每日一句口语 3011

 

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion¹ and the will to help others.

人生的目的在于服务他人、同情怜悯和乐于助人。

 

【知识点讲解】

compassion n.怜悯，同情； 恻隐之心；

例句：

The president insisted that he was acting² out of compassion, not opportunism.

总统坚持说他如此做是出于同情而不是为了投机。

1 compassion   

n.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
• Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。