1. Education is the door to freedom. 教育是通向自由之门。
(一个简单的主系表。)
2. Challenges make life interesting. 挑战使生活变得有趣
。 (make+…+adj:形容词作宾语补足语。)
3. Difficulties make life worth living. 困难让生活有价值。
(make+…+介词短语:介词短语作宾语补足语。)
4. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. 世界上没有任何东西可以取代坚持。
(否定词做主语。Take the place of:代替)
5. It’s impossible to defeat a person who never gives up! 打败一个永不放弃的人是不可能的
(动词不定式做主语,“it”为形式主语。“who”引导的定语从句修饰先行语“a person”。)
6. The most important thing in life is to have a great aim and the determination to attain it.
生活中最重要的事情就是有一个远大的目标,并有决心实现它。 (动词不定试作表语和定语。)
7. If you can dream it , you can do it. 只要你想得到,你就做得到。 (“if”引导的条件状语从句。)
8. Actions speak louder than words. 行动比语言更具有说服力。 (副词比较级。)
9. Deeds are more powerful than words. 行为比言语更强大。 (形容词比较级。)
10. Mistakes show us what we still need to learn. 从错误中我们知道该学什么。
(“what”引导的宾语从句作直接宾语。从句中动词不定式作宾语。)
11. Difficult times show us who our true friends are. 艰难岁月让我们知道谁是真正的朋友。/患难见真情。 (“who”引导的宾语从句作直接宾语。)
12. It doesn’t cost anything to be nice. 做好人是不费吹灰之力的。
(动词不定试作主语,“it”作形式主语。)
13. Believe in what you can become. 相信自己的潜力。
(“what”引导的名词性从句作介词宾语。)
14. Think and your mind will stay fresh. 思考能使大脑保持清醒。
(“祈使句+and+主句”结构,其中祈使句具有条件句的含义意为:(只要)……就……。)
15. You win because you think you can. 你成功是因为你认为你有能成功。
(“because”引导的原因状语从句。)
16. By helping others , you will feel good about yourself. 帮助别人,其乐无穷。
(介词“by”表示手段、途径,动名词作介绍宾语。)
17. Lost time is never found again. 时间一去不复返。
(过去分词作定语。一般现在时被动语态。)
18. Rome wasn’t built in a day. 罗马不是一天建成的。 (一般过去时被动语态。)
19. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. 永远不要把今天做的事拖延到明天。
(否定形式祈使句。“what”引导的宾语从句作短语动词“put off”的宾语。)
20. Remember to smile when you wake up. 记得在醒来的时候微笑。
(动词不定式作宾语。“when”引导时间状语从句。)
21. Oversleeping will never make your dreams come true. 睡懒觉永远不能让你梦想成真。
(动名词作主语。不带“to”的动词不定式作宾补。)
22. Praise twice as much as you criticize. 多表扬,少批评。
(比较级:倍数表示法。)
23. The way to be happy is to make others happy. 快乐的方式就是先让别人快
(动词不定式作定语和表语。形容词作“make”的宾补。)
24. Life is too short to spend time worrying. 生命太短暂了,不要花在焦虑上。
(动词不定式否定结构:“too…to…”表示“太……以至于不能……”,其中动词不定式作结果状语.现在分词固定结构:spend time doing…)
25. What pains us trains us. 使我们痛苦的东西在真正锻炼我们。 (“what”引导主语从句。)
26. What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. 没有要我们命的事情让我们更强大。 (“what”引导主语从句。)
27. What hurts us the most teaches us the best. 伤害我们最深的对我们教育最深。
(“what”引导主语从句。副词最高级的运用)
28. The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. 只有在字典中,成功才会出现在工作之前。 (“where”引导定语从句。)
29. To be a great leader , you must have great hopes! 要想成为伟大的领导者,就必须有伟大的抱负。 (动词不定式作目的状语。)
30. He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning. 耻于问者耻于学。
(“who”引导定语从句。动名词作介词宾语。)
31. He who fails to plan , plans to fail. 不计划的人是注定要失败的。
(“who”引导主语从句修饰主语。动词不定试作动词宾语。)
32. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 不犯错误的人将一事无成。
(“who”引导主语从句修饰主语。双重否定。)
33. Imagination is more important than knowledge. 想像力比知识更重要。 (形容词比较级。)
34. The hotter the fire , the harder the steel . 火烧得越旺,(锻造出来的)钢铁就越坚硬。
(形容词比较级结构:the+比较级,the+比较级(越……,就越……))
35. Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. 决不要让你不能做的事妨碍你能做的事。 (“what”引导的宾语从句作“动词宾语”。不带“to”动词不定式“let”的宾补。)
36. It’s how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success. 你如何对待失败注定了你如何取行成功。
(强调结构:强调“how”引导的主语从句。后一个“how”引导宾语从句。)
37. Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours. 帮助他人实现他们的梦想,而你也将因此实现你自己的梦想。 (不带“to” 的动词不定式作“help”的宾补。“祈使句+ and+主句”结构,祈使句带条件句的含义,意为:(只要)……就……。)
38. The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it.
一旦你全心投入,你目标的实现就得到了保证。
( 一般现在时被动语态。“the moment”引导时间状语从句。意思是“一……就……”)
39. You become a winner the moment you believe you can win. 当你相信自己能赢的时候,你就成为了胜利者。 (“the moment”引导时间状语从句,意思是“一……就……”。状语从句中套宾语从句,作“believe”的宾语。)
40. Time and energy spent worrying are wasted. 担忧烦恼,浪费时间,也是浪费精力。
(过去分词作定语。一般现在时被动语态。)
41. The best way to predict the future is to create it. 未来预测未来的最佳方案就是创造。 (动词不定式作定语和表语。)
42. Your brain needs exercise to stay fit , just like your body. 大脑需要锻炼才能保持健康,就像你的身体一样。 (动词不定式作目的状语。)
43. Our greatest weakness lies in giving up, the most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
我们最大的弱点就是在于放弃。成功最有把握的方法就是尽力再试一次。 (动名词作介词宾语。动词不定式作定语和表语。)
44. Putting off an easy thing makes it hard. putting off a hard thing makes it impossible.
简单的事情因为拖延而变得困难;困难的事情因为拖延而变得不可能(完成)。 (动名词作主语。“make+…+形容词(作补语)”结构。)
45. The good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability to overcome bad luck.
对于许多伟大的人来说,他们惟一的幸运之处就是他们具有征服厄运的天赋。 (省略关系代词的定语从句。过去进行时被动语态。动词不定式作定语。)
46. The greatest discovery of our generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. 我们这一代最大的发现就是:人类可以通过改变态度来改变自己的生活。(“that”引导表语从句。动名词作介词宾语。) www.lizhidaren.com
47. It is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you.
重要不是在你身上发生了什么,而是应变时你所做的事情。
(“what”引导表语从句。最后一个“what”引导宾语从句,作介词宾语。)
48. It is not what other people think of you ,it is what you think of yourself that counts.
重要的不是别人如何看待你,而是你如何看待你自己。
(强调句型“It is…that…”,强调“what”引导的主语从句。)
49. As long as you are dreaming、 believing、and doing、you can go anywhere and achieve anything.
你要你有梦想、有信念、有行动,你就可以无往不利,无所不胜。 (“as long as”引导条件状语从句。)
50. Whatever you do, do it whole-heartedly. 无论你做什么,都要全心全意地做。
(“whatever”引导的让步关语从句。构词法:“形容词+名词+-ed+-ly”构成的合成副词。)