71、What is the right must unavoidably be politic. ---- Peel
正確的東西總是周密思考的結(jié)果。
unavoidable means can not be avoided,是指不可免除的意思。
例如:unavoidable duties不可推卸的責(zé)任。
下面,我們來(lái)看一下有關(guān)下列短語(yǔ):
certain death; 必定的死亡;
an inescapable conclusion; 不可逃避的結(jié)局;
an inevitable result; 必然的結(jié)果;
sudden but sure regret; 突然的但肯定的后悔;
an unavoidable accident. 不能避免的事故
politic means well judged, prudent.是指行為得當(dāng)?shù)模瑢徤鞯囊馑?。例如:When the fight began, he thought it politic to leave.戰(zhàn)斗伊始,他就想到走為上策。
72、A little neglect may breed great mischief. 小疏忽釀大禍。
Neglect, the action of neglecting忽略;疏忽。The owner’s neglects of repairs to his house房東疏于修理他的房子。
Breed,原義是繁殖;生產(chǎn),在這里引申為產(chǎn)生,導(dǎo)致,相當(dāng)于lead.
Mischief, (formal) damage or harm; wrong-doing(正式)損害;傷害;錯(cuò)事。The storm did a lot of mischief to the crops.暴風(fēng)雨給農(nóng)作物造成很大損害。這個(gè)詞還可以表示調(diào)皮;搗蛋;惡作劇。If his parents leave him alone for five minutes, the little boy gets into mischief.只要這個(gè)小男孩兒的父母讓他單獨(dú)呆上五分鐘,他就會(huì)調(diào)皮搗蛋。
Moral of the sentence:小洞不補(bǔ),大洞吃苦。

