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英语名人名言: Questioning 询问
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  • The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe1 when he contemplates2 the mysteries of eternity3, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.

    Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)

    You can question somebody's views and their judgment4 without questioning their motives5 or patriotism6.

    Barack Obama (1961 - ), University of Michigan Commencement, 2010

    In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.

    Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)

    Look at all the sentences which seem true and question them.

    David Reisman

    A thinker sees his own actions as experiments and questions--as attempts to find out something. Success and failure are for him answers above all.

    Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900), The Gay Science, section 41

    One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything.

    Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799)

    A young man is embarrassed to question an older one.

    Homer (800 BC - 700 BC), The Odyssey7

    It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.

    James Thurber (1894 - 1961)

    If you ask too many questions, you will find no answers, only more questions.

    Monica Fairview, Darcy Cousins, 2010

    Ask questions from your heart and you will be answered from the heart.

    Omaha Proverb

    There are two sides to every question.

    Protagoras (485 BC - 421 BC), from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent8 Philosophers

    It is not every question that deserves an answer.

    Publilius Syrus (~100 BC), Maxims9

    A wise man's question contains half the answer.

    Solomon Ibn Gabirol

    The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best - and therefore never scrutinize10 or question.

    Stephen Jay Gould (1941 - 2002)

    So many men so many questions.

    (Quot Homines Tot Sententiae)

    Terence (185 BC - 159 BC)

    The outcome of any serious research can only be to make two questions grow where only one grew before.

    Thorstein Veblen (1857 - 1929)

    Judge of a man by his questions rather than by his answers.

    Voltaire (1694 - 1778)

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    1 awe [ɔ:] WNqzC   第7级
    n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧
    参考例句:
    • The sight filled us with awe. 这景色使我们大为惊叹。
    • The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts. 正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
    2 contemplates [ˈkɔntempleits] 53d303de2b68f50ff5360cd5a92df87d   第7级
    深思,细想,仔细考虑( contemplate的第三人称单数 ); 注视,凝视; 考虑接受(发生某事的可能性); 深思熟虑,沉思,苦思冥想
    参考例句:
    • She contemplates leaving for the sake of the kids. 她考虑为了孩子而离开。
    • Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them. 事物的美存在于细心观察它的人的头脑中。
    3 eternity [ɪˈtɜ:nəti] Aiwz7   第10级
    n.不朽,来世;永恒,无穷
    参考例句:
    • The dull play seemed to last an eternity. 这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
    • Finally, Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity. 英台和山伯终能双宿双飞,永世相随。
    4 judgment ['dʒʌdʒmənt] e3xxC   第7级
    n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
    参考例句:
    • The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people. 主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
    • He's a man of excellent judgment. 他眼力过人。
    5 motives [ˈməutivz] 6c25d038886898b20441190abe240957   第7级
    n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • to impeach sb's motives 怀疑某人的动机
    • His motives are unclear. 他的用意不明。
    6 patriotism [ˈpeɪtriətɪzəm] 63lzt   第9级
    n.爱国精神,爱国心,爱国主义
    参考例句:
    • His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism. 他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
    • They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism. 他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。
    7 odyssey [ˈɒdəsi] t5kzU   第11级
    n.长途冒险旅行;一连串的冒险
    参考例句:
    • The march to Travnik was the final stretch of a 16-hour odyssey. 去特拉夫尼克的这段路是长达16小时艰险旅行的最后一程。
    • His odyssey of passion, friendship, love, and revenge was now finished. 他的热情、友谊、爱情和复仇的漫长历程,到此结束了。
    8 eminent [ˈemɪnənt] dpRxn   第7级
    adj.显赫的,杰出的,有名的,优良的
    参考例句:
    • We are expecting the arrival of an eminent scientist. 我们正期待一位著名科学家的来访。
    • He is an eminent citizen of China. 他是一个杰出的中国公民。
    9 maxims [ˈmæksɪmz] aa76c066930d237742b409ad104a416f   第8级
    n.格言,座右铭( maxim的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • Courts also draw freely on traditional maxims of construction. 法院也自由吸收传统的解释准则。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
    • There are variant formulations of some of the maxims. 有些准则有多种表达方式。 来自辞典例句
    10 scrutinize [ˈskru:tənaɪz] gDwz6   第9级
    n.详细检查,细读;vi.细阅;作详细检查;vt.详细检查;细看
    参考例句:
    • Her purpose was to scrutinize his features to see if he was an honest man. 她的目的是通过仔细观察他的相貌以判断他是否诚实。
    • She leaned forward to scrutinize their faces. 她探身向前,端详他们的面容。

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