品读中西双语名言 巧学地道纯正英语(第7集)
一句名言 受益一生
1. As selfishness and complaint cloud the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision. ----Helen Keller
自私和抱怨是心灵的阴暗,愉快的爱则使视野明朗开阔。----海伦.凯勒
cloud v.使)不透明;(使)模糊 if glass, water, etc. clouds , or if sth clouds it, it becomes less transparent (
Her eyes clouded with tears. 泪水模糊了她的眼睛
His last years were clouded by financial worries. 由于经济窘困,他的晚年生活过得闷闷不乐。
cloud (over)( formal ) ( of sb's face 脸色 ) 显得阴沉(或恐惧、愤怒等);看起来忧愁(或害怕、愤怒等)to show sadness, fear, anger, etc.; to make sb look sad, afraid, angry, etc.
Her face clouded over with anger. 她满面怒容
cloud 使难以理解;使记不清楚;使模糊 if sth clouds your judgement, memory, etc., it makes it difficult for you to understand or remember sth clearly
Doubts were beginning to cloud my mind. 种种疑问开始使我的思路变模糊了。
His judgement was clouded by jealousy. 妒嫉心模糊了他的判断力。
2. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.----Jake London
人应该生活,而不是单纯为了生存。----杰克.伦敦
exist vi. 存在;生存;生活;继续存在
You can't pretend your problems don't exist!你不能就假装你的问题不存在!
He thought that, if he couldn't see something, it didn't exist.他认为他看不到的就是不存在的。
Fairies don't exist.仙女是不存在的
to exis on sth靠某事物活命
People need food to exist.人们需要食品才能活着。
3. It is easier to fight for principles than to live up to them.----Adlai Stevenson, British writer
为原则而斗争比实践该原则要容易。----英国作家 史蒂文森.A
principle n. 原则;准则
No matter what we do, we must follow moral principles.我们无论做何事,都要符合道义。
It goes against my principles.这违背了我的准则。
He has cleaved to these principles all his life. 他一辈子都恪守着这些原则。
They engrafted their principles into the document. 这份文件中处处体现出他们的原则。
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