TWO TRUTHS TO LIVE BY培训教程文件.pptVIP

6.be reconciled to 甘心做某事，顺从做某事 be content to be resigned to be reconciled to sth/doing sth As he was not reconciled to his defeat,he was determined to try again in the next contest. 他不甘心这次失败，决心在下次比赛中再作努力。 7.not so much A as B 与其说A不如说B sb/sth is more A than B rather than Succes lies not so much as in luck as in hard work. 与其说成功是靠运气倒不如说是靠勤奋。 Translation of long sentences 1. (Paragraph1) The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go. For life is a paradox: it enjoins us to cling to its many gifts even while it ordains their eventual relinquishment. Tips: enjoin：命令，强加 ordain：命令，任命 relinquishment：弃绝 生活的艺术就是知道何时抓紧与何时放手。因为生活就是一条悖论：它迫使我们牢牢抓住许多礼物，虽然注定到头来还是要放弃。 2. (Paragraph7) I looked to see whether anyone else relished that sun’s golden glow, but everyone was hurrying to and fro, most with eyes (fixed on the ground). Then I remembered how often I, too, had been indifferent to the grandeur of each day, too preoccupied with petty and sometimes even mean concerns to respond to the splendor of it all. Tips: relish：喜好，乐于 to and fro：来回,往复 petty：微不足道的，卑劣的 我看看是否还有其他人也珍视这金色的阳光，可是每个人都来去匆匆，多数人的眼睛盯在地上。于是我记起我过去一直多么频繁地漠视每天的壮观，太关注琐事，有时乃至蝇头小事，而没有对每天的辉煌做出反应。 3.(Paragraph9) How heedless we often are of our good until it is too late. Like birds (whose beauty is concealed until their plumes are spread against the sky), our blessings brighten only as they take their flight. Tips: heedless：没有注意到的 plume：大羽毛 我们对我们的善多么不经意，直到太晚而来不及。就像鸟儿，只有当羽毛伸展在天空，美丽才得以张扬；我们的祝福只有飞翔时，才会让人高兴。 4. (Paragraph12) This is not an easy lesson to learn, especially when we are young and think that the world is ours to command, that whatever we desire with the full force of our passionate being can, nay, will, be ours. But then life moves along to confront us with realities, and slowly but surely this second truth dawns upon us. Tips: nay:adv,否，不；不但如此，而且 这是不太容易学到的教训，特别当我们年轻，以为世界掌握在我们手中，无论我们满怀激情、全力渴望什么，都能够，不，都将是我们的。但是后来生活推