英语名篇名段背诵精华21 The English character
时间：2018-12-31 作者：英语课 分类：英语名著名段背诵精华
The English Character
The English seem as silent as the Japanese, yet vainer than the inhabitants of Siam. Upon my arrival I attributed that reserve to modesty 1, which, I now find, has its origin in pride. Condescend 2 to address them first, and you are sure of their acquaintance; stoop to flattery, and you conciliate their friendship and esteem 3. They bear hunger, cold, fatigue 4, and all the miseries 5 of life without shrinking, danger only calls forth 6 their fortitude 7; they even exult 8 in calamity 9, but contemp is what they cannot bear. An Englishman fears contempt more than death; he often flies to death as a refuge from its pressure, and dies when he fancies the world has creased 10 to esteem him.
by Oliver Goldsmith
- Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。
- As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步。
- Would you condescend to accompany me?你肯屈尊陪我吗？
- He did not condescend to answer.He turned his back on me.他不愿屈尊回答我的问题。他不理睬我。
- I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
- The veteran worker ranks high in public love and esteem.那位老工人深受大伙的爱戴。
- The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
- I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。
- They forgot all their fears and all their miseries in an instant. 他们马上忘记了一切恐惧和痛苦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- I'm suffering the miseries of unemployment. 我正为失业而痛苦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
- His dauntless fortitude makes him absolutely fearless.他不屈不挠的坚韧让他绝无恐惧。
- He bore the pain with great fortitude.他以极大的毅力忍受了痛苦。
- Few people would not exult at the abolition of slavery.奴隶制被废除了，人们无不为之欢乐鼓舞。
- Let's exult with the children at the drawing near of Children's Day.六一儿童节到了，让我们陪着小朋友们一起欢腾。
- Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us. 再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们。
- The attack on Pearl Harbor was a crushing calamity.偷袭珍珠港(对美军来说)是一场毁灭性的灾难。