语音讲解: Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on. -----Churchill
人们偶尔会为真理而跌倒,但往往重新站起来,继续前进。-----丘吉尔
【世博精解】
stumble over sth means strike one’s foot against sth and almost fall,是指绊脚的意思。例如:I stumbled over a tree root.树根绊了我一脚。
Stumble over/through sth means make a mistake or mistakes as one speaks, plays music, etc.特指说话或演出时出错。例如:She stumbled through a piece by Chopin.她演奏肖邦的曲子很不流畅。
这句话里的stumble是前一种意思。此外,stumble后常跟的介词有across/on sb/sth,意为发现某人(某物)的意思。例如:Police investigating tax fraud stumbled across a drugs rings.警方在调查瞒税案件时意外地发现了一个贩毒集团。
丘吉尔的这句话再一次强调了坚持真理的重要性。无疑,只有真理最能经受考验。
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