19、Some people pretend to despise the things they cannot have. ---- Aesop
吃不到葡萄的人说葡萄酸。----伊索
pretend means make pretensions,表示假装,矫作的意思。
这里,我们来看一下下列几个词:pretend、feign、assume、affect ,都含'假装'的意思。
pretend指'感觉到某事,而在言行上装出是真的',如: pretend not to hear 假装没听见。
feign指'精心装有或装作',如:feign deafness 装聋。
assume指'装出有某种感情的样子,以掩饰其真正的感情',如:
She assumed a look of sorrow. 她假装着悲伤的样子。
affect指'为达到某种效果而假装有某种特征或情感',如:affect a British accent装英国腔。
20、The secret of success is constancy of purpose. 成功之秘诀乃为目标之有恒。
Secret - something kept hidden or known about by only a few people,秘密;机密。The secret of health 养身秘诀;make no secret of something 对某事毫不掩饰。
Constancy - the quality of staying the same even though other things change,坚定;坚贞;经久不变。Constancy of purpose目标坚定。
Purpose-the thing that an event, process, or activity is supposed to achieve, or the job that something is supposed to do,意图;目的。What is his purpose in coming?他来的意图是什么?
这个谚语告诉我们确立目标,持之以恒就能成功地将事情完成。