老鼠和人的计划
时间:2007-03-07 06:52:10
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我国有一句古话:“智者千虑,必有一失。”智者千虑订出的计划,英文可以叫做the best-laid schemes of mice and men(老鼠和人所订最周详的计划)。到底周详的计划跟老鼠有甚么关系呢?
原来这成语出自苏格兰诗人朋思(Robert Burns,1759-96)的《致老鼠》(To a Mouse)诗。诗人说老鼠的冬窝毁了在农夫犁下,又说:But,Mousie,thou are no thy lane/In proving
foresight1 may be vein:/The best-laid schemes o'mice and men/Gang aft agley.(但是,老鼠啊,证明深谋远虑可能只是白费气力的,不只是你。老鼠和人所订最周详的计划,都往往出错。
现有,人们就用the best-laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley(或oft go astray)来说最周详的计划也会出错,例如:Well,the best-laid schemes of mice and men oft go astray.The school
athletic2 meet has to be
postponed3 because of the typhoon.(嗯,人有千算,天教一算。台风一来,学校运动会就要延期了。)
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foresight
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| n.先见之明,深谋远虑 |
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- The failure is the result of our lack of foresight.这次失败是由于我们缺乏远虑而造成的。
- It required a statesman's foresight and sagacity to make the decision.作出这个决定需要政治家的远见卓识。
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athletic
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| adj.擅长运动的,强健的;活跃的,体格健壮的 |
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- This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
- He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。
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postponed
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| vt.& vi.延期,缓办,(使)延迟vt.把…放在次要地位;[语]把…放在后面(或句尾)vi.(疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发) |
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- The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
- The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。
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