I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯,幫助你深度理解這句話
n. 圣人般的人(指特別善良、仁愛或有耐性的人);圣…(冠于人名、地名之前);(因其生死言行而被基督教會追封的)圣人;圣徒;
vt. 成為圣徒;把…視為圣徒;
?? saint(sacred)→圣徒;圣者;列為圣徒
"Myself when young did eagerly frequent Doctor and Saint."
我年輕時的確熱心于和圣賢經常來往.
近義:canonize, st.
反義:layperson, secular
adj. 令人難于忍受的;難堪的;令人厭煩的;
v. 試圖( try的現在分詞);試驗,嘗試;審訊;
?? try(考驗)+ing(形容詞后綴)→難堪的;使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
試圖重返歌壇的已經上了年紀的流行音樂歌星
近義:arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
conj. 除非,如果不;
prep. 除了,…除外;
"The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge."
如果沒有更多的作家和藝術家出現,這個國家的文化生活將衰退。
近義:save, except
vt. 想;思索;以為;看待;
vi. 思辯;考慮;構想;回憶;
adj. 深思的;供思考的;
n. 想;想法;
?? 深刻(諧音):深刻的思 想 我在想(think)該如何感謝(thank)他們
"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."
要是你不去,他們就會認為你不合群。
近義:imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate