Youmustsummonupallyetomeetthedanger。
你必须鼓起全部勇气以面对危险。
perceive[psi:v]v。注意到;意识到;视为
e,youwillperceivepeopledifferently。
开放你的心,你对人们的感受将会不同。
ingenuous[indenjus]adj。单纯的;天真的
&ooingenuousiotherssay。
她太天真,轻信别人的话。
我当时十分紧张,没有记住他说了些什么。
她的为人非常坦率和单纯,让我不用担心自己将来有失望的时候。
我们就是这样顺着命运的潮流向前走的。
Ihastehemelantelligehaslatelyhappeome。
&o:发生于;恰巧
Iammarriedinspiteofmyself。
inspiteof:尽管;不顾;虽然
切斯特菲尔德勋爵致儿子
LordChesterfieldtoHisSon
切斯特菲尔德(1694—1773),英国著名的外交家兼作家,曾任驻荷兰大使、国务大臣等。他风流倜傥,在英国是讲究礼仪的典范,以著作《致儿子的信》而闻名于世。本篇选自《致儿子的信》,是切斯特菲尔德勋爵写给儿子的家书,其内容说理透彻,辞藻华丽。
DearBoy,
Whateveryoudo,willalwaysaffectme,verysensibly,onewayoranother;andIamnowmostagreeablyaffectedbytwoletters,whichIhavelatelyseenfromLausanne,uponyoursubjeewasfromMadameSt。GermaiherfromMhgivesogoodanatofyou,thatIthoughtmyselfobliged,iothemandtoyou,toletyouknowit。
Thosewhhttohavethesatisfaofknowingthattheyhaveit,bothasarewardandasaneheywrite,thatyouarenotonlydécrotté,buttolerablywell-bred;andthattheEnglishcrustofawkwardbashfulness,shyness,androughness,(ofwhich,bythebye,youhadyourshare)isprettywellrubbedoff。Iammladofit;for,asIhaveoftentoldyou,thoselessertalents,ofanengaging,insinuatingmanner,aneasyg,agenteelbehaviourandaddress,areofinfinitelymoreadvaheyaregehoughttobe,especiallyhereinEngland。
Virtueandlearning,likegold,havetheirintriiftheyarenotpolished,theylyloseagreatdealoftheirluster;andevenpolishedbrassohanroughgold。
Whatanumberofsihecheerful,easygoftheFrelyaonsense,manymore;but,iheymakeupsomuch,bytheirmahosedefects,that,frequently,theypassundiscovered。
Ihaveoftensaid,anddothink,thataFren,who,withafundofvirtue,learning,andgood-sehemannersandgofhistry,istheperfeahisperfeay,ifyouplease,andIhopeyouwill,arriveat。
Youknowwhatvirtueis:youmayhaveitifyouwill;itisineveryman'spower;andmiserableisthemanwhohasitnot。GoodsenseGodhasgivenyyoualreadypossessenoughof,tohave,inareasohatamanhis,youarethrowotheillbeyourownfaultifyoudonotacquirealltheotheraeopleteandadornyourcharacter。