Day533-名言分享

经典的英文名言！值得收藏！

You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to live now.

你不能选择怎样死，或什么时候死，你只能决定现在怎样生活.

Mean men admire wealth; great men, glory.

庸人爱财富，伟人爱荣誉。

A little body does often harbor a great soul.

伟大的心灵常寓于矮小的身躯之中。

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

成功的秘诀是目标坚定。

Sow nothing, reap nothing.

春不播,秋不收. /无功不能受禄。

Carve your name on hearts and not on marbles.

把你的姓名刻在人们的心上,而不是刻在大理石上。

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

生活中没有可怕的东西，只有需要理解的东西。

Language Focus 语言焦点：

1.Mean [adj] / mi:n /  (unkind)不友善的；刻薄的

eg. Don't be mean to your friends别对你的朋友那么刻薄！

2.Glory [n]  /ˈɡlɔːri/  (fame, praise or honour that is given to sb because they have achieved sth important) 荣誉；光荣；桂冠

eg. Having succeeded in his career, he returned in glory to his old home. 他事业成功后荣归故里。

3.Harbor [v] /'hɑrbər/  （hide）藏匿，港口

eg. Police believe someone must be harbouring the killer. 警方相信一定有人窝藏了杀人犯。

4.Constancy /ˈkanstənsi/(the quality of staying the same and not changing) 稳定性；持久不变；始终如一

eg. Constancy in love is a good thing. 爱情能持之以恒才是好事。

5.Sow /səʊ/ 播种

eg. If we sow the seed now, in due course we will have the flowers. 如果我们现在播下种子,到时候会开花的

6.Carve / kɑːrv/ 雕刻

eg. The wood had been carved into the shape of a flower.木头雕成了花朵状。

7.Marble /'mɑrb(ə)l/ 大理石

eg. a marble floor大理石地板

8.Motto /'mɒtəʊ ;ˋmɑto / n.

a short sentence or phrase giving a rule on how to behave, which expresses the aims or beliefs of a person, school, or institution 

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