《圣经英语修行》第九集 By the sweat of one's brow
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杂谈 |
本集主题:
By the
sweat of one's brow/In the sweat of one's
face
选自《创世纪》第三章第19节
郝彬浅析:
dust 尘土
1 : fine
particles of matter (as of earth)
2 : the particles into which something
disintegrates
3 a : something worthless b : a state of
humiliation
4 a : the earth especially as a place of burial
b : the surface of the ground
5 a : a cloud of dust b
: confusion,
disturbance
6 archaic
: a single particle (as of
earth)
7 British
: refuse ready for collection
By the sweat of your brow 原意是汗流满面,大家后多用其喻意:用血汗挣来的;凭勤劳谋生。
给大家举几个例子:
1.what it needs to accomplish anything is the sweat of the brow,but not empty talk.
要成就任何事情,需要的是艰苦的努力,而非空谈。
2.In the sweat of their face, the peasant couple sent all their children to university.
这对农民夫妇勤挣苦做,终于把几个孩子送进了大学。

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