47、Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.
讀書使人充實(shí),討論使人機(jī)敏,摘記使人嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)。
這句話是出自弗朗西斯.培根(Francis Bacon)的《談讀書》(Of Studies)。
Maketh是make的古語,現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)不再使用,大家只要了解一下就可以了。
Full,在這里指完美的,度的;(資格等)正式的。A full man就是完人;get a full marks得滿分;a full member正式成員。
Conference,除了解釋為會(huì)議之外,還有discussion (討論)的意思。
Ready,這個(gè)詞有許多種解釋。比如說:Are you ready?你準(zhǔn)備好了嗎?還有一種解釋就是樂意的,a ready helper樂于助人者。而在這里的ready means the ability to think quickly,就是快的,迅捷的;機(jī)靈的。比如說give a ready reply脫口而出的答案。
In this sentence, exact means someone who is very careful and thorough in what he do.就是嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)模痪艿囊馑肌e exact in one's statement (or words)說話嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)摹?BR> 這個(gè)諺語告訴我們:一個(gè)人的聰明才智,除了先天條件,知識(shí)的不斷充實(shí)也是很重要的。
48、.Beauty and the lust for learning have yet to be allied. ----- Beerbohm
美麗和對(duì)知識(shí)的渴望應(yīng)該成為一家。-----比爾博姆
lust means an overwhelming desire or craving:強(qiáng)烈的欲望或渴望。例如:a lust for power.對(duì)權(quán)力的渴望;a lust for life.對(duì)生活的渴望。lust常和for , of連用。
關(guān)于渴望,我們還可以說:thirst for/long for/yearn for。thrust for means an insistent desire; a craving:是指渴望一種持久的愿望;熱望。a thirst for knowledge.求知欲。long for也表示渴望的意思。例如:People are longing for peace.人們渴望和平。We are longing to see you.我們渴望看見你。yearn for means to have a strong, often melancholy desire.指渴望懷有強(qiáng)烈、經(jīng)常是憂愁的愿望。例如:They yearned for his return.他們盼望著他回來。
allied means joined or united in a close relationship,是指同盟的、聯(lián)盟的、結(jié)成緊密關(guān)系的意思。例如:allied tribes.聯(lián)合部落。

