时间:2018-12-08 作者:英语课 分类:赖世雄中级美国英语


英语课

  Many people seek fame and wealth. Gul Muhammed sought neither. However, through fate he is famous. Heis so sort that he is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the shortest man in the world. He measuresonly 57 centimeters. Though he has fame, he is not rich. In fact, he's too poor to pay his own medical bills.

Recently, when Gul became so ill that he had to be brought to the hospital, he didn't have enough moneyfor the medicine. What a pitiful man he is! His story tells us that fame and wealth do not always go hand inhand. Indeed, Gul is a living example of the saying, "All that glitters is not gold."


 

 


 


All that glitters is not gold. 部分否定

be as poor as a church mouse

widow 寡妇

seek = look for = be in search of

notorious = infamous 1 恶名昭张      be notorious for naughty

Don't bow(surrender) to fate. 不向命运低头      bowtie 蝴蝶结

stout 2 -- thick,black,bitter beer 黑啤酒    potbelly大肚皮

be poor at sth 很差    be good at

medical bill 医药费

foot the bill = pay the bill  付账 

When his father fell ill, Tom rushed home from work.

miserable 3 惨的   pitiful 可怜的      It's a pity/a shame/pitiful/too bad he can't come.  

living 活生生的    living dictionary





 



1 infamous
adj.声名狼藉的,臭名昭著的,邪恶的
  • He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。
  • I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。
2 stout
adj.强壮的,粗大的,结实的,勇猛的,矮胖的
  • He cut a stout stick to help him walk.他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。
  • The stout old man waddled across the road.那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。
3 miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
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