英諺格言及其詳解(38)

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    73、Be patient in adversity and cautious in prosperity. 
    身處逆境要忍耐,身處順境要小心。
    patient, having or showing the ability to bear long waiting, or anything unpleasant, calmly and without complaining,耐心的;忍耐的;容忍的。它的反義詞是impatient不耐煩的,急躁的。patient做名詞使用時(shí)表示(接受醫(yī)生治療和/或住院的)病人。
    adversity, (an example of ) bad fortune; trouble,厄運(yùn);逆境;患難。A good friend will not desert you in time of adversity.好朋友不會(huì)在患難時(shí)拋棄你。to meet with adversities遭遇不幸。
    cautious, careful; paying attention; having or showing caution,小心的;謹(jǐn)慎的;小心翼翼的。
    prosperity, good fortune and success, esp. in money matters,繁榮;昌盛;興隆(在金錢方面)。
    74、The bee sucks honey out of the bitterest flowers. 蜜蜂能從最苦的花里吸吮出蜜來(lái)。
    bee,蜜蜂。這個(gè)詞還有一個(gè)很特別的解釋,表示固執(zhí)的看法。He has a bee in his bonnet about health foods.對(duì)于保健食品他有一套固執(zhí)的看法。a bee in one's bonnet這個(gè)詞組通常用于非正式文體。
    suck, to draw (liquid) into the mouth by using the lips and muscles at the side of the mouth,吮吸,吸。to suck milk through a straw用吸管吸牛奶。
    honey,在這里是指蜂蜜。在日常生活中,我們通常聽(tīng)到英語(yǔ)國(guó)家的人在夫妻之間,或親密朋友間,也會(huì)用到這個(gè)詞,表示親愛(ài)的意思,相當(dāng)于darling。
    bitter,就是表示苦澀的,苦味的。bittersweet又甜又苦的,bittersweet memories of childhood對(duì)甜蜜而又辛酸的童年的回憶。