英諺格言及其詳解(50)

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    97、Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly. ---- Syrus
    要私下告戒朋友,但是要公開夸獎朋友。
    admonish means counsel (another) against something to be avoided; caution.警告某人勸告(他人)不要做應(yīng)避免的事;警告。例如:He admonished those frantic football fans to change their wicked ways.他告誡那些瘋狂的足球迷們改變那種搗蛋的做法。
    praise means expression of approval, commendation, or admiration.稱贊,贊賞表達(dá)贊同、贊揚(yáng)或仰慕。例如:She praised her daughter's hard work.她贊揚(yáng)女兒的辛勤工作。
    其常用的習(xí)慣用語如下:
    praise be謝天謝地,例如:At last I've found you, praise be! 謝天謝地,總算找到你了!
    praise、eulogize、commend 的用法,它們都含“贊揚(yáng)”的意思。
    98、Every tragedy makes heroes of common people. --- Stephens
    每場悲劇都會在平凡的人中造就出英雄來。
    這里我們來看一下悲劇,喜劇,正劇(悲喜劇)的表達(dá)方法。
    tragedy means a drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, a moral weakness, or an inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances.是指悲劇戲劇或文學(xué)作品,其中的主要人物走向毀滅或遭受極端的痛苦,尤其是因悲劇性缺陷、道德弱點或無力應(yīng)付不利環(huán)境而造成的后果。例如:tragedy queen 悲劇女演員
    comedy means a dramatic work that is light and often humorous or satirical in tone and that usually contains a happy resolution of the thematic conflict.是指喜劇,輕松的和常有幽默感的或在調(diào)子上是諷刺的戲劇作品,常包括主題沖突的圓滿解決。
    例如:a comedy writer;喜劇作家; a comedy show.喜劇表演
    tragicomedy means a drama combining elements of tragedy and comedy.是指悲喜劇一部結(jié)合了悲劇和喜劇成分的劇作。