1.慣用口語句子:
Genius only means hard working all one's life,
天才只意味著終身不懈的努力。
Genius is nothing but diligence.
天才不過是勤奮而已。
genius n. 天才
diligence n. 勤奮
all one's life“一生”
nothing but“只不過”
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.
我所能奉獻的沒有其他,只有熱血、辛勞、眼淚與汗水。
blood n. 血液
toil n. 辛苦,辛勞
Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow.
進步是今天的活動、明天的保證。
assurance n. 確信,保證
Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity.
命運給予我們的不是失望之酒,而是機會之杯。
despair n. 絕望,喪失信心
chalice n. 杯,酒杯
opportunity n. 機會,良機
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
忍耐是痛苦的,但它的果實是甜蜜的。
patience n. 耐心,忍耐
bitter a. 苦的,痛苦的
Man errs so long as he strives.
人只要奮斗就會犯錯誤。
err v. 犯錯誤
strive v. 奮斗
so long as = as long as “只要”
No pain, no gain.
不勞則無獲。
It is only through hard work that someone can achieve real success.
一個人只有經過艱苦的努力才能取得真正的成功。
pain n. 痛苦,勞苦,辛苦,努力
gain n. 收獲,得到
第二句是個強調句,其結構為“It is+被強調成分+that+其他”。
The man who has made up his mind to win will never say "impossible".
凡是決心取得勝利的人是從來不說“不可能的”。
make up one's mind“下定決心”
The world can be changed by man's endeavor, and this endeavor can lead to something new and better.
人經過努力可以改變世界,這種努力可以使人類達到新的、更美好
的境界。
endeavor n. 努力
lead to“導致,結果”