标题: Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations. ---- Mackingtosh [打印本页] 作者: x-ace 时间: 2009-11-21 15:03 标题: Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations. ---- Mackingtosh
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations. ---- Mackingtosh
格言是民族意识的结晶。
condense means to make more concise; abridge or shorten.精简、使更简结；删节或缩短的意思。例如：A long story may be condensed into a few sentences. 一个长篇故事可缩写成几句话。
Sense of这是一个常用的短语，例如：sense of direction 方向感；sense of humor 幽默感格言这个词有很多种译法adage/aphorism/byword/dicta/dictum/gnome/maxim/proverb/watchword 等。
84、Caution is the parent of safety. 谨慎为安全之本。
Caution, the quality of being very careful, not taking any risks, and trying to avoid danger,小心，谨慎。We must proceed with caution.我们必须小心行事。
Parent, the father or mother of a person or animal.一个人的父亲或是母亲。例句：I don’t really get on with my boy-friend’s parents.我和我男友的父母亲真的很合不来。在这里parent并非此意，而是一种引申的用法，the parent of 表示是…之本。
Safety, means the state of not being dangerous or likely to cause harm or injury,安全，平安，保险。例句：My main concern is for the safety of my family.我主要关心的是家人的安全问题。/She led the children to a place of safety.她把孩子们带到了安全的地方。
