文/季益广
在下列句子的空格处填上一个恰当的英语单词。
1. time is like a flowing stream. It is better for you to ___ ahead with it quickly than just sit on the bank looking at it flowing away. 时光是一条永不歇息的溪水，与其坐在岸旁看它流逝，不如快步行进随它向前。
2. Cherish a minute of time as if ___ a good seed. When the ground is covered with green trees with rich fruits, you will find that time does not cheat you. 珍惜一寸光阴，犹如埋下一颗良种。待到绿满大地，硕果累累时，你会感谢时光老人没有亏待你。
3. Guard your time jealously and don’t give up each minute; seek knowledge greedily, and try to ___ every bit of it. 对时间要吝啬，莫放松分分秒秒；对知识要贪心，要争取点点滴滴。
4. If you cherish every minute of your time, each minute will become a miniature of ___. 如果你珍惜每一个瞬间，每一个瞬间也就成了永恒。
5. Youth is limited. Wisdom is ___. When young, make full use of the wisdom. 青春是有限的，智慧是无穷的。趁短短的青春，去发挥无穷的智慧。
6. The clever shift tomorrow’s work to today; the lazy ___ up yesterday’s work in today; the silly leave yesterday’s work for tomorrow. May you be a clever youth! May you be the master of time. 聪明的人今天做明天的事；懒惰的人今天做昨天的事；愚蠢的人把昨天的事推到明天。愿你做一个聪明的孩子！愿你做一个时间的主人！
7. Early to rise, late to bed, makes men learned and wise. Time is like an ___ stream, but the hard-working are able to hear the flowing waters. 早起多长一智，晚睡多增一闻。时间是看不见的流水，但勤奋者却能听到它奔流的响声。
8. A room without books is a body without ___. 没有书籍的屋子，就像没有灵魂的躯体。
9. Reading makes a full man. Histories make men wise. Poets witty, the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to ___. Studies pass into character. 读书在于塑造完美的人格。读史使人明智，读诗使人灵秀，数学使人严密，物理使人深刻，伦理使人庄重，逻辑和修辞使人善辩。凡有所学，皆成性格。
10. Studies serve for ___, for ornament, and for ability. 读书足以怡情，足以博采，足以长才。
11. Books are the ___ of the whole world. A life without books is like a life without sunlight. Wisdom without books is like a wingless bird.书籍是全世界的营养品。生活里没有书籍就好像没有阳光，智慧里没有书籍就好像鸟儿没有翅膀。
12. He that ___ with wise men shall be wise. 与智者同行会变得睿智。
13. One’s ___ enemy is ignorance. 无知是人的唯一敌人。
14. All stupid things will be gradually ___ in the reading of good books every day as if baked by a fire. 各种蠢事，在每天阅读好书的影响下仿佛烤在火上一样逐渐熔化。
15. Books are tools of remoulding the human soul. What humankind need is ___ nourishment, and reading is what we need.书籍是改造灵魂的工具。人类所需要的是富有启发性的养料。而阅读正是这种养料。
16. All the meaning of life lies in ___ anything unknown endlessly and in gaining more knowledge constantly.生命的全部意义在于无穷地探索尚未知道的东西，在于不断地增加更多的知识。
17. Ignorance never brings anyone happiness; the source of happiness can only ___ in knowledge. 愚昧从来没有给人带来幸福；幸福的根源在于知识。
18. Reading a good book is like talking with a ___ person. 读一本好书就是和高尚的人谈话。
19. Science is ___. It is always a mystery. 科学是永无止境的，它是一个永恒之谜。
20. Science is never and will never be a ___ book. 科学绝不是也永远不会是一本写完的书。
21. Only knowledge can make man ___. 一个人有了知识才能变得强大。
22. Human wisdom will be ___ if not used. 人的智慧不用就会枯萎。
23. If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him. An investment in knowledge always ___ the best interest. 倾囊求知，无人能夺。投资知识，得益最多。
24. Ideal books are the key to one’s ___. 理想的书籍是智慧的钥匙。
25. Books are a ___ of stairs for the human progress. 书籍是人类进步的阶梯。
26. The more one knows, the ___ he is. 一个人知道的越多，他就越有力量。
27. We should, like sponges, ___ up useful knowledge. 我们要像海绵一样吸收有用的知识。
28. A new book, just like a ship, takes us from narrow places to life’s infinite oceans as it ___. 一本新书像一艘船，带领着我们从狭隘的地方，驶向生活的无限广阔的海洋。
29. Knowledge is like a fishing net; the wider and stronger it is, the more fish it ___. 知识像一张渔网，渔网越宽越牢，网住的鱼就越多。
30. Life without knowledge is like a rose without ___. 没有知识的生活就像没有芬芳的玫瑰。
31. An ignorant man is like a piece of ___ land. 不学习的人就像不长谷物的荒地。
32. He who learns but does not think is ___; he who thinks but does not learn is perilous. 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。
33. Whenever I walk with two other men, I can find teachers in them. I can learn from their good qualities, and ___ those faults in me which are like theirs. 三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，则其不善者而改之。
34. My life is limited, but learning is ___. 吾生也有涯，而知也无涯。
35. Learning makes one know how ___ he knows. 学然后知不足。
36. Books are like medicinal herbs. Good reading can ___ ignorance. 书犹药也，善读之可以医愚。
37. It is impossible throughout the ages for someone to know everything without learning or ___. 不学自知，不问自晓，古今行事未之有也。
38. Ample reading produces ___ writing. 读书破万卷，下笔如有神。
39. Mastery of work comes from diligent application, but it can be ___ by frivolities; a deed is accomplished through taking thought, but it can be ruined by carelessness. 业精于勤荒于嬉，行成于思毁于随。
40. If one is well-educated, he will ___ with wit. 腹有诗书气自华。
41. Knowledge is the lamp, which guides one to the ___ of brightness and reality in life. 知识是引导人生到光明与真实境界的灯烛。
42. Knowledge is as precious as the blood coursing through our bodies. Without blood, the body will get weak; without knowledge, the brain will ___ up. 知识有如人体血液一样的宝贵。人缺少了血液，身体就要衰弱；人缺少了知识，头脑就枯竭。
43. Only when you need books, can you think them insufficient; only when you experience something can you understand the ___ of it. 书到用时方恨少，事非经过不知难。
44. It is better to learn late than ___. 学得晚总比永远不学好。
45. Knowledge is the basis of making ___. 知识是产生杰作的基础。
46. No matter what is in ___ now, the acquisition of knowledge is prevailing at all times. 不管流行什么，知识将是永远的流行色。
47. The sun lights up the world; knowledge the hearts and ___ of people. 太阳照亮世界，知识照亮人心。
48. The pyramid is built ___ stones piece by piece; man’s knowledge is built up bit by bit. 金字塔是用一块一块的石头堆砌而成的；人的知识是一点一点积累起来的。
49. Nothing in life is more ___ than reading. Good books are the key to one’s wit, the treasures in one’s life, and the nourishment for enlightenment. 人生之乐莫过于读书，好的书籍是智慧的钥匙、生活的珍宝、滋补光明的养料。
50. Well begun is half ___. 良好的开端等于成功的一半。
51. Those who can take in necessary ___ are healthier than those who eat more; similarly, a real scholar is not always the man who reads widely but the one who reads useful books.能够摄取必要营养的人要比吃得很多的人更健康；同样地，真正的学者往往不是读了很多书的人，而是读了有用的书的人。
52. To be ___ that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge. 察觉自己的无知，就是向知识跨进了一大步。
53. “Question mark” is the key ___ all sciences. 问号是开启任何一门科学的钥匙。
54. Braveness is the ___ of progress. 大胆是取得进步所付出的代价。
55. Curiosity ___ scientists and poets. 好奇心造就科学家和诗人。
56. When one wastes much time and energy ___ many shallow wells, it is better for him to spend the same time and energy digging a deep one. 与其花许多时间和精力去凿许多浅井，不如花同样多的时间和精力去凿一口深井。
57. The experienced reader reads ___ two eyes. One looks at the front page, and the other the back page. 经验丰富的人读书用两只眼，一只眼看到纸面上的话，另一只眼睛看到纸的背后。
58. The ___ ask questions though they know much; the ignorant don’t though they know nothing. 知识渊博的人，懂得了还要问；不学无术的，不懂也不问。
59. Knowledge is like the ___ water underground, the deeper you dig, the clearer is the water. 知识好像沙石下面的泉水，掘得越深越清澈。
60. When learning something, one should not be self-___ nor self-important. 人之为学，不可自小，又不可自大。
61. Though one may have read thousands of volumes, learning without ___ will make him only a stupid man. 有学而无问，虽读书万卷，只是一条钝汉。
62. When reading books, start from the easy to the difficult, and then from the ___ to the concise. 读书要从薄到厚，再从厚到薄。
63. The real secret of success lies ___ one’s enthusiasm. 成功的真正秘诀是兴趣。
64. To lay a foundation, attend intensively a few classes in a school; to engage in scholarship, read ___ many volumes of books in a library. 打基础，堂上精读几门课；做学问，馆中博览万卷书。
65. Learn from those who ___ you. Seek advice from those who hate you. Fly high in a rainstorm like an eagle. Thresh about in a rough sea like a beach swimmer. 向嫉妒你的人学习，向憎恨你的人求救；像苍鹰在风雨中翱翔，似弄潮儿在海浪中搏击。
66. If one uses his head frequently, he will acquire more and more knowledge, just like ___ a snowball. 经常使用的头脑像个滚动的雪球。
67. Interests and enthusiasm can arouse one’s curiosity; abilities and methodologies can train one for a profession; diligence and willpower can ___ one’s character; ideals and targets can inspire one to a further effort. 兴趣和爱好可以诱发人才，能力和方法可以培育人才，勤奋和意志可以铸造人才，理想和目标可以激励人才。
68. Thinking is ___. The door of wisdom is to be opened by the key of thinking. 思想就是力量。智慧之门，要用思索的钥匙打开。
69. Not all honey comes from well-known and marvelous flowers, for a bee also visits unknown wild flowers; the man who ___ for knowledge can learn something useful at all times and all places. 蜜汁并不都在名花奇葩之中吮吸，蜜蜂对无名的野花也一样亲近；对于渴求知识的人来说，随时随地都可以获得有益的东西。
70. There are three foundations of ___: seeing much, reading much, and practicing much. 治学有三大原则：广见闻、多阅读、勤实验。
71. The reason that dripping wears away a hole in the stone does not lie in its ___ but in its constancy. 滴水穿石不是靠力，而是因为它不舍昼夜。
72. Those who do ___ are lazy bones, while those who cannot do things well are lazy bones, too.不做事的人是懒惰的；没有把事情做得更好的人也是懒惰的。
73. Final success often comes ___ the last five minutes. 胜利者往往是从坚持最后五分钟的时间中得来成功。
74. Little chops can finally ___ a great tree.斧头虽小，终将大树砍倒。
75. Diligence is a ___. 天才就是勤奋。
76. The difference between gifts and diligence cannot be ___. It will remain unknown forever.划分天才和勤勉之别的界限迄今尚未能确定，以后也没有办法确定。
77. People ___ my success to my Talents. Actually my success lies in my diligence. 人们把我的所以成功归功于我的天才，其实我的天才只是刻苦罢了。
78. Honesty and diligence ought to be your everlasting ___. 诚实与勤勉应该成为你永久的伴侣。
79. Na pains no gains in science. Working hard is the ___ way to success. 科学决不能不劳而获，除了汗流满面之外，没有其他获致的方法。
80. A diligent man can change everything into ___.勤勉的人，能把万物化为黄金。
81. Wisdom is not a gift ___ by God. It is a fruit of experience. 智慧不是天公的恩赐，而是经验的结晶。
82. Without stopping, an ox ___ can catch up with a hare. 只要真心赶，坐牛车也能追上兔子。
83. Where there is diligence, ___ is success. 哪儿有勤奋，哪儿就有成功。
84. Lack of ___ breaks no rotten wood. Patience wears out stones. 锲而舍之，朽木不折；锲而不舍，金石可镂。
85. All sufferings have their ___. 千淘万漉虽辛苦，吹尽狂沙始到金。
86. The first cry of a ___ is the same as the cries of ordinary babies. It would never be a nice poem. 即使天才，在生下来的时候的第一声啼哭，也和平常儿童一样，决不会就是一首好诗。
87. Willpower comes first before any learning ___.学艺之道无他，锻炼意志第一。
88. Talent is the edge of a knife; hard working is a knife stone. Without a knife stone, a sharp knife will ___ and turn useless in the end. 才华是刀刃，辛苦是磨刀石，很锋利的刀刃，若日久不用石磨，也会生锈，成为废物。
89. I am not a clever actor. My success does not lie in natural gift but in faithful ___ and hard practice. 我是个笨拙的学艺者，没有充分的天才，全凭苦学。
90. Diligence makes up for ___ of ability. Pains bring about gains. 勤能补拙是良训，一分辛劳一分才。
91. The story of “difficulty” goes as follows: when standing in front of a cliff, you can never make a crevice by staring at it for one hundred years. However, by ___ in the cliff, you can punch a hole into the mountain inch by inch and foot by foot. Finally the accumulation of your chiseling will result in cutting through the mountain. “难”也是如此，面对悬崖峭壁，一百年也看不出一条缝来，但用斧凿，能进一寸进一寸，得进一尺进一尺，不断积累，飞跃必来，突破随之。
92. Those who enjoy themselves without thinking about ___ in spring will gain nothing in autumn. 沉醉于春光而忘却辛勤耕耘的人，就不能获得秋后的硕果。
93. Willpower is a carving knife. If you hold it firmly, you can ___ your achievements in the rock of life. 毅力是巨大而神奇的雕刻刀。只要你牢牢地握住它，便能在人生的坚石上刻下卓越的痕迹。
94. Laziness is a clock without any hands. Even if the clock goes, it is as useless as a ___ clock. 懒人是无长短针的钟，即使它会走动，仍和停止时一样无用。
95. If you want to leave clear footprints, do not ___ flat and well-built roads; if you want to get a harvest, do not wait for chances or special favor. 要想脚印留得深，就别尽拣光滑舒适的路走；要想有所收获，就别盼时机的恩赐。
96. Learning is like pushing a cart up. Don’t ___ off. 学习如推车登山，一步也不能松动。
97. Pearls can never ___ on the surface of water. If you want to get them, you have to run risks to dive deep. 珍珠是不会浮到水面上的，要寻找它，必须冒着生命危险潜到深水里。
98. If you are a coward, you yourself are your most dangerous enemy; if you are a brave man, you yourself are your most ___ friend. 如果你是懦夫，你自己乃是你最大的敌人；但如果你是勇者，你自己乃是你最大的朋友。
99. The first and earliest ideas are the beginning of progress; constant efforts are the ___ up to success. 最初的愿望是进取的起点；不懈的努力才是成功的阶梯。
100. Spreading knowledge is ___ happiness. 传播知识就是传播幸福。
101. If I were a poet, I would write with wholeheartedly enthusiasm a poem singing the praises of the expansion and ___ of the sea, and present it to you – my teacher, a broad-minded man of profound knowledge. 假如我是诗人，我将以满腔的热情写下诗篇，赞美大海的辽阔和深远，并把它先给您 – 我的胸怀博大、知识渊博的老师。
102. We all love you, our young teacher. You are as handsome as the spruce, and as deep as the blue sky; you have a lot of knowledge as well as a heart ___ to ours. 我们喜欢您，年轻的老师，您像云杉一般俊秀，像蓝天一样深沉；您有学问，还有一颗和我们相通的心。
103. The gray hair of years has climbed on your temples, but in my eyes, you are young at all times, for, in the sea of knowledge, you always keep ___ with the pioneers of the day. 岁月的白发虽然爬上了您的两鬓，在我看来您却永远年轻，因为在智慧的大海里，您始终与时代的先行者并驾齐驱。
104. I praise you and I respect you not only because you are ___, but also you have been exploring for your whole life.我的赞颂、我的崇敬，不仅是因为您富有才华，更是由于您一生都在进行探索！
105. You light up my heart with your heart, and ___ my love with your love. It is due to your presence that I feel the warmth of the world. 您用心点亮了我的心，以爱培育了我的爱。有您我感到世界的温暖。
参考文献：
辛星，张克勤等 汉英赠言精华[M]. 成都：四川辞书出版社. 2000
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