愿望Desire[英语名人名言]

时间：2007-05-15 06:22:20

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The grass may be greener on the other side of the fence, but you still have to mow1 it.
-- Anonymous2

 

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true.
-- Richard Bach

 

I had ambition, by which sin
The angels fell;
I climbed, and step by step, oh Lord,
Ascended3 into Hell
-- W. H. Davies, Ambition

 

What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
-- Benjamin Disraeli

 

I just need enough to tide me over until I need more.
-- Bill Hoest

 

People may or may not say what they mean ... but they always say something designed to get what they want.
-- David Mamet

 

He who awaits much can expect little.
-- Gabriel Garcia Marquez

 

Ambition is not a vice4 of little people.
-- Michel de Montaigne

 

Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.
-- P. J. O'Rourke

 

We never reflect how pleasant it is to ask for nothing.
-- Seneca

 

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
-- Oscar Wilde

 

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
-- Jean de La Fontaine

 

 


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1 mow c6SzC     
v.割（草、麦等），扫射，皱眉；n.草堆，谷物堆
参考例句：
  • He hired a man to mow the lawn.他雇人割草。
  • We shall have to mow down the tall grass in the big field.我们得把大田里的高草割掉。
2 anonymous lM2yp     
adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的
参考例句：
  • Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
  • The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。
3 ascended ea3eb8c332a31fe6393293199b82c425     
v.上升，攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He has ascended into heaven. 他已经升入了天堂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The climbers slowly ascended the mountain. 爬山运动员慢慢地登上了这座山。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

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