古德明英語軍事小故事:成功僅憑運(yùn)氣 ?(中英對(duì)照)
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古德明《征服英語》之英語軍事故事,古德明,香港英語教育作家,他開了一個(gè)《征服英語專欄》,在專欄中專門用英語寫了世界近代史上的軍事小故事,用英語講述歷史中那些驚心動(dòng)魄的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。成功僅憑運(yùn)氣 ?
The ancient Greek world was divided into a thousand independent city states, of which Athens was the most famous. When Themistocles of Athens was the most renowned leader in all Greece, a politician from the small town of Larissa said to him, "A great deal of your fame arises from the accident of your birth in Athens. Had you been born in Larissa, you would not have grown great."
"Nor you, had you been born in Athens," Themistocles replied.
狄密斯托克利說:「先生若生于雅典,亦何能有今日成就。」
【解說】狄密斯托克利統(tǒng)治雅典期間,軍事上多所建樹,特別重海軍;公元前四八○年率領(lǐng)希臘海軍大敗入侵的波斯,希臘得免淪亡,厥功至偉。后來他被政敵流放,客死亞洲。
Famous、renowned都是「著名」,意思沒有大分別,但famous比renowned通用得多,renowned則是較莊嚴(yán)的用語,稱許含義也比famous強(qiáng),常用來形容傳奇式人物,例如:( 1 ) She is the daughter of the renowned boxer Muhammad Ali ( 她 是 著 名 拳 師 阿 里 的 女 兒 ) 。 ( 2 ) Egypt is renowned for its ancient ruins ( 埃 及 以 其 古 見 稱 ) 。 和 famous 一 樣 , renowned 之 后 可 用 for 字 帶 出 著 名 的 原 因 。
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