今日长难句:
选自《瓦尔登湖》
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
这句话的比喻用的非常之精彩,If you have built castles in the air, 如果你在空中建立城堡,指的就是如果你做某件事情并没有打好基础,castles in the air可以暗示你的宏大的、遥远的梦想。后边的主句your work need not be lost;你的努力并不会白费;that is where they should be(where引导的表语从句).其中that指代的是In the air,they指代的是castles,空中就是城堡应该在的地方。Now put the foundations under them.现在就为它们打下基础。
这句话意思是:如果你在空中建造了城堡,你的努力并不会白费;那正是它们应该存在的地方。现在就为它们打下基础。这句话给我最大的一个启示就是”空中楼阁“般的梦想不应该轻易放弃,我们应该立刻采取实际行动,通过在梦想下方 “建立基础”,并且坚持不懈,使梦想成真。我仿写了一句话,也送给大家。If you have painted sunsets in your mind, your vision need not fade; that is where they should shine. Now bring the colors to life on canvas.如果你在心中描绘了晚霞,你的愿景不必消逝;那正是它们应该闪耀的地方。现在将你心中的这抹色彩泼洒到画布上。
核心要点:
1.Fundations n.建筑物的基础,或事物建立的基础
The foundations of the building were weak and needed to be reinforced.
这座建筑的地基不牢固,需要加固。
2.build castles in the air 空中楼阁,指不切实际的梦想或计划
He was always building castles in the air about what he would do with his lottery winnings.
他总是在幻想着如果中了彩票会做什么,这简直就是在空中建造城堡。
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