如果你是《乱世佳人》的影迷,那么,下面这个场景你一定不会陌生:
John Wilkes 的十二橡树园的日晷上写着:
Do not squander time.
That is the stuff life is made of.
这两句话出自美国开国元勋之一的本杰明·富兰克林 (Benjamin Franklin),原文为:
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.
*Dost thou = Do you
这几句话的中文也许你早已烂熟于心:
你热爱生命吗?那么别浪费时间,因为时间是组成生命的材料。
词义:
squander /'skwɑːndər/ 的第一个词义:挥霍钱财和资源:
He squandered all his money on drink and gambling.
他把所有的钱都糟蹋在喝酒和赌博上。
也可以指浪费机会。
Ireland squandered several chances, including a penalty that cost them the game.
爱尔兰错失了几次机会,包括导致他们输掉比赛的那次点球。
与书面色彩较重的 squander 相比,同义词splurge /splɜːrdʒ/ 更偏向口语。
She splurged 1,000 dollars on a new dress.
她花了一千美元买了件新裙子,
相关:
squander 的同义词难度级别由低到高:
waste /weɪst/:浪费 (中学)
expend /ɪk'spend/:花费,耗尽 (4级)
drain /dreɪn/:耗尽 (4级)
lavish /lævɪʃ/:慷慨/过度给予 (6级)
dissipate /'dɪsɪpeɪt/:挥霍,耗费 (考研)
blow /bləʊ/:浪费,挥霍 (俚语)
影视:
△The Voices (《血色孤语》)
△《血色孤语》海报
名言:
本杰明·富兰克林除了在政治,外交和科学领域对美国做出了巨大贡献之外,同时还是一位作家,他关于时间的一些名言至今仍影响着我们,让我们来感受一下这些话蕴含的智慧与生活哲理。
1. Lost time is never found again.
光阴一去不复返。
2. Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone forever.
失去的财富靠勤劳赚回,失去的知识靠学习赢回,失去的健康靠节制和药物补回,但失去的时间,一去不回。
3. Time, which sees all things, have found you out.
时间,见证万物,亦看透世人。
4. He that rises late must trot all day.
晚起者必整日匆忙。
5. At twenty years of age, the will reigns; At thirty, the wit; at forty, the judgement.
20岁时主导你的是意志,30岁时是机智,40岁时是判断。
6. The key is in not spending time, but in investing time.
投资时间,而不是花费时间,这是最重要的。