跟Susan一起学美语 第15期:中国经典智慧之泛若不系之舟
时间：2019-03-15 作者：英语课 分类：跟Susan一起学美语
英语课
泛若不系之舟
Like a Drifting Boat
巧妙的人多劳苦，
Talented people have so much work to do.
聪明的人多忧愁，
Intelligent people have so much to worry about.
无能的人无所求，吃饱了便到处逍遥。
Incompetent 1 people, however, go about in a dreamy bliss 2, satisfied with enough to eat.
好像是一条没有绳索系住的空船，在水面上摇呀摇的自由自在。
Like an unmoored boat, drifting on the water, rocking gently back and forth 3, carefree and at ease.
聪明巧妙往往带来无穷的累赘。这些系累世人常不自觉。
People of ability and intelligence are constantly distressed 4, while the general population carries on oblivious 5 to it all.
adj.无能力的，不能胜任的
- He is utterly incompetent at his job.他完全不能胜任他的工作。
- He is incompetent at working with his hands.他动手能力不行。
n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福
- It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
- He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。
adv.向前；向外，往外
- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
痛苦的
- He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑，无法回答他们的问题。
- The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。
标签：
口语