加载中…句句珠玑（十）
Old friends and old wine are best.~ 雷伊 John Ray
(英国博物学家)
朋友越老越好，酒越陈越香。
1. wine (v.) 葡萄酒；酒
She served him with a glass of wine. 她端了一杯酒给他。
2. best (adj.) 最好的；最适当的
The best thing for you would be to forget it.
你最好是把这事忘了。
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.
有花堪折直须折。 赫立克 Robert Herrick (英国诗人)
1. ye (pron.) 【古】你，你们
2. rosebud (n.) 玫瑰花蕾
Familiarity breeds contempt.~Aesop (伊索)
1. familiarity (n.)
熟悉；亲近
Familiarity with English is required for this position.
这个职位要求通晓英语。
2. breed (v.) 繁殖,育种
They used to breed fish in the reservoir. 他们过去一直在水库养鱼。
3. contempt (n.) 轻视,蔑视
I feel nothing but contempt for cheating. 我对作弊十分蔑视。
Experience is the mother of wisdom.~ Western proverb
(西方谚语)
经验乃智能之母。
1. experience (n.)
经验,体验
Have you had any experience of teaching English? 你有过教英语的经验吗?
2. wisdom (n.) 智能,才智
He showed great wisdom in what he said and did.
他在一言一行中都显露出他那非凡的智能。
句句珠玑（十一）
No one is free who is a slave to the body.~ Lucius
Annacus Seneca (赛尼加)
役于物慾者，无心灵之自由可言。
1. slave ﹝ ﹞ n. 奴隶
They are all slaves to fashion.
他们都是拼命赶时髦的人。
No one is wise enough to advise
himself.
1. enough ﹝ ﹞ adj.
足够地；充分地
I'm old enough to handle my own affairs.
我已经长大了,可以处理我自己的事情。
2. advise ﹝ ﹞ v. 劝告，建议
We advised him against acting in haste.
我们劝他不要匆忙行事。
Experience is a great teacher; it is the road we have been over.~
Western Proverb (西方谚语)
1. experience ﹝ ﹞ n.
经验,体验
She had no experience of life at all.
她毫无生活经验。
By reading we enrich the
mind.
1. enrich ﹝ ﹞ v. 使丰富
Music can enrich your life. 音乐能丰富你的生活。
2. mind ﹝ ﹞n. 精神，心
You are always on my mind. 你永远在我心里。
句句珠玑（十二）
Let sleeping dogs lie.It is ill to waken sleeping
dogs.~ Chaucer (英国诗人 乔塞)
莫惹是生非。
1. waken ﹝ ﹞ v. 唤醒;弄醒
I was wakened by the noise down stairs. 我被楼下的声音吵醒。
The common curse of mankind：folly and ignorance.~ Western
Proverb (西方谚语)
人类共同的诅咒：愚蠢和无知。
1. common ﹝ ﹞ n. 共同的；一般的
Common interests bind us together. 共同的利益使我们结合在一起。
2. curse ﹝ ﹞n. 咒语;诅咒
3. folly ﹝ ﹞ n. 愚蠢;愚笨
The old man felt regret for the follies of his youth.
老人很后悔他年轻时的愚行。
4. ignorance ﹝ ﹞ n. 无知;愚昧
Please forgive my ignorance. 请原谅我的无知。
Wisdom is knowing what to do next,
skills is knowing how to do it, and virtue is to do it.~David
Starr Jordan (焦尔敦 美国博物学家)
智能是知道下一步该做什么；技术是知道如何去做；而美德就是去做。
1. skill ﹝ ﹞ n. 技术;技能
Reading and writing are different skills.
阅读和写作是不同的技能。
2. virtue ﹝ ﹞ n. 善,德
He is a man of great virtue. 他是一个品德高尚的人。
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