83、Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations. ---- Mackingtosh
格言是民族意識(shí)的結(jié)晶。
condense means to make more concise; abridge or shorten.精簡(jiǎn)、使更簡(jiǎn)結(jié)；刪節(jié)或縮短的意思。例如：A long story may be condensed into a few sentences. 一個(gè)長(zhǎng)篇故事可縮寫成幾句話。
Sense of這是一個(gè)常用的短語，例如：sense of direction 方向感；sense of humor 幽默感
格言這個(gè)詞有很多種譯法：adage/aphorism/byword/dicta/dictum/gnome/maxim/proverb/watchword 等。
84、Caution is the parent of safety. 謹(jǐn)慎為安全之本。
Caution, the quality of being very careful, not taking any risks, and trying to avoid danger,小心，謹(jǐn)慎。We must proceed with caution.我們必須小心行事。
Parent, the father or mother of a person or animal.一個(gè)人的父親或是母親。例句：I don’t really get on with my boy-friend’s parents.我和我男友的父母親真的很合不來。在這里parent并非此意，而是一種引申的用法，the parent of 表示是…之本。
Safety, means the state of not being dangerous or likely to cause harm or injury,安全，平安，保險(xiǎn)。例句：My main concern is for the safety of my family.我主要關(guān)心的是家人的安全問題。/She led the children to a place of safety.她把孩子們帶到了安全的地方。