在名人的鼓舞下记单词—苏格拉底篇_名人名言

在名人的鼓舞下记单词—苏格拉底篇

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苏格拉底被认为是西方哲学和伦理学的奠基人，与其学生柏拉图以及柏拉图的学生亚里斯多德并称“希腊三贤”。

作为人类历史上最伟大的哲学家之一，苏格拉底却异常谦虚，他曾说：“我唯一知道的事情就是我的无知。”苏格拉底一生的生活朴实无华，专心致力于学问研究。在欧洲文化史上，他一直被看作是为追求真理而死的圣人。他的思想对人类历史影响如此深远，我们学习英语的人也非常有必要了解这一位伟大的智者。在记忆英语单词的时候，温习一些这位历史巨人的名言一定会受益不浅。

1.A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere¹ illusion, a thoroughly² vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.
Morality:道德
Illusion:虚幻
Thoroughly:完全地
Vulgar:庸俗的；低级的

2 All men's souls are immortal³, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
Righteous:正直的
Divine:神圣的

3. Envy is the ulcer⁴ of the soul.
Envy:嫉妒；形容词 envious
Ulcer:溃疡：弊病

4.As to marriage or celibacy⁵, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent⁶.
Celibacy: 独身；形容词为celibate，同时celibate⁷ 也可以做名词，意思是保持独身的人。
Repent:后悔
（这句话就别当名言了，幽默一下吧！）

5 Beauty is the bait which with delight allures⁸ man to enlarge his kind.
Bait:诱饵
Allure:诱惑
Enlarge:扩大

6 Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
Barrenness: 荒芜；贫乏；形容词Barren

7 By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
Philosopher:哲学家
（这句话就别当名言了，再幽默一下吧！瞧瞧，大哲学家可不是我们想像的那样学究气十足，其实他们最富幽默感）

8 False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
Infect:传染；污染

9 I decided⁹ that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime¹⁰ messages without knowing in the least what they mean.
Instinct:本能
Inspiration:灵感
Prophet:先知
Sublime:崇高的

10 I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
Ignorance: 无知；形容词ignorant

11 If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented¹¹ to take their own and depart.
Misfortune:不幸
Whence：由此（书面语）
Portion:一份；部分
Contented:满意的

12 Our prayers should be for blessings¹² in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
Prayer:祷告
Blessing:祝福

13 The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.
Interpreter: 解释者；口译者

14 Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.
Worthless:没有价值的；无意义的

15. Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue¹³ elation¹⁴ in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
Undue:过度的
Elation:得意洋洋
Prosperity:富足；繁荣
Depression:消沉；抑郁
Adversity: 逆境；不幸

16. Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly¹⁵ reprove thy faults.
Faithful:忠实的
Reprove:责备；不赞成
Fault:缺点；错误
Thy: （古英语）你的，相当于“your”

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1 mere
adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过
参考例句：
That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。 It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

2 thoroughly
adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地
参考例句：
The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。 The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

3 immortal
adj.不朽的；永生的，不死的；神的
参考例句：
The wild cocoa tree is effectively immortal.野生可可树实际上是不会死的。 The heroes of the people are immortal!人民英雄永垂不朽！

4 ulcer
n.溃疡，腐坏物
参考例句：
She had an ulcer in her mouth.她口腔出现溃疡。 A bacterium is identified as the cause for his duodenal ulcer.一种细菌被断定为造成他十二指肠溃疡的根源。

5 celibacy
n.独身(主义)
参考例句：
People in some religious orders take a vow of celibacy. 有些宗教修会的人发誓不结婚。 The concept of celibacy carries connotations of asceticism and religious fervor. 修道者的独身观念含有禁欲与宗教热情之意。

6 repent
v.悔悟，悔改，忏悔，后悔
参考例句：
He has nothing to repent of.他没有什么要懊悔的。 Remission of sins is promised to those who repent.悔罪者可得到赦免。

7 celibate
adj.独身的，独身主义的；n.独身者
参考例句：
He had defended the institution of a celibate priesthood.他捍卫了独身牧师制度。 The instinct of the celibate warned him to hold back.单身汉的本能告诫他回头是岸。

8 allures
诱引，吸引( allure的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
Hawaii allures many tourists. 夏威夷吸引了许多旅游者。 The fine weather allures the ladies into the garden. 晴朗的天气吸引女士们来到花园里。

9 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 sublime
adj.崇高的，伟大的；极度的，不顾后果的
参考例句：
We should take some time to enjoy the sublime beauty of nature.我们应该花些时间去欣赏大自然的壮丽景象。 Olympic games play as an important arena to exhibit the sublime idea.奥运会，就是展示此崇高理念的重要舞台。

11 contented
adj.满意的，安心的，知足的
参考例句：
He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。 The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。

12 blessings
n.（上帝的）祝福( blessing的名词复数 )；好事；福分；因祸得福
参考例句：
Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。来自《简明英汉词典》 We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 undue
adj.过分的；不适当的；未到期的
参考例句：
Don't treat the matter with undue haste.不要过急地处理此事。 It would be wise not to give undue importance to his criticisms.最好不要过分看重他的批评。

14 elation
n.兴高采烈，洋洋得意
参考例句：
She showed her elation at having finally achieved her ambition.最终实现了抱负，她显得十分高兴。 His supporters have reacted to the news with elation.他的支持者听到那条消息后兴高采烈。

15 kindly
adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地
参考例句：
Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。 A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

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