每日一句口语 第509期:幸福的定义
日期:2013-08-28 14:11

(单词翻译:单击)

今天的每日一句是

What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of needs which have been dammed up to a high degree. - Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle
从严格的意义上讲,我们所谓的幸福是高度压抑的需求的满足(最好是突发性的)。

Notes:
1.strict
adj. 精确的;绝对的;严格的,严谨的;[植]笔直的
eg.
She is a strict teacher.
她是个严格的教师。
Discipline at school is very strict.
学校的纪律很严。
The work requires strict measurement.
这项工作需要精确的测量。
The church demands strict loyalty.
教会要求绝对的忠诚。

2.sense
n. 感觉,官能;意识,观念;理性;识别力
vt. 感到;理解,领会;检测出
常见搭配:
bring to one's senses
使头脑正常[清醒过来], 开导某人, 使醒悟
bring to one's senses
使头脑正常[清醒过来], 开导某人, 使醒悟
frighten [scare] sb. out of his senses
吓得某人魂不附体
have more sense than to do [say] sth. (=have too much sense to do [say] sth.)
有头脑[理智]不会做出[说出]某事
have more sense than to do [say] sth. (=have too much sense to do [say] sth.)
有头脑[理智]不会做出[说出]某事
horse sense
[口]常识, 见识
in a sense
在某种意义上来说
in no sense
决不是, 决非
in the best [true] sense of the term [word]
地地道道地, 确确实实地
lose one's sense
昏过去; 发疯; 失去理性
make sense of
了解...的意义, 懂得
there is no [some] sense in doing...
做...是没有[有一些]道理的[意义的]

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重点单词
  • measurementn. 测量,衡量,尺寸,大小
  • disciplinen. 训练,纪律,惩罚,学科 vt. 训练,惩罚
  • frightenvt. 使惊吓,惊恐 vi. 惊吓
  • satisfactionn. 赔偿,满意,妥善处理,乐事,确信
  • strictadj. 严格的,精确的,完全的
  • loyaltyn. 忠诚,忠心