重点讲解:
1. be rooted in
扎根于;来源于;起因于;深植于;
eg. It seems to be rooted in confidence rather than insecurity.
它来源于信心而不是出于不稳定感。
eg. His difficulties are rooted in his lack of education.
他的困境源于他缺乏教育。
2. compare to
把…比作,喻为;与…相比;
eg. Cultural life in the country cannot compare to that of a large city.
农村的文化生活不能与大城市的相比拟。
eg. Life is poetically compared to the morning dew.
在诗歌中,人生被比喻为朝露。
3. on one's own
独自地; 独立地;
eg. I need some time on my own.
我需要独处一段时间。
eg. He lives on his own.
他独自一人生活。
eg. I was able to finish the job on my own.
我能独自地把工作做完。
背景资料:
"This I Believe"是美国国家公共广播公司一个很有特色的节目,可谓是美国当代众生百谈。受访人通过亲自朗读文章阐述自己的人生信念、对世界的认知或来自生活的感悟。受访人中不乏有我们熟知的科学伟人、风云政客、财富巨子。2005年9月19日,比尔·盖茨做客"This I Believe"。盖茨在这篇演讲稿中用了很大的篇幅陈述创造力的重要性。正是因为盖茨从小就有创新意识,热衷于接触新事物,挑战难题,坚持充分发挥自己的创造力,他才能在计算机领域取得如此大的成就。这篇演讲他说得很慢,语音清晰,是学习英语的好材料。
名人经典:
And I believe that through our natural inventiveness, creativity and willingness to solve tough problems, we're going to make some amazing achievements in all these areas in my lifetime.
我相信,凭借人类与生俱来的发明创造能力和不畏艰难、坚韧不拔的品格,在我的有生之年里我们将在所有这些领域都创造出可喜的成就。