加载中…句句珠玑（七）
Prosperity does best
discover vice; adversity does best discover virtue.
~ Francis Bacon (培根)
顺境易显恶行；逆境易见美德。
1. prosperity ﹝ ﹞ n.
昌盛，成功
We wish you health, happiness, and
prosperity.
我们祝愿你健康、幸福、事业兴旺。
2. vice ﹝ ﹞ n. 恶，邪恶
Can't you tell vice from virtue? 难道你不能辨别善恶吗？
3. adversity ﹝ ﹞ n. 逆境；厄运
He met with adversities abroad.
他在国外遭遇种种不幸。
4. virtue ﹝ ﹞ n. 善，德
~Thomas Alva Edison (爱迪生
美国发明家)
天才是一分灵感九分流汗。
1. genius ﹝ ﹞ n.
天资，天赋
Einstein was a great scientific genius.
爱因斯坦是一个伟大的科学天才。
2. inspiration ﹝ ﹞ n. 灵感；鼓舞人心的人（或事物）
You have always been a great inspiration to
me.
你一直给予我很大的鼓舞。
3. perspiration ﹝ ﹞ n. 汗水；辛苦
There were beads of perspiration on his
forehead.
他的额头上有汗珠。
句句珠玑（八）
Fortune favors the brave (bold). ~Publius Terence
(泰伦斯 罗马剧作家)
天助勇者。
1. fortune ﹝ ﹞ n. 好运，幸运
He does not deserve such fortune. 他不配得到这种好运气。
2. favor ﹝ ﹞ v. 偏爱；偏袒
The mother favored her eldest son. 母亲偏袒大儿子。
3. brave ﹝ ﹞ a. 勇敢的，英勇的
He was as brave as a lion. 他勇猛如雄狮。
Every guest hates the others, and the host hates them
all.
~Albanian Proverb (阿尔巴尼亚谚语)
每一个客人都讨厌其它客人，而主人则讨厌所有的客人。
1. guest ﹝ ﹞ n. 客人，宾客
We're expecting guests to dinner. 我们正等候客人进餐。
2. host ﹝ ﹞ n. 主人，东道主
I am the host of tonight's banquet. 我是今天晚宴的主人。
Pardon is the glorious
revenge.
宽恕乃光荣的报复。
1. pardon ﹝ ﹞ n. 原谅，饶恕
Pardon me for not writing to you sooner. 请原谅我未能及早给你写信。
2. glorious ﹝ ﹞ n. 光荣的，荣耀的
The team won a glorious victory. 这支球队赢得了辉煌胜利。
3. revenge ﹝ ﹞ n. 报仇；报复
He wanted revenge for his father's murder.
他要为遇害的父亲复仇。
句句珠玑（九）
It is more blessed to
give than to receive.
施比受更有福。
1. blessed ﹝ ﹞ adj. 受祝福的；喜悦的
I am blessed by your love. 你的爱让我幸福。
2. receive ﹝ ﹞ v. 收到, 接受
I have received your letter. 我收到你的信了。
Every truth has two sides; it is well to look at both before we
commit ourselves to either.
~ Aesop (伊索)
事实皆有二面；最好二面都看清处才做选择。
1. commit ﹝ ﹞ v. 把...交托给；做(错事等)
The child was committed to the nurse's care. 孩子被交给护士照顾。
Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.~Western proverb
(西方谚语)
勿班门弄斧。
The
talent of success is nothing more than doing well whatever you do
without a thought of fame.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (朗费罗
美国诗人)
成功之路无他，凡事全力以赴，不可存沽名钓誉之心。
1. talent﹝ ﹞ n. 天资；才能
He has a talent for music. 他有音乐天才。
2. fame ﹝ ﹞ n. 声誉,名望
He cares very little for fame and gain. 他对名利很淡薄。
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