英语作文四、六级考试万能作文 2Band6January1997

 

[00:00.00]Haste¹ Makes Was

[00:02.98]Haste Makes Was

[00:05.83]This is a proverb full of logi

[00:09.51]If we are to accomplish anything,we must do it step by ste

[00:15.05]If we hope to achieve our desired goal,we have to do some solid,steady ,and down-to-earth wor

[00:23.93]On the contrary,the more we hurry,the more likely we are to make error

[00:30.09]Sometimes,too hasty² an action may well result in a complete failur

[00:36.86]A case in point is the story of "trying to help the shoots grow by pulling

[00:42.89]It is said that a man in ancient China was worried that the shoots of his crops might not grow fast enough,so he pulled every one of them a bit upwar

[00:56.11]As a result,far from growing any faster,his shoots all withered³ awa

[01:02.46]His haste,then,caused a great loss.This is a lesson to us al

[01:09.33]Let's always remember that Rome was not built in a day and haste does not pay.

1 haste   

n.匆忙，急速；草率；v.赶快；匆忙

参考例句：

• In his blind haste he almost ran into the river.他匆匆忙忙地几乎跑到河里去了。
• The contract says the work must be completed with all possible haste.合同上写明这项工作必须尽快完成。

2 hasty   

adj.草率的，急速的，匆忙的，仓促完成的

参考例句：

• She's too hasty;she should learn to think before speaking.她太轻率了，她应该学会话出口前想一想。
• You will have time for a hasty snack before the train leaves.火车离站前你还能抓紧时间吃一顿快餐。

3 withered   

adj. 枯萎的，干瘪的，（人身体的部分器官）因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
• The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。