英语充电:
Waste not,want not.俭以防匮 (勤俭节约,细水长流;不浪费,不匮乏)
From saving comes having富裕来自节俭;(俭省是致富之本)
Great hopes make great man伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物
Every man is the architect of his own fortune命运是掌握在自己手中的/每个人都是自己命运的建筑师(每个人都是他自己命运的设计师)
Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 恶运临头后,才知幸运贵.
A man becomes learned by asking questions. 要长学问,就得多问;多问则业精.
Never trust another what you should do yourself. 自己该做的事,决不要委托给旁人做.
Energy and persistence conquer all things.精力和毅力能征服一切/只要有精力和毅力,你就是所向无敌的;
buck抗拒
You can’t buck the system.你无法抗拒整个制度/你是无法跟整个体制抗争的。
blow the lid off揭发(丑闻)
That newspaper story blew the lid off the Senator’s illegal business deals. 报纸的报道揭发了参议员的非法勾当。
round up集合
Round everybody up. It’s time for our business meeting.叫大家集合,开会时间到了。
no good很糟;没用
This typewriter is no good. Every time I use it, the ribbon falls out. 这台打字机很糟。每次已用,色带就掉下来。
I kid you not我不骗你;我没开玩笑
I kid you not. I saw this woman talking to her hand.我不骗你。我看见这个女人跟她的手说话。
pop one’s cork大发脾气
I’ve never seen Teresa pop her cork before. I always thought she was a very laid-back person.我从来没见过Teresa发脾气。我原来一直以为她是个好好小姐。(laid-back脾气好,对事情不计较,很少争吵)
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