每日一句口语 405

今天的每日一句是：

In order to discover new lands,

one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

想发现新大陆，就得做好很长时间看不到岸边的准备。

Notes:

1.be willing to

乐于；甘于；肯；甘

eg.

No bank would be willing to underwrite such a loss.

没有哪家银行愿意承担这样的损失。

She will be willing to lay out 2000 dollars for a washing machine.

她乐意花2000美元买一台洗衣机。

2. sight

n. 视力；看见；视野；景象

vt. 看见，发现；瞄准；观察；调准瞄准器

vi. （用仪器）瞄准；观察

常见搭配：

a (long) sight

[俗]很多

a (long) sight better

[口]比...好得多

a sight for sore eyes

佳客; 珍品; 愿见的人或物

a sight for the gods

惊人的场面

a sight of

非常多的

a nation sight of

[美口]非常多

at first sight

一见就..., 初次看见时

be a sight to behold¹ [see]

蔚为奇观, 是一个非凡的景象

catch [have, gain, get] sight of

发现, 看出

feed one's sight

饱眼福, 悦目; 娱乐

find favour in sb.'s sight

受某人欢迎[宠爱], 被看中

go [get] out of sight

看 不见了

heave in sight

出现在地平线上; 映入眼帘

1 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。