在名人的鼓舞下记单词-培根篇

时间：2009-04-01 02:57:37

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    弗兰西斯•培根（Francis Bacon ，1561—1626）是英国著名的哲学家和科学家。他推崇科学，极力倡导科学的进步思想。他是一生追求真理的思想家，被马克思称为“英国唯物主义和整个现代实验科学的真正始祖”。同时他在逻辑学、美学、教育学方面也颇有建树。

1. The momentous1 thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.人生中最重要的事情是经营好你的灵魂是去从善还是作恶这一门艺术。
Momentous: 重要的
 
2. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.读书使人渊博，交谈使人机敏，写作使人严谨。
Conference: 会议；交流
Exact:准确

3. Fortitude2 is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason. 坚韧的品质是思想的统帅，意志的盔甲，理智的堡垒。
Fortitude: 坚韧
Marshal: 元帅
Armor: 装甲；盔甲

4. If a man be gracious and courteous3 to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world. 礼待陌生人者乃世界之公民。
Gracious: 优雅的
Courteous: 文明的；有礼貌的

5. Crafty4 men contemn5 studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them. 狡黠者鄙读书，无知者羡读书，唯明智之士用读书。
Crafty: 狡猾的
Contemn: 鄙视

6. Knowledge and human power are synonymous. 知识就是力量。
Synonymous: 同义的

7. Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning6 by study.天赋需靠后天的学习来完善,犹如植物需要修剪。
Prune7: 修剪

8. People usually think according to their inclinations9, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom. 一般人都是依据爱好去想，依据学识及固有的见解去说，但通常都依据习俗去做。
Inclination8: 爱好
Ingrained: 根深蒂固的

9. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse10, but to weigh and consider.读书时不可存心诘难作者，不可尽信书上所言，亦不可只为寻章摘句，而应推敲细思。
Contradict: 反驳
Confute: 驳斥
Discoure: 谈话； 论述
Weigh: 推敲

10. Studies serve for delight, for ornaments12, and for ability. 读书足以怡情，足以博彩，足以长才。
Delight: 快乐
Ornament11: 装饰

11. Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion. 真理易于在错误中显现，而非混乱。
Emerge: 出现
Error: 错误
Confusion: 混乱

12. Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible13. 真理太难说清的时候就需要幻想来帮忙了。
Fiction: 虚幻；小说
Plausible: 似乎可信的

13. Wise men make more opportunities than they find. 聪明的人创造机会多于碰机会。

14. Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and more fit for new projects than for settled business. 青年人比较适合发明，而不适合判断；适合执行，而不适合磋商；适合新的计划，而不适合固定的职业。
Execution: 执行
Counsel: 劝告； 建议
Settled: 稳定的

15. A prudent14 question is one-half of wisdom. 一个审慎的问题就已经得到一半智慧了。
Prudent: 慎重的；明智的

16. Acorns16 were good until bread was found. 在没有找到面包之前，橡实还是好东西。
Acorn15: 橡实

17. Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.选择有价值的生活，习惯将使其最惬意。
Agreeable: 和蔼可亲的；使人愉快的

18. Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled18 you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle17 it again. 好名声如火，燃着的时候易保持，一旦熄灭就再难点燃。
Kindle: 点燃
Preserve: 保持；保留
Extinguish: 熄灭

19. The place of justice is a hallowed place.司法之地是神圣和崇高之地。
Hallowed: 神圣的

20. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.有些书只需品尝，有些需要吞咽，还有少数的应该细嚼。
Swallow: 吞咽
Chew: 咀嚼
Digest: 消化


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1 momentous Zjay9     
adj.重要的，重大的
参考例句：
  • I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.能应邀出席如此重要的场合，我深感荣幸。
  • The momentous news was that war had begun.重大的新闻是战争已经开始。
2 fortitude offzz     
n.坚忍不拔；刚毅
参考例句：
  • His dauntless fortitude makes him absolutely fearless.他不屈不挠的坚韧让他绝无恐惧。
  • He bore the pain with great fortitude.他以极大的毅力忍受了痛苦。
3 courteous tooz2     
adj.彬彬有礼的，客气的
参考例句：
  • Although she often disagreed with me,she was always courteous.尽管她常常和我意见不一，但她总是很谦恭有礼。
  • He was a kind and courteous man.他为人友善，而且彬彬有礼。
4 crafty qzWxC     
adj.狡猾的，诡诈的
参考例句：
  • He admired the old man for his crafty plan.他敬佩老者的神机妙算。
  • He was an accomplished politician and a crafty autocrat.他是个有造诣的政治家，也是个狡黠的独裁者。
5 contemn GZRyh     
v.蔑视
参考例句：
  • The wicked contemn God.恶人轻侮上帝。
  • I contemn the people who treat children so cruelly.我蔑视如此虐待孩子的人。
6 pruning 6e4e50e38fdf94b800891c532bf2f5e7     
n.修枝，剪枝，修剪v.修剪（树木等）( prune的现在分词 )；精简某事物，除去某事物多余的部分
参考例句：
  • In writing an essay one must do a lot of pruning. 写文章要下一番剪裁的工夫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • A sapling needs pruning, a child discipline. 小树要砍，小孩要管。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
7 prune k0Kzf     
n.酶干；vt.修剪，砍掉，削减；vi.删除
参考例句：
  • Will you prune away the unnecessary adjectives in the passage?把这段文字中不必要的形容词删去好吗？
  • It is our job to prune the side branches of these trees.我们的工作就是修剪这些树的侧枝。
8 inclination Gkwyj     
n.倾斜；点头；弯腰；斜坡；倾度；倾向；爱好
参考例句：
  • She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head.她微微点头向我们致意。
  • I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.我没有丝毫着急的意思。
9 inclinations 3f0608fe3c993220a0f40364147caa7b     
倾向( inclination的名词复数 )； 倾斜； 爱好； 斜坡
参考例句：
  • She has artistic inclinations. 她有艺术爱好。
  • I've no inclinations towards life as a doctor. 我的志趣不是行医。
10 discourse 2lGz0     
n.论文，演说；谈话；话语；vi.讲述，著述
参考例句：
  • We'll discourse on the subject tonight.我们今晚要谈论这个问题。
  • He fell into discourse with the customers who were drinking at the counter.他和站在柜台旁的酒客谈了起来。
11 ornament u4czn     
v.装饰，美化；n.装饰，装饰物
参考例句：
  • The flowers were put on the table for ornament.花放在桌子上做装饰用。
  • She wears a crystal ornament on her chest.她的前胸戴了一个水晶饰品。
12 ornaments 2bf24c2bab75a8ff45e650a1e4388dec     
n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 )；点缀；装饰品；首饰v.装饰，点缀，美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. 架子上堆满了装饰品。
  • Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments. 一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 plausible hBCyy     
adj.似真实的，似乎有理的，似乎可信的
参考例句：
  • His story sounded plausible.他说的那番话似乎是真实的。
  • Her story sounded perfectly plausible.她的说辞听起来言之有理。
14 prudent M0Yzg     
adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的
参考例句：
  • A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
  • You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。
15 acorn JoJye     
n.橡实，橡子
参考例句：
  • The oak is implicit in the acorn.橡树孕育于橡子之中。
  • The tree grew from a small acorn.橡树从一粒小橡子生长而来。
16 acorns acorns     
n.橡子，栎实( acorn的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Great oaks from little acorns grow. 万丈高楼平地起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Welcome to my new website!It may not look much at the moment, but great oaks from little acorns grow! 欢迎来到我的新网站。它现在可能微不足道，不过万丈高楼平地起嘛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
17 kindle n2Gxu     
v.点燃，着火
参考例句：
  • This wood is too wet to kindle.这木柴太湿点不着。
  • A small spark was enough to kindle Lily's imagination.一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。
18 kindled d35b7382b991feaaaa3e8ddbbcca9c46     
（使某物）燃烧，着火( kindle的过去式和过去分词 )； 激起（感情等）； 发亮，放光
参考例句：
  • We watched as the fire slowly kindled. 我们看着火慢慢地燃烧起来。
  • The teacher's praise kindled a spark of hope inside her. 老师的赞扬激起了她内心的希望。

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