All human wisdom is summed up in two words: wait and hope.
---- Alexandre Dumas (a French writer)
人类所有的智慧可以归结为两个词:等待和希望。
---- 亚历山大•仲马/大仲马 (法国作家)
Learn the following by heart记住下列英文知识:
1.wisdom n. (wise的名词)智慧;才智;精明:
People often gain wisdom by age.
人们的智慧往往随着年龄的增长而增长。
She is a woman of wisdom.
她是个才女。
They are words of wisdom.
这些都是至理名言。
I question the wisdom of giving a child so much money.
我对给孩子这么多钱是否明智怀有疑问。
2.sum up 总结;概括;估量;判断:
Can I just sum up what we've agreed so far?
我能否把我们目前已经形成共识的问题作个概括?
To sum up, there are three main ways of tackling the problem…
概括起来说,这一问题主要有三种解决办法……
She quickly summed up the situation and took control.
她很快就看出是怎么回事,并控制住局面。