Para. 9
1. Sincerity is essential in giving praise. It lends potency to a compliment.
译文:
诚意是赞扬时必不可少的。它会增强赞扬的效果。
compliment:
n. & v. 恭维, 致意
在此句中做名词,指赞扬(praise)
sincerity
n. 真诚,诚实
e.g.
a. I don't doubt the girl's sincerity.
我不怀疑那个女孩的真诚。
b. His honesty and sincerity prejudiced us in his favour.
他的真诚使我们对他产生好感。
essential
adj. 必要的,必不可少的
e.g.
Food is essential for life.
生命离不开食物。
基本的,本质的
There are essential differences between the two.
这两者之间有本质的区别。
n. 力量, 威力
potency
e.g.
a. Alcohol increases the drug's potency.
酒精能增加这种毒品的效力。
b. Having great power or force or potency or effect.
拥有巨大的力量和影响力的。
lend… to…
把…借给…
a. Just when I needed the ladder, I found that you had lent it to our neighbor.
我正需要用梯子的时候, 发现你已经借给了邻居。
b. Her presence lent an air of respectability to the occasion.
她的到场使那种场合增添了崇高的气氛。
适合于……
a. This poem lends itself to our program very well.
这首诗非常适合我们的节目。
b. This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.
这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
2. Coming home after a hard day’s work, the man who sees the faces of his children pressed against the window, watching for him, can water his soul with their silent but golden opinion.
译文:
男人劳累一天下班回到家里,看见自己孩子的脸贴在窗户上期待着他时,那无声的赞美会滋润他的心田。
golden opinion:
unspoken approval
指“孩子们对父亲无声的崇敬、赞誉之情”。
golden 修饰的常见词组:
golden opportunity “绝好的机会”;
golden rule “金科玉律(重要规则)”;
golden mean “中庸之道”;
golden wedding “金婚(结婚50周年)”
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