《我把English献给你:赖世雄的英语世界》记录了赖世雄疯狂、勤奋学习英语的过程,并告诉人们一些英语学习的策略。书中有不少或优美、或富含哲理的名言,值得分享。如下:
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The sweetest grapes hang the highest.
最甜美的葡萄挂得最高。 -
Live and learn.
活到老,学到老。 -
Where there is music, there can be no evil.
有音乐的地方,就没有罪恶。 -
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
半瓶醋响叮当;一知半解是危险的。 -
Labor conquers everything.
一勤天下无难事。 -
The great mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
人生最大的错误是不断担心会犯错。 -
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
苦后方知甜滋味。 -
Self-help is the best way to success.
自助是成功的最佳之道。 -
Work has a bitter root but sweet fruit.
工作的本质是痛苦的根,而成果却是甜美的。 -
Instruction knows no class distinction.
有教无类。 -
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。 -
Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
良机不来第二遍。 -
Nothing is to be achieved without enthusiasm.
没有热忱,难成大事。 -
Have an aim in life,or all of your energies will be wasted.
人生若无目标,就会枉费一生。 -
He who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.
不犯错的人通常不会有所成就。 -
There is no such thing as great talent without will-power.
没有坚强的意志力就谈不上有伟大的才华。 -
Education is the best provision for old age.
教育是防老的最佳本钱。 -
Treat your dictionary as you do your love—the more often you accompany it, the more you get out of it.
对待你的字典犹如对待你的爱人一般——你越常陪伴它,得到的就越多。 - While modesty is a virtue, it doesn't apply to learning English.Show off what you've learned whenever you can, and you'll be increasingly familiar with the words you're learning.
虽然谦虚是美德,可是学英文时这句话却不适用。随时炫耀自己所学,这样你对所学的词汇就越来越熟悉。 -
The wealth of the mind is the only true wealth.
心灵的丰富才是唯一真正的财富。 -
A successful man is one who meets frustration with a sense of humor.
成功的人就是面对挫折时能以幽默感处之的人。 -
Love makes the world go round.
爱使世界运转。