Prosperity makes friends; adversity tries them. 发达时会招来朋友,
(2013-01-29 08:09:40)Prosperity
makes friends; adversity tries
them.
发达时会招来朋友,患难时则考验朋友。
解说:
1. prosperity n. 发达;
兴盛
prosper vi. 繁荣; 发达;
兴盛
prosperous a.
兴隆的
例: During the Industrial
Revolution, the West prospered.
(工业革命期间,西方兴盛起来。)
The old mining town has now
become a prosperous tourist
spot.
(这个昔日的矿业小镇,如今已成为繁荣的观光景点。)
2. adversity n. 患难;
逆境
3. try vt. 试/
考验
例: Waiting for his
girlfriend for an hour really tried Clyde’s
patience.
(等女友一个小时的确考验了克莱德的耐心。)
应用篇:
When one is rich, it is easy
to make friends.
However, it is in times of
hardship that friendship is
tested. As the saying goes,
“Prosperity makes friends;
adversity tries
them.”
一个人有钱时,很容易交朋友。然而,在困苦之时,友谊便受到了考验。
俗云:『发达时会招来朋友,患难时则考验朋友。』
1. in times
of... 处於⋯⋯的时期
2. hardship n. 困苦,
艰难
3. test vt.
考验
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