n. 学徒,徒弟
adj. 徒弟的,无经验的
vt. 使做学徒
"Well, what success, George?" asked Mr. Prentice, as the family gathered around the tea-table.
当一家人围坐在茶桌旁时,普伦蒂塞先生问道:“那么,乔治,取得了什么成就?”
"Have you finished your lesson, George?" said Mr. Prentice to his son, who had laid aside his book and was busy making a large paper kite.
“你做完功课了吗,乔治?”普伦蒂塞先生对他的儿子说道。他的儿子早就放下了书,正忙着制作一个大的纸风筝。
"From that day," continued Mr. Prentice, "there was no boy in the school who learned more rapidly than Henry. From that day till the present hour he has been a student; and he now urges his son George to ´try again´ as he tried."
“从那天起,”普伦蒂塞先生继续说,“学校里没有一个男孩比亨利学得更快。从那天起,直到现在,他还在学;现在他敦促他的儿子乔治像他那样‘再试一次’。”
"May you never forget this lesson, my son!" said Mr. Prentice, "You now get the secret of success. It lies in never stopping to think about a task being difficult or tiresome, but in going steadily on, with a fixed determination to succeed."
“愿你永远不会忘记这一课,我的儿子!”普伦蒂斯先生说,“你现在得到了成功的秘诀。它在于永远不要停下来去想一项任务多困难或令人厌倦,而是要稳步前进,以坚定的决心取得成功。”
Middle Grades Math. Prentice Hall, 1997.
《初中数学》,普伦蒂斯·霍尔出版社,1997。