FROM my grandfather Verus I learned good morals and the government of my temper.
From the reputation and remembrance of my father, modesty1 and a manly2 character.
From my mother, piety3 and beneficence, and abstinence, not only from evil deeds, but even from evil thoughts; and further, simplicity4 in my way of living, far removed from the habits of the rich.
From my great-grandfather, not to have frequented public schools, and to have had good teachers at home, and to know that on such things a man should spend liberally.
From my governor, to be neither of the green nor of the blue party at the games in the Circus, nor a partizan either of the Parmularius or the Scutarius at the gladiators’ fights; from him too I learned endurance of labour, and to want little, and to work with my own hands, and not to meddle5 with other people’s affairs, and not to be ready to listen to slander6.
From Diognetus, not to busy myself about trifling7 things, and not to give credit to what was said by miracle-workers and jugglers about incantations and the driving away of daemons and such things; and not to breed quails8 for fighting, nor to give myself up passionately9 to such things; and to endure freedom of speech; and to have become intimate with philosophy; and to have been a hearer, first of Bacchius, then of Tandasis and Marcianus; and to have written dialogues in my youth; and to have desired a plank11 bed and skin, and whatever else of the kind belongs to the Grecian discipline.
From Rusticus I received the impression that my character required improvement and discipline; and from him I learned not to be led astray to sophistic emulation13, nor to writing on speculative14 matters, nor to delivering little hortatory orations15, nor to showing myself off as a man who practises much discipline, or does benevolent16 acts in order to make a display; and to abstain17 from rhetoric18, and poetry, and fine writing; and not to walk about in the house in my outdoor dress, nor to do other things of the kind; and to write my letters with simplicity, like the letter which Rusticus wrote from Sinuessa to my mother; and with respect to those who have offended me by words, or done me wrong, to be easily disposed to be pacified19 and reconciled, as soon as they have shown a readiness to be reconciled; and to read carefully, and not to be satisfied with a superficial understanding of a book; nor hastily to give my assent20 to those who talk overmuch; and I am indebted to him for being acquainted with the discourses21 of Epictetus, which he communicated to me out of his own collection.
From Apollonius I learned freedom of will and undeviating steadiness of purpose; and to look to nothing else, not even for a moment, except to reason; and to be always the same, in sharp pains, on the occasion of the loss of a child, and in long illness; and to see clearly in a living example that the same man can be both most resolute22 and yielding, and not peevish23 in giving his instruction; and to have had before my eyes a man who clearly considered his experience and his skill in expounding24 philosophical25 principles as the smallest of his merits; and from him I learned how to receive from friends what are esteemed26 favours, without being either humbled27 by them or letting them pass unnoticed.
From Sextus, a benevolent disposition28, and the example of a family governed in a fatherly manner, and the idea of living conformably to nature; and gravity without affectation, and to look carefully after the interests of friends, and to tolerate ignorant persons, and those who form opinions without consideration: he had the power of readily accommodating himself to all, so that intercourse29 with him was more agreeable than any flattery; and at the same time he was most highly venerated30 by those who associated with him: and he had the faculty31 both of discovering and ordering, in an intelligent and methodical way, the principles necessary for life; and he never showed anger or any other passion, but was entirely32 free from passion, and also most affectionate; and he could express approbation33 without noisy display, and he possessed34 much knowledge without ostentation35.
From Alexander the grammarian, to refrain from fault-finding, and not in a reproachful way to chide36 those who uttered any barbarous or solecistic or strange-sounding expression; but dexterously37 to introduce the very expression which ought to have been used, and in the way of answer or giving confirmation38, or joining in an inquiry39 about the thing itself, not about the word, or by some other fit suggestion.
From Fronto I learned to observe what envy, and duplicity, and hypocrisy40 are in a tyrant41, and that generally those among us who are called Patricians42 are rather deficient43 in paternal44 affection.
From Alexander the Platonic45, not frequently nor without necessity to say to any one, or to write in a letter, that I have no leisure; nor continually to excuse the neglect of duties required by our relation to those with whom we live, by alleging46 urgent occupations.
From Catulus, not to be indifferent when a friend finds fault, even if he should find fault without reason, but to try to restore him to his usual disposition; and to be ready to speak well of teachers, as it is reported of Domitius and Athenodotus; and to love my children truly.
From my brother Severus, to love my kin12, and to love truth, and to love justice; and through him I learned to know Thrasea, Helvidius, Cato, Dion, Brutus; and from him I received the idea of a polity in which there is the same law for all, a polity administered with regard to equal rights and equal freedom of speech, and the idea of a kingly government which respects most of all the freedom of the governed; I learned from him also consistency47 and undeviating steadiness in my regard for philosophy; and a disposition to do good, and to give to others readily, and to cherish good hopes, and to believe that I am loved by my friends; and in him I observed no concealment48 of his opinions with respect to those whom he condemned49, and that his friends had no need to conjecture50 what he wished or did not wish, but it was quite plain.
From Maximus I learned self-government, and not to be led aside by anything; and cheerfulness in all circumstances, as well as in illness; and a just admixture in the moral character of sweetness and dignity, and to do what was set before me without complaining. I observed that everybody believed that he thought as he spoke51, and that in all that he did he never had any bad intention; and he never showed amazement52 and surprise, and was never in a hurry, and never put off doing a thing, nor was perplexed53 nor dejected, nor did he ever laugh to disguise his vexation, nor, on the other hand, was he ever passionate10 or suspicious. He was accustomed to do acts of beneficence, and was ready to forgive, and was free from all falsehood; and he presented the appearance of a man who could not be diverted from right rather than of a man who had been improved. I observed, too, that no man could ever think that he was despised by Maximus, or ever venture to think himself a better man. He had also the art of being humorous in an agreeable way.
In my father I observed mildness of temper, and unchangeable resolution in the things which he had determined54 after due deliberation; and no vainglory in those things which men call honours; and a love of labour and perseverance55; and a readiness to listen to those who had anything to propose for the common weal; and undeviating firmness in giving to every man according to his deserts; and a knowledge derived56 from experience of the occasions for vigorous action and for remission. And I observed that he had overcome all passion for boys; and he considered himself no more than any other citizen; and he released his friends from all obligation to sup with him or to attend him of necessity when he went abroad, and those who had failed to accompany him, by reason of any urgent circumstances, always found him the same. I observed too his habit of careful inquiry in all matters of deliberation, and his persistency58, and that he never stopped his investigation59 through being satisfied with appearances which first present themselves; and that his disposition was to keep his friends, and not to be soon tired of them, nor yet to be extravagant60 in his affection; and to be satisfied on all occasions, and cheerful; and to foresee things a long way off, and to provide for the smallest without display; and to check immediately popular applause and all flattery; and to be ever watchful61 over the things which were necessary for the administration of the empire, and to be a good manager of the expenditure62, and patiently to endure the blame which he got for such conduct; and he was neither superstitious63 with respect to the gods, nor did he court men by gifts or by trying to please them, or by flattering the populace; but he showed sobriety in all things and firmness, and never any mean thoughts or action, nor love of novelty. And the things which conduce in any way to the commodity of life, and of which fortune gives an abundant supply, he used without arrogance64 and without excusing himself; so that when he had them, he enjoyed them without affectation, and when he had them not, he did not want them. No one could ever say of him that he was either a sophist or a home-bred flippant slave or a pedant65; but every one acknowledged him to be a man ripe, perfect, above flattery, able to manage his own and other men’s affairs. Besides this, he honoured those who were true philosophers, and he did not reproach those who pretended to be philosophers, nor yet was he easily led by them. He was also easy in conversation, and he made himself agreeable without any offensive affectation. He took a reasonable care of his body’s health, not as one who was greatly attached to life, nor out of regard to personal appearance, nor yet in a careless way, but so that, through his own attention, he very seldom stood in need of the physician’s art or of medicine or external applications. He was most ready to give way without envy to those who possessed any particular faculty, such as that of eloquence66 or knowledge of the law or of morals, or of anything else; and he gave them his help, that each might enjoy reputation according to his deserts; and he always acted conformably to the institutions of his country, without showing any affectation of doing so. Further, he was not fond of change nor unsteady, but he loved to stay in the same places, and to employ himself about the same things; and after his paroxysms of headache he came immediately fresh and vigorous to his usual occupations. His secrets were not but very few and very rare, and these only about public matters; and he showed prudence67 and economy in the exhibition of the public spectacles and the construction of public buildings, his donations to the people, and in such things, for he was a man who looked to what ought to be done, not to the reputation which is got by a man’s acts. He did not take the bath at unseasonable hours; he was not fond of building houses, nor curious about what he ate, nor about the texture68 and colour of his clothes, nor about the beauty of his slaves. His dress came from Lorium, his villa69 on the coast, and from Lanuvium generally. We know how he behaved to the toll-collector at Tusculum who asked his pardon; and such was all his behaviour. There was in him nothing harsh, nor implacable, nor violent, nor, as one may say, anything carried to the sweating point; but he examined all things severally, as if he had abundance of time, and without confusion, in an orderly way, vigorously and consistently. And that might be applied70 to him which is recorded of Socrates, that he was able both to abstain from, and to enjoy, those things which many are too weak to abstain from, and cannot enjoy without excess. But to be strong enough both to bear the one and to be sober in the other is the mark of a man who has a perfect and invincible71 soul, such as he showed in the illness of Maximus.
To the gods I am indebted for having good grandfathers, good parents, a good sister, good teachers, good associates, good kinsmen72 and friends, nearly everything good. Further, I owe it to the gods that I was not hurried into any offence against any of them, though I had a disposition which, if opportunity had offered, might have led me to do something of this kind; but, through their favour, there never was such a concurrence73 of circumstances as put me to the trial. Further, I am thankful to the gods that I was not longer brought up with my grandfather’s concubine, and that I preserved the flower of my youth, and that I did not make proof of my virility74 before the proper season, but even deferred75 the time; that I was subjected to a ruler and a father who was able to take away all pride from me, and to bring me to the knowledge that it is possible for a man to live in a palace without wanting either guards or embroidered76 dresses, or torches and statues, and such-like show; but that it is in such a man’s power to bring himself very near to the fashion of a private person, without being for this reason either meaner in thought, or more remiss57 in action, with respect to the things which must be done for the public interest in a manner that befits a ruler. I thank the gods for giving me such a brother, who was able by his moral character to rouse me to vigilance over myself, and who, at the same time, pleased me by his respect and affection; that my children have not been stupid nor deformed77 in body; that I did not make more proficiency78 in rhetoric, poetry, and the other studies, in which I should perhaps have been completely engaged, if I had seen that I was making progress in them; that I made haste to place those who brought me up in the station of honour, which they seemed to desire, without putting them off with hope of my doing it some time after, because they were then still young; that I knew Apollonius, Rusticus, Maximus; that I received clear and frequent impressions about living according to nature, and what kind of a life that is, so that, so far as depended on the gods, and their gifts, and help, and inspirations, nothing hindered me from forthwith living according to nature, though I still fall short of it through my own fault, and through not observing the admonitions of the gods, and, I may almost say, their direct instructions; that my body has held out so long in such a kind of life; that I never touched either Benedicta or Theodotus, and that, after having fallen into amatory passions, I was cured; and, though I was often out of humour with Rusticus, I never did anything of which I had occasion to repent79; that, though it was my mother’s fate to die young, she spent the last years of her life with me; that, whenever I wished to help any man in his need, or on any other occasion, I was never told that I had not the means of doing it; and that to myself the same necessity never happened, to receive anything from another; that I have such a wife, so obedient, and so affectionate, and so simple; that I had abundance of good masters for my children; and that remedies have been shown to me by dreams, both others, and against bloodspitting and giddiness . . .; and that, when I had an inclination80 to philosophy, I did not fall into the hands of any sophist, and that I did not waste my time on writers of histories, or in the resolution of syllogisms, or occupy myself about the investigation of appearances in the heavens; for all these things require the help of the gods and fortune.
Among the Quadi at the Granua.
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1 modesty REmxo
n.谦逊,虚心,端庄,稳重,羞怯,朴素
参考例句:
Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。
As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后,谦虚使人进步。
2 manly fBexr
adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地
参考例句:
The boy walked with a confident manly stride.这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。
He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example.他给自己定下了男子汉的任务,并希望别人效之。
3 piety muuy3
n.虔诚,虔敬
参考例句:
They were drawn to the church not by piety but by curiosity.他们去教堂不是出于虔诚而是出于好奇。
Experience makes us see an enormous difference between piety and goodness.经验使我们看到虔诚与善意之间有着巨大的区别。
4 simplicity Vryyv
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
参考例句:
She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。
5 meddle d7Xzb
v.干预,干涉,插手
参考例句:
I hope he doesn’t try to meddle in my affairs.我希望他不来干预我的事情。
Do not meddle in things that do not concern you.别参与和自己无关的事。
6 slander 7ESzF
n./v.诽谤,污蔑
参考例句:
The article is a slander on ordinary working people.那篇文章是对普通劳动大众的诋毁。
He threatened to go public with the slander.他威胁要把丑闻宣扬出去。
7 trifling SJwzX
adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的
参考例句:
They quarreled over a trifling matter.他们为这种微不足道的事情争吵。
So far Europe has no doubt, gained a real conveniency,though surely a very trifling one.直到现在为止,欧洲无疑地已经获得了实在的便利,不过那确是一种微不足道的便利。
8 quails d58aa4117be299f9ea5f5d00944aac5e
鹌鹑( quail的名词复数 ); 鹌鹑肉
参考例句:
Speckled quails rustled in the underbrush. 鹌鹑在矮树丛里沙沙作响。
I went out to pop some quails. 我出去打几只鹌鹑。
9 passionately YmDzQ4
ad.热烈地,激烈地
参考例句:
She could hate as passionately as she could love. 她能恨得咬牙切齿,也能爱得一往情深。
He was passionately addicted to pop music. 他酷爱流行音乐。
10 passionate rLDxd
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
参考例句:
He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。
11 plank p2CzA
n.板条,木板,政策要点,政纲条目
参考例句:
The plank was set against the wall.木板靠着墙壁。
They intend to win the next election on the plank of developing trade.他们想以发展贸易的纲领来赢得下次选举。
12 kin 22Zxv
n.家族,亲属,血缘关系;adj.亲属关系的,同类的
参考例句:
He comes of good kin.他出身好。
She has gone to live with her husband’s kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。
13 emulation 4p1x9
n.竞争;仿效
参考例句:
The young man worked hard in emulation of his famous father.这位年轻人努力工作,要迎头赶上他出名的父亲。
His spirit of assiduous study is worthy of emulation.他刻苦钻研的精神,值得效法。
14 speculative uvjwd
adj.思索性的,暝想性的,推理的
参考例句:
Much of our information is speculative.我们的许多信息是带推测性的。
The report is highly speculative and should be ignored.那个报道推测的成分很大,不应理会。
15 orations f18fbc88c8170b051d952cb477fd24b1
n.(正式仪式中的)演说,演讲( oration的名词复数 )
参考例句:
The young official added a genuine note of emotion amid the pompous funeral orations. 这位年轻的高级官员,在冗长的葬礼演讲中加了一段充满感情的话。 来自辞典例句
It has to go down as one of the great orations of all times. 它去作为一个伟大的演讲所有次。 来自互联网
16 benevolent Wtfzx
adj.仁慈的,乐善好施的
参考例句:
His benevolent nature prevented him from refusing any beggar who accosted him.他乐善好施的本性使他不会拒绝走上前向他行乞的任何一个乞丐。
He was a benevolent old man and he wouldn’t hurt a fly.他是一个仁慈的老人,连只苍蝇都不愿伤害。
17 abstain SVUzq
v.自制,戒绝,弃权,避免
参考例句:
His doctor ordered him to abstain from beer and wine.他的医生嘱咐他戒酒。
Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。
18 rhetoric FCnzz
n.修辞学,浮夸之言语
参考例句:
Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗?
Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后,他和军队的关系岌岌可危。
19 pacified eba3332d17ba74e9c360cbf02b8c9729
使(某人)安静( pacify的过去式和过去分词 ); 息怒; 抚慰; 在(有战争的地区、国家等)实现和平
参考例句:
The baby could not be pacified. 怎么也止不住婴儿的哭声。
She shrieked again, refusing to be pacified. 她又尖叫了,无法使她平静下来。
20 assent Hv6zL
v.批准,认可;n.批准,认可
参考例句:
I cannot assent to what you ask.我不能应允你的要求。
The new bill passed by Parliament has received Royal Assent.议会所通过的新方案已获国王批准。
21 discourses 5f353940861db5b673bff4bcdf91ce55
论文( discourse的名词复数 ); 演说; 讲道; 话语
参考例句:
It is said that his discourses were very soul-moving. 据说他的讲道词是很能动人心灵的。
I am not able to repeat the excellent discourses of this extraordinary man. 这位异人的高超言论我是无法重述的。
22 resolute 2sCyu
adj.坚决的,果敢的
参考例句:
He was resolute in carrying out his plan.他坚决地实行他的计划。
The Egyptians offered resolute resistance to the aggressors.埃及人对侵略者作出坚决的反抗。
23 peevish h35zj
adj.易怒的,坏脾气的
参考例句:
A peevish child is unhappy and makes others unhappy.一个脾气暴躁的孩子自己不高兴也使别人不高兴。
She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face.她低头瞪着我,一脸怒气。
24 expounding 99bf62ba44e50cea0f9e4f26074439dd
论述,详细讲解( expound的现在分词 )
参考例句:
Soon Gandhi was expounding the doctrine of ahimsa (nonviolence). 不久甘地就四出阐释非暴力主义思想。
He was expounding, of course, his philosophy of leadership. 当然,他这是在阐述他的领导哲学。
25 philosophical rN5xh
adj.哲学家的,哲学上的,达观的
参考例句:
The teacher couldn’t answer the philosophical problem.老师不能解答这个哲学问题。
She is very philosophical about her bad luck.她对自己的不幸看得很开。
26 esteemed ftyzcF
adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 );敬重;认为;以为
参考例句:
The art of conversation is highly esteemed in France. 在法国十分尊重谈话技巧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
He esteemed that he understood what I had said. 他认为已经听懂我说的意思了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
27 humbled 601d364ccd70fb8e885e7d73c3873aca
adj. 卑下的,谦逊的,粗陋的 vt. 使 … 卑下,贬低
参考例句:
The examination results humbled him. 考试成绩挫了他的傲气。
I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story. 我相信数百万观众看了这个故事后都会感到自己的渺小。
28 disposition GljzO
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署
参考例句:
He has made a good disposition of his property.他已对财产作了妥善处理。
He has a cheerful disposition.他性情开朗。
29 intercourse NbMzU
n.性交;交流,交往,交际
参考例句:
The magazine becomes a cultural medium of intercourse between the two peoples.该杂志成为两民族间文化交流的媒介。
There was close intercourse between them.他们过往很密。
30 venerated 1cb586850c4f29e0c89c96ee106aaff4
敬重(某人或某事物),崇敬( venerate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
My father venerated General Eisenhower. 我父亲十分敬仰艾森豪威尔将军。
He used the sacraments and venerated the saints. 他行使圣事,崇拜圣人。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
31 faculty HhkzK
n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员
参考例句:
He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。
32 entirely entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
参考例句:
The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
33 approbation INMyt
n.称赞;认可
参考例句:
He tasted the wine of audience approbation.他尝到了像酒般令人陶醉的听众赞许滋味。
The result has not met universal approbation.该结果尚未获得普遍认同。
34 possessed xuyyQ
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
参考例句:
He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。
35 ostentation M4Uzi
n.夸耀,卖弄
参考例句:
Choose a life of action,not one of ostentation.要选择行动的一生,而不是炫耀的一生。
I don’t like the ostentation of their expensive life - style.他们生活奢侈,爱摆阔,我不敢恭维。
36 chide urVzQ
v.叱责;谴责
参考例句:
However,they will chide you if you try to speak French.然而,如果你试图讲法语,就会遭到他们的责骂。
He thereupon privately chide his wife for her forwardness in the matter.于是他私下责备他的妻子,因为她对这种事热心。
37 dexterously 5c204a62264a953add0b63ea7a6481d1
adv.巧妙地,敏捷地
参考例句:
He operates the machine dexterously. 他操纵机器动作非常轻巧。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
How dexterously he handled the mite. 他伺候小家伙,有多么熟练。 来自辞典例句
38 confirmation ZYMya
n.证实,确认,批准
参考例句:
We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前,我们需要书面确认。
39 inquiry nbgzF
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
参考例句:
Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
40 hypocrisy g4qyt
n.伪善,虚伪
参考例句:
He railed against hypocrisy and greed.他痛斥伪善和贪婪的行为。
He accused newspapers of hypocrisy in their treatment of the story.他指责了报纸在报道该新闻时的虚伪。
41 tyrant vK9z9
n.暴君,专制的君主,残暴的人
参考例句:
The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。
The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves.暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。
42 patricians 9091d4854b3eca4de61b3690020698f3
n.(古罗马的)统治阶层成员( patrician的名词复数 );贵族,显贵
参考例句:
There was a conflict between plebs and patricians in ancient Rome in 494BC. 在公元前494年,罗马发生了一次平民反对贵族的斗争。 来自互联网
43 deficient Cmszv
adj.不足的,不充份的,有缺陷的
参考例句:
The crops are suffering from deficient rain.庄稼因雨量不足而遭受损害。
I always have been deficient in selfconfidence and decision.我向来缺乏自信和果断。
44 paternal l33zv
adj.父亲的,像父亲的,父系的,父方的
参考例句:
I was brought up by my paternal aunt.我是姑姑扶养大的。
My father wrote me a letter full of his paternal love for me.我父亲给我写了一封充满父爱的信。
45 platonic 5OMxt
adj.精神的;柏拉图(哲学)的
参考例句:
Their friendship is based on platonic love.他们的友情是基于柏拉图式的爱情。
Can Platonic love really exist in real life?柏拉图式的爱情,在现实世界里到底可能吗?
46 alleging 16407100de5c54b7b204953b7a851bc3
断言,宣称,辩解( allege的现在分词 )
参考例句:
His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he’d evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税,他的名誉受到损害。
This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill’s recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯,还说不必,只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。
47 consistency IY2yT
n.一贯性,前后一致,稳定性;(液体的)浓度
参考例句:
Your behaviour lacks consistency.你的行为缺乏一贯性。
We appreciate the consistency and stability in China and in Chinese politics.我们赞赏中国及其政策的连续性和稳定性。
48 concealment AvYzx1
n.隐藏, 掩盖,隐瞒
参考例句:
the concealment of crime 对罪行的隐瞒
Stay in concealment until the danger has passed. 把自己藏起来,待危险过去后再出来。
49 condemned condemned
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。
50 conjecture 3p8z4
n./v.推测,猜测
参考例句:
She felt it no use to conjecture his motives.她觉得猜想他的动机是没有用的。
This conjecture is not supported by any real evidence.这种推测未被任何确切的证据所证实。
51 spoke XryyC
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
52 amazement 7zlzBK
n.惊奇,惊讶
参考例句:
All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。
53 perplexed A3Rz0
adj.不知所措的
参考例句:
The farmer felt the cow,went away,returned,sorely perplexed,always afraid of being cheated.那农民摸摸那头牛,走了又回来,犹豫不决,总怕上当受骗。
The child was perplexed by the intricate plot of the story.这孩子被那头绪纷繁的故事弄得迷惑不解。
54 determined duszmP
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
55 perseverance oMaxH
n.坚持不懈,不屈不挠
参考例句:
It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。
Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。
56 derived 6cddb7353e699051a384686b6b3ff1e2
vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取
参考例句:
Many English words are derived from Latin and Greek. 英语很多词源出于拉丁文和希腊文。 来自《简明英汉词典》
He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father. 他对文学的爱好是受他父亲的影响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
57 remiss 0VZx3
adj.不小心的,马虎
参考例句:
It was remiss of him to forget her birthday.他竟忘了她的生日,实在是糊涂。
I would be remiss if I did not do something about it.如果我对此不做点儿什么就是不负责任。
58 persistency ZSyzh
n. 坚持(余辉, 时间常数)
参考例句:
I was nettled by her persistency. 我被她的固执惹恼了。
We should stick to and develop the heritage of persistency. 我们应坚持和发扬坚忍不拔的传统。
59 investigation MRKzq
n.调查,调查研究
参考例句:
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
60 extravagant M7zya
adj.奢侈的;过分的;(言行等)放肆的
参考例句:
They tried to please him with fulsome compliments and extravagant gifts.他们想用溢美之词和奢华的礼品来取悦他。
He is extravagant in behaviour.他行为放肆。
61 watchful tH9yX
adj.注意的,警惕的
参考例句:
The children played under the watchful eye of their father.孩子们在父亲的小心照看下玩耍。
It is important that health organizations remain watchful.卫生组织保持警惕是极为重要的。
62 expenditure XPbzM
n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出;使用,消耗
参考例句:
The entry of all expenditure is necessary.有必要把一切开支入账。
The monthly expenditure of our family is four hundred dollars altogether.我们一家的开销每月共计四百元。
63 superstitious BHEzf
adj.迷信的
参考例句:
They aim to deliver the people who are in bondage to superstitious belief.他们的目的在于解脱那些受迷信束缚的人。
These superstitious practices should be abolished as soon as possible.这些迷信做法应尽早取消。
64 arrogance pNpyD
n.傲慢,自大
参考例句:
His arrogance comes out in every speech he makes.他每次讲话都表现得骄傲自大。
Arrogance arrested his progress.骄傲阻碍了他的进步。
65 pedant juJyy
n.迂儒;卖弄学问的人
参考例句:
He’s a bit of a pedant.这人有点迂。
A man of talent is one thing,and a pedant another.有才能的人和卖弄学问的人是不一样的。
66 eloquence 6mVyM
n.雄辩;口才,修辞
参考例句:
I am afraid my eloquence did not avail against the facts.恐怕我的雄辩也无补于事实了。
The people were charmed by his eloquence.人们被他的口才迷住了。
67 prudence 9isyI
n.谨慎,精明,节俭
参考例句:
A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems.不够谨慎可能会导致财政上出现问题。
The happy impute all their success to prudence or merit.幸运者都把他们的成功归因于谨慎或功德。
68 texture kpmwQ
n.(织物)质地;(材料)构造;结构;肌理
参考例句:
We could feel the smooth texture of silk.我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地。
Her skin has a fine texture.她的皮肤细腻。
69 villa xHayI
n.别墅,城郊小屋
参考例句:
We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。
70 applied Tz2zXA
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
参考例句:
She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
71 invincible 9xMyc
adj.不可征服的,难以制服的
参考例句:
This football team was once reputed to be invincible.这支足球队曾被誉为无敌的劲旅。
The workers are invincible as long as they hold together.只要工人团结一致,他们就是不可战胜的。
72 kinsmen c5ea7acc38333f9b25a15dbb3150a419
n.家属,亲属( kinsman的名词复数 )
参考例句:
Kinsmen are less kind than friends. 投亲不如访友。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
One deeply grateful is better than kinsmen or firends. 受恩深处胜亲朋。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
73 concurrence InAyF
n.同意;并发
参考例句:
There is a concurrence of opinion between them.他们的想法一致。
The concurrence of their disappearances had to be more than coincidental.他们同时失踪肯定不仅仅是巧合。
74 virility JUKzS
n.雄劲,丈夫气
参考例句:
He wanted his sons to become strong,virile,and athletic like himself.他希望他的儿子们能长得像他一样强壮、阳刚而又健美。
He is a tall,virile man with rugged good looks.他是个身材高大、体魄健壮、相貌粗犷英俊的男子。
75 deferred 43fff3df3fc0b3417c86dc3040fb2d86
adj.延期的,缓召的v.拖延,延缓,推迟( defer的过去式和过去分词 );服从某人的意愿,遵从
参考例句:
The department deferred the decision for six months. 这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。
a tax-deferred savings plan 延税储蓄计划
76 embroidered StqztZ
adj.绣花的
参考例句:
She embroidered flowers on the cushion covers. 她在这些靠垫套上绣了花。
She embroidered flowers on the front of the dress. 她在连衣裙的正面绣花。
77 deformed iutzwV
adj.畸形的;变形的;丑的,破相了的
参考例句:
He was born with a deformed right leg.他出生时右腿畸形。
His body was deformed by leprosy.他的身体因为麻风病变形了。
78 proficiency m1LzU
n.精通,熟练,精练
参考例句:
He plied his trade and gained proficiency in it.他勤习手艺,技术渐渐达到了十分娴熟的地步。
How do you think of your proficiency in written and spoken English?你认为你的书面英语和口语熟练程度如何?
79 repent 1CIyT
v.悔悟,悔改,忏悔,后悔
参考例句:
He has nothing to repent of.他没有什么要懊悔的。
Remission of sins is promised to those who repent.悔罪者可得到赦免。
80 inclination Gkwyj
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
参考例句:
She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head.她微微点头向我们致意。
I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.我没有丝毫着急的意思。