以归结为两个词—等待和希望
---大仲马(法国作家)
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All that you do, do with your might; things done by halves are never done right.
---R. H. Stoddard, American poet
做一切事都应尽力而为,半途而废永远不行。
---美国诗人斯大林拖达德. R. H .
注:might:n. 权力;力量
He tried with all his might to open the door but it stayed shut.
他用尽全身力气开门,可门还是关着。
halves :n. half的复数
One and two halves to Oxford Circus plea.
"请买去牛津广场的一张全票,两张半票。" ——————————————————————————————————————
2007.1.10
Our destiny offers not the cup of despair , but the chalice of opportunity .
---Richard Nixon, American President
命运给予我们的不是失望之酒,而是机会之杯。
---美国总统尼克松 . R.
注:
despair:n. 绝望, 失望, 悲观。
He is my despair. 他是我万万赶不上的。
巨蟹座女人【习惯用语】
abandon onelf to despair 只会悲观失望
(be) the despair of 令...毫无办法的人[物]; 令...望尘莫及的人[物]
chalice :n. 杯,圣餐杯——————————————————————————————————————
2007.1.11
联想维修All the splendor in the world is not worth a
good friend .(Voltaire , French thinker)
----人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。
(法国思想家伏尔泰)
Key word:
splendor
n.
光彩, 壮观, 杰出
The court of King Solomon was noted for its splendor.
所罗门国王的宫廷以其华丽著称。——————————————————————————————————————2007.1.12
A man who is never satisfied with himlf and whom therefore nobody can plea.
---Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , German poet
人要是从来不满意自己,就不会有人能够使他满意。
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--德国诗人歌德.J.W. ——————————————————————————————————————2007.1.13
Patience! The windmill never strays in arch of the wind.
---Andy J. Sklivis
耐心等待!风车从不跑去找风。
---斯克利维斯