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“Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness – its opposite – never led to good intention’s goal.”
— Miguel de Cervantes, Writer
「勤勉是幸運之母,它的相反 – 閒怠,從未引領人達到目標。」– 米格爾‧德賽凡提斯 (文學作家)
- diligence (n.) 勤勉,勤奮;diligent (adj.)。fortune (n.) 命運。例:She has the good fortune to work with such a brilliant mind. (她有幸能與這樣聰明的人一起工作。) idleness (n.) 空閒,怠懈;idle (adj.)。intention (n.) 意圖,目的;good intention 無法達成的好意圖。例:The Prime Minister is full of good intentions which can never be carried out. (首相有很多永遠無法施行的好計劃。)
- 米格爾‧德賽凡提斯 (1547-1616) 是西班牙詩人、劇作家及小說家,他的 Don Quixote (唐吉訶德) 被認做是歐洲第一部現代小說,也是最偉大的西方文學著作之一。
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