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)

背名人名言,记英语知识(30)

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。