《SAT真词一本通》精品60句

《SAT真词一本通》精品60句【V1.0】来源：王嘉毅MR的日志
我自从准备SAT以来一直都在背李永远老师的《SAT真词一本通》，通过几个月的单词奋斗我发现这本书中有一些非常好的单词例句，如果用在SAT作文例子中（托福也适用）一定会起到点睛的作用。

我总结出了自己认为最好的60个句子，仅供各位参考交流。

（例句对应的单词已标出，方便各位记忆）
ps: 如果Forever老师看到欢迎进行批评指正。

王嘉毅2010-11-23
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1，What is called ―modern civilization‖ is not the result of a balanced development o f all man’s nature, but of accumulated knowledge applied to practical life.
所谓的―现代文明‖不是人性的均衡发展，而是把积累起来的知识运用于实际生活之中。

2，The administration’s position on taxes was set in cement despite the unfavorabl e public response.
尽管公众舆论反对，政府在税收上的立场仍是坚如磐石。

3，Steamboat travel opened a new chapter in America’s exploration of the West.
汽船旅行为开发美国西部翻开了新篇章。

4，Youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy chee ks, red lips and knees, it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vig or of the emotions, it is the freshness of the deep spring of life.
青春不是生命的一段时光，不是指玫瑰色的脸颊、红润的嘴唇和身躯自如的双膝；它是一种精神状态，丰富的想象力和和生机勃发的情怀。

它是生命春意正浓时鲜活的记忆。

它是生命之源勃勃生机的涌泉。

——《Youth》
5，I cherish the dream that one day I will be amply and justifiably rewarded as lo ng as I work ceaselessly.
我珍惜这样一个梦：只要我永不停息地努力，总有一天我会得到充足而公正的回报。

6，Well-doer never does chicanery and person who is good at chicanery does not belong to well-doer.
善良的人从不狡辩，狡辩的人一定不是善良之辈。

7，Little chips light great fires.
【谚】星星之火，可以燎原。

8，Circumstances after cases.
【谚】此一时，彼一时。

9，Einstein’s new theory on optics changed classical scientific ideas about light.
爱因斯坦新的光学理论改变了人们对光的传统科学概念。

10，The Soviet Union collapses because of great exhausting in military competition and the underdeveloped living standard.
苏联因为在军备竞赛中的巨大消耗和长期低下的人民生活水平而垮塌。

11，Two discussions from different points of view may complement each other.
不同观点的两种讨论可以彼此互相参证/互为补充。

12，After the First World War, Germany conceded its neighbors much valuable land.
第一次世界大战后，德国让与其邻国许多宝贵的领土。

13，His amiability condemns him to being a constant advisor to other people’s trou bles.
他和蔼可亲的性格使他成为为他人排忧解难的开导者。

14，A possible connotation of ―home‖ is a place of warmth, comfort and affection.
―家‖的可能的含义是―一个温暖，舒适和蔼的地方。

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15，Lincoln is a conspicuous example of a poor boy who succeeded.
林肯是一个穷苦孩子而功成名就的出色例子。

16，The development of science has reached a critical juncture when ethical concer ns should be more involved.
科学的发展已经到了一个关键点上以至于伦理的考虑必须更多的参与其中。

17，Hew out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope—Martin Luther King
从绝望的大山中劈出一块希望的石头。

——马丁·路德·金
18，We seem destined never to meet.
我们似乎是命中注定无缘相见。

19，Whatever you do, work at it and don’t try do dodge the column.
做什么事，都要努力去做，别偷懒。

20，It is true that nobody wants to be encountered with twists-and-turns, ups-and -downs, but actually these are not only inevitable but also helpful.
诚然，没有人愿意遭遇生命中的坎坷和起伏，但是这些不但是不可避免的，而且是有益的。

21，The whole purpose of bribes is to entice governments to act against the public interest.
贿赂的整个目的就是要诱使政府部门违背公众利益行事。

22，Human being are infinitely flexible and able to adjust when survival depends o n it.
人类的适应能力是无尽的，为了生存可以适应任何环境。

23，The controversial tax fueled a sustained uprising that could not be quelled by t he Prime Minister’s impassioned speeches.
那项有争议的税收带你染了一个持续的抗议，这个抗议是不能被首相充满激情的演说所平静下去的。

24，The windy building heralds an impending rain storm in the mountain.
山雨欲来风满楼。

25，The practice of renaming a street Martin Luther King Boulevard has been adopt ed by many cities to honor the civil rights leader.
很多城市用马丁·路德·金的名字重新命名大街来纪念这位民族领袖。

26，Ignorance is not equivalent to stupidity, for ignorance can often be corrected while stupidity cannot.
无知不等同于愚昧，因为无知可以被纠正而愚昧则不能。

27，It’s immoral to be rich while people are starving and homeless.
建立在大多数人饥饿和无家可归基础上的富裕是不道德的。

28，The best way to overcome the fear of death is to make your interests graduall y wider and more impersonal, until bit by bit the wall of the ego recede, and you r life becomes increasingly merged in the universal life.
克服死亡畏惧心理的最好办法便是设法使你的兴趣逐步的更广泛一些，看得更淡一些，一直等到脱离个人狭小圈子，你的生活就逐渐的融合在宇宙的生命之中。

29，Passion is a key ingredient to the study and practice of law and of life.
激情是法律的学习与实践以及生活中必备的要素。

——《律政俏佳人》
30，Everybody has inherent capability that is easily concealed by habits, blurred by time and eroded by inertia.
每个人都有一种潜在的能力，只是很容易被习惯所掩盖，被时间所迷离，被惰性所消磨。

31，A manager’s jo b is to instill determination into his players.
一个领袖的职责就是给他的团队灌输一种决心。

32，The shadow of a greater economic crisis looms large in that country.
一场更大的经济危机的阴影笼罩着那个国家。

33，Market mechanism is efficient in resource allocation.
市场机制在资源配置中很有效率。

34，History bears evidence that each momentous political change is usually followe d by an economic revival.
历史证明，在每次重大的政治变革之后随之而来的往往是经济上的复兴。

35，Conservations generally criticize liberals for wanting obstructive big government.
保守党一般批评自由党想要咄咄逼人的大政府。

36，There is a speed of development without parallel in post-war Europe.
战后欧洲经历了无可匹敌的发展速度。

37，The government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish f rom the earth.
民有，民治，民享的政府不应该从地球上消失。

38，A phase of my life was closing tonight, a new one opening tomorrow. –Charlot te Bronte
我生命的一段历程于今晚结束，明天将开始新的一程。

——夏洛特·勃朗蒂
39，Our plastic, violent culture, with its philistine tastes and hunger for novelty. –L loyd Rose
我们易受影响的扭曲的文化，趣味低级而且缺乏新颖性。

——劳埃德·罗斯
40，The IMF latest outlook highlights the precarious state in which the world econ omy remains.
国际货币基金会的最新展望重点强调了当前世界经济的不稳定状况。

41，It was the most preposterous position in which I never found myself in my lif e.
这是我从未遇到过的最荒谬的状况。

42，OPEC members have quotas for oil production.
欧佩克成员国都有石油生产限额。

43，Think twice before doing anything rash.
不要草率行事，要三思而行。

44，The difficulty will soon ravel out.
困难很快就会解决。

45，The similarities between the two have often been remarked on.
人们经常谈论两者相似之处。

46，We are sincerely grateful to everyone who has rendered assistance to the victi ms of the earthquake.
我们真诚地感谢为地震受害者提供帮助的每一个人。

47，Tear off the rhetorical topdressing from his speech and you find there’s very l ittle solid content.
去掉他演讲中华丽的词藻，你会发现其中没什么实在内容。

48，What’s the rush if we are building something for the eternity?
如果我们是在为永恒建造东西，又有什么可以着急的呢？
49，I have thought love, first, because it brings ecstasy –ecstasy so great that I wo uld often have sacrificed all the rest of life for a few hours of this joy. –Bertrand Russell.
我寻找爱，首先是因为它使人心醉神迷，这种陶醉是如此的美妙，使我愿意牺牲所有的余生去换哪怕只是几个小时这样的欣喜。

——伯特兰·罗素
50，Life seems to have lost most of its savor for him.
对他来说，生活似乎已失去了一切乐趣。

51，The hotel offers a haven of peace and serenity away from the bustle of the ci ty.
那家旅馆远离闹市，是一个幽静安谧的好去处。

52，It’s too late to change your mind now; so there is no point in shedding tears.
你现在改变主意已经太迟了，所以为此伤心落泪是无用处的。

53，Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it.
【谚】智者热爱真理，愚者回避真理。

54，―It is easier to recount grievances and slight than it is to set down a board re dress of such grievances and slights.‖(Elizabeth Kenny)
详细描述不满和冷落比直言不讳地纠正这些不满和冷落更容易。

（伊丽莎白·肯尼）
55，―a smattering of everything, and a knowledge of nothing‖(Charles Dickens)对所有的事情都略知一二，而真正的知识却一点也没有。

（查尔斯·狄更斯）
56，―The wo rst solitude is to be destitute of sincere friendship‖（Francis Bacon）最可怕的估计就是完全没有忠诚的友谊。

57，Scientists are now on the threshold of a better understanding of how the hum an brain works.
科学家现在对人类大脑工作机制的研究即将进入新的阶段。

58，Happiness lies not in the mere procession of money; it lies in the joy of achiev ement, in the thrill of creative effort.
幸福不在于拥有金钱，而在于获得成就时的喜悦以及产生创造力。

59，When the going gets tough, the tougher gets going.
当一件事情进入到特别艰难的时候，只有更加坚定的人才能够推进下去。

60，Whereas knowledge can be acquired from book, skills must be learned through practice.
知识可以通过书本来获得，而技能只能通过时间来获得。