今天的每日一句是
Few things are impossible in themselves; and it is often for want of will, rather than of means, that man fails to succeed. ——Rocheforcauld
很少有根本做不成的事情,通常之所以做不成,与其说是条件不够,不如说是决心不够。
——拉罗什富科
Notes:
1.for want of
因缺乏
eg.
The plants died for want of water.
这些植物因缺水而枯死了。
2.fail
vt.& vi. 失败,不及格;倒闭,破产;缺乏;衰退
vi. 衰退;失败,不及格;破产;不足
vt. 不及格;使失望;忘记;舍弃
n. 失败,失误;不及格;不及格者;[商]期货交割失期
常见搭配:
don't fail to
务必, 一定
never fail to(do)
必定, 从未忘记...
without fail
必定, 务必
fail of
缺乏...能力; 不能达到
fail to
没有(做某事); 疏忽; 忘记(做某事)