I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch in San Ysidro He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk programs
我有个朋友叫蒙提罗伯兹,他在圣思多罗有座牧马场。我常借用他宽敞的住宅举办募款活动,以便为帮助青少年的计划筹备基金。
The last time I was there he introduced me by saying, “I want to tell you why I let Jack use my house It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer who would go from stable to stable, race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses As a result, the boy’s high school career was continually interrupted When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up”
上次活动时,他在致辞中提到:“我让杰克借用住宅是有原因的。这故事跟一个小男孩有关,他的父亲是位马术师,他从小就必须跟着父亲东奔西跑,男孩的求学过程并不顺利。高中时,有次老师叫全班同学写报告,题目是长大后的志愿。”
That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables and the track Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch”
“那晚他洋洋洒洒地写了七张纸,描述他的伟大志愿,那就是想拥有一座属于自己的牧马农场,并且仔细画了一张200亩农场的设计图,上面标有马厩、跑道等的位置,然后在这一大片农场中央,还要建造一栋占地4,000平方英尺的巨宅。”
“He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher Two days later he received his paper back On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, ‘See me after class’”
“他花了好大心血把报告完成,第二天交给了老师。两天后他拿回了报告,第一页上打了一个又红又大的F,旁边还写了一行字:下课后来见我。”
“The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I receive an F’”
“脑中充满幻想的他下课后带着报告去找老师:‘为什么给我不及格’”
“The teacher said, ‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you You have no money You come from an itinerant family You have no resources Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money You have to buy the land You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you’ll have to pay large stud fees There’s no way you could ever do it’ Then the teacher added, ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade’”
“老师回答道:‘你年纪轻轻,不要老做白日梦。你没钱,没家庭背景,什么都没有。盖座农场可是个花钱的大工程;你要花钱买地、花钱买纯种马匹、花钱照顾它们。你别太好高骛远了。’他接着又说:‘如果你肯重写一个比较不离谱的志愿,我会重新给你打分。’”
“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard He asked his father what he should do His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this However, I think it is a very important decision for you’”
“这男孩回家后反复思量了好几次,然后征询父亲的意见。父亲只是告诉他:‘儿子,这是非常重要的决定,你必须自己拿定主意。’”
“Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream’”
“再三考虑好几天后,他决定原稿交回,一个字都不改。他告诉老师:‘即使不及格,我也不愿放弃梦想。’”
Monty then turned to the assembled group and said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace” He added, “The best part of the story is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week” When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams Fortunately you had enough gumption not to give up on yours’”
蒙提此时向众人表示:“我提起这故事,是因为各位现在就坐在200亩农场内,占地4,000平方英尺的豪华住宅。那份高中时写的报告我至今还留着。他顿了一下又说:“有意思的是,两年前的夏天,那位老师带了30个学生来我农场露营一星期。离开之前,他对我说:‘蒙提,说来有些惭愧。你读高中时,我曾泼过你冷水。这些年来,我也对不少学生说过相同的话。幸亏你有这个毅力坚持自己的梦想。’”
Don’t let anyone steal your dreams Follow your heart, no matter what
不论做什么事,相信你自己,别让别人的一句话将你击倒。
我觉得下面这个故事虽然简短但是这文章里的寓意很值得我们回味,希望对你有用英语小故事 :
生病的狮子
A lion had come to the end of his days He lay helpless under a tree
The animals came around him When they saw that he was going to die, they thought to themselves, "Now is the time to pay him back"
So the boar came up and rushed at him with his tusks
Then a bull gored him with his horns The lion still lay helpless before them
So the ass felt quite safe He turned his tail to the lion and kicked up his heels into his face
"This is a double death" growled the lion
●一头年老体衰的狮子病得有气无力,奄奄一息地躺在树下。
●动物们围在他的周围,看到狮子快要死了,就来报复他。
●一头野猪冲到他身旁,狠狠地咬他。
●接着,一头野牛也用角来顶他,狮子无助地躺在那里。
●当驴子看到可以对这庞大的野兽为所欲为时,也用他的蹄子用力去踢狮子的头部。这头快要断气的狮子说:“我已勉强忍受了勇者的施暴,但还得含羞忍受你这个小丑的侮
辱,真是死不瞑目啊。”
寓意: 无论过去多么辉煌,都难以避免辉煌失去后别人的不敬与报复。问题你可以自己想嘛
#英语口语# 导语英语口语是被英语国家人民普遍应用的口头交流的语言形式。英语口语灵活多变,多因场合与发言者不同而被自由使用。以下文章由 !
Happy 表达开心
1 Flying high
Meaning: very happy 意义:非常开心
She’s flying high after the successful product launch 在产品成功发布后,她非常开心。
2 Pumped up
Meaning: very excited about something 意义:因为某事非常激动
He’s pumped up for his first half-marathon race this weekend 这周末他第一次参加半程马拉松,他非常激动。
3 Fool’s paradise
Meaning: a situation when someone is happy because they’re ignoring a problem or fail to realize its existence 意义:表示这样的一种处境,某人因为忽视了某个问题或者没有意识到它的存在而非常开心。
He’s been living in fool’s paradise since he started trading stocks, expecting to make millions even though he doesn’t have investing experience 自从他开始炒股之后,他一直生活在这样的幻想里,即使他没有投资经验,他也期待着赚上百万的钱。
Sad 表达难过
4 Be down in the dumps
Meaning: to feel unhappy or without hope 意义:没有希望非常难过
I always feel down in the dumps when I go back to work after a long weekend 周末过去,当我回去上班我就觉得很难过。
5 Be at the end of your rope (American); Be at the end of your tether (British)
Meaning: to feel very upset because you’re no longer able to deal with a difficult situation 意义:很快就要面对一个非常困难的处境而非常沮丧
Helen is at the end of her rope after looking for a job for months without any luck 在几个月找工作无果之后,海伦非常难过。
6 Grief-stricken
Meaning: extremely sad 及其难过
After his partner died in a car accident, he was left grief-stricken 他的伙伴在一起车祸中身亡,他极度悲伤。
Angry 表达生气
7 Bite someone’s head off
Meaning: to respond with anger to someone 以生气的态度回应某人
I just asked one question to confirm his request, and my boss bit my head off 我只是就他的要求问了一个问题,我的老板就恼羞成怒了。
8 Black mood
Meaning: to be irritable, angry or depressed 气恼的,生气的,或者失望的
She’s scared to ask for a day off as her boss is in a black mood today 她不敢请假,因为她的老板今天心情不好。
9 Drive up the wall
Meaning: to annoy or irritate someone 意义:使某人生气或者惹怒某人
His constant whining drove me up the wall, so I left 他不断地惹怒我,所以我离开了。
Scared 表达恐惧
10 Have/get/feel butterflies in your stomach
Meaning: to feel very nervous or excited about something that you have to do, especially something important 意义:对必须要做的事感到非常紧张或者激动,尤其是重要的事。
I’m going to have the first meeting with a big client tomorrow, and I’m feeling butterflies in my stomach 我今天将首次会见一个大客户,我觉得十分紧张。
11 Afraid of your own shadow
Meaning: very easily frightened 意义:很容易感到害怕
After reading “Dracula,” she became afraid of her own shadow 读过吸血鬼后,她总是容易感到害怕。
12 Petrified of
Meaning: extremely frightened, especially so that you cannot move or decide what to do 意义:感到非常害怕,以至于不敢动或者无法决定做什么。
In the Harry Potter series, Ron Weasley is petrified of spiders 在《哈利·波特》系列中,罗恩·韦斯莱十分害怕蜘蛛。
Confused 表达困惑
13 Feel out of it
Meaning: to not feel in a state of one’s normal mind 意义:不在正常的状态,格格不入
He just woke up from a night of heavy drinking and felt so out of it 醉酒之后醒来,他觉得很困惑。
14 Puzzle over
Meaning: to think carefully about someone or something for a long time and try to understand them 意义:仔细地考虑某人或者某事很长一段时间试图去理解他们。
I puzzled over the assignment for a few days before I decided to ask my professor for clarification 在我向老师请教之前,这个问题我考虑了很久。
15 Ambivalent about
Meaning: feeling two different things about someone or something at the same time, for example, that you like them and dislike them 意义:对于某人或者某事同时有两种看法,例如,你喜欢他们,同时你也讨厌他们。
He’s ambivalent about quitting his job to start his own business; he wants his freedom, but there are risks 对于辞职创业这件事他犹豫不决,他想要自由但是这也有风险。
Advanced English phrases provide you with the flexibility to get your messages across and the chance to impress native speakers and potential employers Start with these 15 expressions to let your family, friends, colleagues or even strangers know exactly how you feel 高级的英语短语能够给你很大的灵活性,从而使你的消息被别人理解并且给你一个使本族语使用者印象深刻的机会。以这15个短语作为开始,使你的家人、朋友、同事甚至是陌生人确切地知道你到底感觉如何。
1、To love a person, life is to do most things right
2、Drunk in the street, why the thought is still clear
3、醉酒在流离的街头,为何思想依旧清晰。
4、As long as the end is with you, the process is painful
5、为什么别人的姐妹地久天长而我却得不到。
6、She is a perfect diamond, I am a humble sand with the wind
7、只要结局是跟你在一起,过程痛苦一些都行。
8、她是完美璀璨钻石,我是卑微随风而走的砂。
9、Why do other peoples sisters last forever and I cant get them
10、爱对一个人,人生就等於做对了大部分的事情。
11、Remind me if I should exist, exist in your non-existent existence
12、提醒着我是不是该存在,存在在你不存在的存在。
13、Knowing no result, he spent millions of lives with him in his mind
14、他回你消息慢,那是因为他有一个更重要的人要陪。
15、低下头摸摸自己的影子,也只有你对我不离不弃了。
16、明知道没结果,却还在脑海中与他度过千万种人生。
17、俄的来访记录里,永远等不到俄想要看到的那个身影。
18、半夜一点多睡不着,自己一个人守着电脑,听着音乐。
19、突然会好想念你的声音,好想听听电话那头你的声音。
20、Theres no reason or excuse to break up with you, just no feeling for you
21、Not all persistence can be fulfilled, not all enthusiasm can resist hesitation
22、The person who tries hard to make you laugh is not as happy as the one you meet
23、不是所有坚持都能如愿以偿,不是所有的热情都能抵挡彷徨。
24、和你分手不需要什么理由和借口,只是已经对你没有感觉了。
25、太多的人事看不清,太多的仇恨说不清,太多的无奈想不清。
26、那个费劲心思逗你笑的人,终究比不上你一见面就开心的人。
27、In Russias visit records, I can never wait for the figure that Russia wants to see
28、Hes slow to get back to you because he has a more important person to accompany him
29、Lower your head and touch your shadow, you are the only one who will never give up on me
30、Suddenly I miss your voice, I want to listen to your voice on the other end of the phone
31、Too many people cant see clearly, too many hatred cant be explained clearly, too many helpless cant think clearly
32、I couldnt sleep more than one oclock in the middle of the night I was alone with my computer and listening to music
您好! 第一要保证每个句子的正确性,这就需要掌握英语简单句的五种基本类型及有关动词的使用规律;第二要注意句子之间的逻辑性,这就要熟练掌握连词的用法;第
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It is a very inspiring question
这是一个非常鼓舞人心的问题。
以下是这句英语的详细解析,希望能够帮助到你。
1、含义解释:
这句话的意思是这个问题非常激励人心,可能会激发人们的兴趣或激发他们的灵感。
2、难词解释:
inspiring [ɪn'spaɪrɪŋ]
adj 鼓舞人心的,激励人心的
这个单词的意思是“激励人心的”或“鼓舞人心的”。
例如:
- The inspiring speech motivated the audience to take action
(激励人心的演讲激发了听众采取行动。)
- The athlete's inspiring story inspired many people to pursue their dreams
(这位运动员鼓舞人心的故事激励了许多人追求自己的梦想。)
3、语法详解:
这句话的主语是“it”,谓语动词是“is”,形容词“inspiring”是用来形容“question”的。这是一个简单的陈述句。
4、具体用法:
- The teacher asked a very inspiring question that made the students think deeply
(老师问了一个非常鼓舞人心的问题,让学生们深思。)
- The conference speaker posed an inspiring question that sparked a lively discussion
(会议发言人提出了一个鼓舞人心的问题,引发了热烈的讨论。)
- The job interview included an inspiring question that impressed the applicant
(面试中包含了一个鼓舞人心的问题,给应聘者留下了深刻印象。)
- The book club discussion was enhanced by an inspiring question that led to a meaningful conversation
(读书俱乐部的讨论因一个鼓舞人心的问题而得到加强,引导了有意义的交流。)
- The team-building exercise started with an inspiring question that set the tone for the day
(团队建设训练以一个鼓舞人心的问题开场,为这一天设定了基调。)
翻译技巧:
- “inspiring”可以翻译为“鼓舞人心的”、“激励人心的”、“启发性的”等,视情况而定。
- 注意把“question”翻译成“问题”,强调这句话是在谈论一个问题的鼓舞人心程度。
翻译时的注意事项:
- 理解句子的意思和语境非常重要,这有助于决定正确的翻译词汇和短语。
- 在翻译形容词时,要考虑到它们的修饰对象和语境,选择最合适的翻译。
- 在翻译名词时,要注意到它们的单复数和上下文关系,选择正确的翻译。
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