《英语流行话题阅读:语境识词3500》Unit 40 睿言智语

　　Unit 40
Wisdom Saying
It is not the experience of Today that drives you mad -- it is  the remorse¹ or bitterness for something that happened Yesterday and  the dread² of what Tomorrow will bring.
A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a  single hope.
In life it is not important how you fall, but how you get up.
Ideals are like the stars -- we never reach them, but like  mariners³, we chart our course by them.
There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. If you  wait for certain things to happen and depend on external circumstances  to make you happy, you will always feel unfulfilled. Long-term  happiness is based on honesty, self-esteem, productive work and  contributions. Happiness is not an end; it is a process.
Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.
Well-behaved women never make history.
Courage can lighten the blow of fate.
Three who come unbidden: love, jealousy⁴, fear.
The secret of a happy life is to accept change gracefully⁵.
Most people spend more time and energy in going around  problems than in trying to solve them.
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings  unintentionally.
It's comparison that makes men happy or miserable⁶.
Too many people spend money they haven't made, to buy things  they don't want, to impress people they don't like.
The only real prison is fear, and the only freedom is freedom  from fear.
Sulking abut⁷ your mistakes only lead to future ones.
There are only two kinds of people in the world: givers and  takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better.
The Eskimos have 52 words for snow because it is so special  for them; there ought to be as many for love!?
The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.
Does God punish or reward us with love?

1 remorse   

n.痛恨，悔恨，自责

参考例句：

• She had no remorse about what she had said.她对所说的话不后悔。
• He has shown no remorse for his actions.他对自己的行为没有任何悔恨之意。

2 dread   

vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧

参考例句：

• We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
• Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。

3 mariners   

海员，水手（mariner的复数形式）

参考例句：

• Mariners were also able to fix their latitude by using an instrument called astrolabe. 海员们还可使用星盘这种仪器确定纬度。
• The ancient mariners traversed the sea. 古代的海员漂洋过海。

4 jealousy   

n.妒忌，嫉妒，猜忌

参考例句：

• Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
• I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。

5 gracefully   

ad.大大方方地；优美地

参考例句：

• She sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet. 她优雅地坐到他脚旁的垫子上。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line. 新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

6 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

7 abut   

v.接界，毗邻

参考例句：

• The two lots are abut together.那两块地毗连着。
• His lands abut on the motorway.他的土地毗邻高速公路。