詞匯斟酌
?revise vt. 修訂,修改,復(fù)習(xí)
?tension n. 緊張,緊張狀態(tài)
?visualize vt. 想象,設(shè)想
?informative a. 提供知識(shí)的,增長(zhǎng)見(jiàn)識(shí)的
?entertaining a. 愉快的,有趣的
?dissipate vi. 消散,消失
?vitality n. 活力,生命力
?toastmaster n. 司儀,主持人
佳句臨摹
①【注釋】be familiar with熟知,通曉
【臨摹】I am of course familiar with your work.我當(dāng)然熟悉你的工作。
②【注釋】call one’s attention吸引某人的注意力
【臨摹】Don’t disturb by his behavior, he just try to call our attention to him.別受他干擾,他只不過(guò)是想引起我們的注意罷了。
③【注釋】harness原意是“上馬具”,引申為“控制,掌握”
【臨摹】If you can harness your energy, you will accomplish a great deal.如果你能控制你的精力,你將獲得巨大成功。
④【注釋】transform into改變,轉(zhuǎn)化
【臨摹】A thick, fibrous fog had transformed the trees into ghosts and the streetlights into soft, haloed moons. 濃密厚重的霧使樹(shù)木看起來(lái)像鬼魂,街燈看起來(lái)像是帶著柔和光暈的月亮。
If you wish to succeed, you should use persistence as your good friend, experience as your reference, and prudence as your brother and hope as your sentry.如果你希望成功,當(dāng)以恒心為良友,以經(jīng)驗(yàn)為參謀,以謹(jǐn)慎為兄弟,以希望為哨兵。
思如泉涌
Experience more than sufficiently teaches that men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues. 經(jīng)驗(yàn)給我們太多的教訓(xùn),告訴我們?nèi)祟?lèi)最難管制的東西,莫過(guò)于自己的舌頭。