31. The rule (规则,规章,条例;习惯, 常规,惯常做法) of invention (动词invent的名词形式) is that before you can invent it, you have to imagine (想象) it.
发明的定律/规则是:在你发明之前,你得想象/构想 / 你得先想象然后才发明。(这句话强调想象的重要性)
32. Happiness is good health (健康) and a bad memory (记忆力).
快乐不仅仅是健康也是健忘。(a bad memory差的记忆力,即健忘,指的是忘却生活中的不顺和烦恼)
33. The true method (方法) of knowledge (知识) is experiment (实验,试验).
获得知识的真正方法是(不断的)实验。
34. A smart man makes a mistake (错误), learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid (避免) the mistake altogether (副词用于强调:完全).
聪明的人犯错、从错误中汲取教训、然后再也不犯同样的错误;智者去找聪明人向他学习如何完全彻底地避免犯错。
35. Practice (练习) does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.
并不是熟能生巧。只有绝佳的/充分的练习才能造就完美。
36. The best preparation (准备) for tomorrow is doing your best (do one’s best: 尽某人最大努力) today.
在今天尽力而为/尽己所能就是为明天做最好的准备。
37. I pay no attention (注意力) to (pay attention to: 注意…) anybody’s praise (称赞,赞扬) or blame (名词动词都可以做,这里做名词:指责). I follow my own feelings.
我不关注任何人的赞美和指责。我跟随我自己的感觉。
38. The price (代价) of success is hard work. The price of greatness is responsibility (责任). (price 常用的意思:1 价格,价钱;2 代价)
成功的代价是努力,伟大的代价是责任。
39. I take a lot of pride (自豪感,骄傲) in (take pride in sth: 以…为骄傲) being myself. I’m comfortable (自信的,自在的) with who I am. (comfortable一词多词义 1 令人舒服的;2 舒适的,舒坦的;3 自信的,自在的)
我为做自己而感到骄傲,我为做自己而感到自信/自在。
40. Success is steady (平稳的,持续的,逐渐的) progress (不可数名词:进步,进展) toward one’s personal (个人的,私人的) goals (目标).
成功是朝着自己的目标稳步提升。
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