薄荷英文在线阅读感想100字（慢读双语短文014GENIUSAND）

Someone asked, “What is the difference between you and a mediocrity?”

Genius said, “There is no genius in the world, but industry plus some foresight.”

“Is there a little difference between the two?” the man asked again.

The genius, pointing at a caterpillar, asked, “What's this?”

“A caterpillar.”

Pointing at a bird egg, the genius asked, “What's this?”

“A bird's egg!” the man answered.

At last, the genius pointed at a child and asked, “Who is he?”

“A newborn baby,” the man replied.

The genius shook his head and said, “Those are respectively a butterfly, an eagle and a genius, but you said they were a caterpillar, a bird's egg and a baby. The different answers may be the difference between a mediocrity and me.”

先逐字读一遍短文，不认识的不着急查词典，读完一遍，不熟悉的生词大约心中有数了，再回头仔细读一遍，有生词的部分，细读，根据上下文猜测一下意思。如果手头有纸笔不妨写下来。最好通读三遍，文章的大约意思估计也就明白八九不离十了。再逐字查阅生词，最后再对照译文，通读一两遍。还有疑难不解的地方做好笔记请教他人。

genius

英 ['dʒiːnɪəs]美 ['dʒinjəs]

n. 天才，天赋；精神

来自词根gen, 生育，词源同generate.原义为守护精灵，传说中每个人出生时都会有守护精灵相伴而生，并一生陪伴成长，引申义天资。参考电影《黄金罗盘》。

Is he a nutter, or is he a genius?

他是疯子，还是天才？

mediocrity

英 [miːdɪ'ɒkrɪtɪ]美

n. 平庸之才；平常

来自mediocre,普通的，平庸的。

mediocre

/ˌmidɪ’okɚ/ adj. 中等的,普通的

【解词】med-=mid-=中间的；ocre-=ocris-=山峰，锯齿状高山；因此这个词的根本含义是“半山腰的”，引申为“中的的，普通的”。

His acting career started brilliantly, then sank into mediocrity.

他的演艺生涯开场时轰轰烈烈，然后就变得庸庸碌碌。

Surrounded by mediocrities, he can seem a towering intellectual.

在周围一群泛泛之辈的衬托之下，他就像一个鹤立鸡群的智者。

industry

英 ['ɪndəstrɪ]美 ['ɪndəstri]

n. 产业；工业；勤勉

来自拉丁语industria,行动，勤奋，热情，来自indu-,在内，在里，第二部分词源不确定，可能来自-stru,建造，建设，词源同structure,instruct,或来自-ust,燃烧，词源同combust.引申词义燃烧的热情，勤奋，后用来指制造，制造业，工业，行业。

No one doubted his ability, his industry or his integrity.

没人怀疑他的能力、勤奋和正直。

foresight

英 ['fɔːsaɪt]美 ['fɔrsaɪt]

n. 先见，远见；预见；深谋远虑

fore-,在前。sight,看，视野。

词源

foresight (n.)also fore-sight, early 14c., "insight obtained beforehand;" also "prudence," from fore- sight (n.). Perhaps modeled on Latin providentia. Compare German Vorsicht "attention, caution, cautiousness."

He was later criticised for his lack of foresight.

他后来被指责缺少先见之明。

caterpillar

英 ['kætəpɪlə]美 ['kætɚpɪlɚ]

n. [无脊椎] 毛虫；履带车

adj. 有履带装置的

cat, 猫。-pil, 毛，词源同peel, depilatory(脱毛)。因其毛如猫毛而得名。

The caterpillar was transformed into a butterfly.

毛毛虫变成了蝴蝶.

newborn

英 [njuː'bɔːn; 'njuːbɔːn]美 ['nubɔrn]

adj. 新生的；再生的

n. 婴儿

newborn (adj.)

also new-born, c. 1300, from new born. As a noun from 1879.

Swaddle your newborn baby so that she feels secure.

把你刚出生的孩子用襁褓包裹住，这样她会有安全感。

respectively

英 [rɪ'spektɪvlɪ]美 [rɪ'spɛktɪvli]

adv. 分别地；各自地，独自地

respectively (adv.)

mid-15c., "relatively;" 1620s, "relatively to each singly," from respective -ly (2).

Metal, oil and soap contains foreign matter, respectively.

金属 、 油和肥皂中分别含有杂质.

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有人问：“您和庸人有什么不同？”

天才说：“世上没有天才，不过是勤奋加上一点远见而已。”

“天才和庸人二者一点区别都没有吗？”这个人又问。 天才指着一只毛毛虫问：“这是什么？”

“毛毛虫。”

天才指着一个鸟蛋，问道：“这是什么？”

“鸟蛋！”这个人回答。

最后，天才指着一个孩子，问道：“他是谁？”

“一个新生儿。”这个人回答。

天才摇摇头说：“刚才这些分别是一只蝴蝶、一只雄鹰和一个天才，但你却说它们只是毛毛虫、鸟蛋和婴孩。答案的不同也许就是庸人和我的不同之处吧。”

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