轻松学习英语口语句子(28)
1. 无知是恐惧的根源，也是羡慕的根源。
【原句】Ignorance is the mother of fear as well as of admiration.
【解说】这句句子的完整形式是：Ignorance is the mother of fear as well as the mother of admiration. 因为as well as是个并列句式，后面省略了重复的the mother。2. 不要抱怨自己的错误，要从中吸取教训。
【原句】Do not whine about your mistakes; learn from them.
【解说】whine about sb./sth. 嘀咕，发牢骚3. 闲思浮现在他心头。
【原句】Idle thoughts floated through his mind.
【解说】float的基本意思是指在空气中、水面上或其他平滑的表面上轻盈地漂浮或不费力地迅速滑动，引申可指汇率、价格浮动，也可指人漫无目的地游来荡去。4. 每个人应该保持尊严，注意自己的行为举止。
【原句】Every person should stand on his dignity and pay attention to his behavior.
【解说】stand on one's dignity 有两种意思：其一是“保持尊严”；其二是“要求受到应得的礼遇”，例：Although he held a senior position in the company, he would never stand on his dignity. 虽然他是公司的高层人士，但他从不要求别人对他毕恭毕敬。5. 你应该尽快丢掉那些糊涂想法。
【原句】You should trash all those silly ideas as soon as possible.
【解说】trash vt.丢弃，把……视为废物。还可以做名词，意为“垃圾，废物；拙劣的作品；没出息的人”，例如throw trash，扔垃圾。6. 虽然是简短的一句话，却包含着深刻的人生真理。
【原句】Although the sentence is short, it contains a profound truth about life.
【解说】profound a. 深刻的，深度的
深远的影响：a profound effect/influence/impact
深深的罪恶感：a profound sense of guilt7. 诗歌能唤起梦幻世界中的一切色彩、情感、经历以及各种奇妙形象。
【原句】Poetry calls up all the colors, feelings, experiences and curious images of a dream world.
【解说】To call up的最普通的意思是“给某人打电话”，但是它也可以解释为“引起记忆，使想起”。此外，to call up还可以用在军事方面，意思是“在紧急情况下调动预备役军队来参加某些行动”。
