Be patient in adversity and cautious in prosperity.
身处逆境要忍耐,身处顺境要小心。
【世博精解】
patient,shavingsor showing the ability to bear long waiting, or anything unpleasant, calmly and without complaining,耐心的;忍耐的;容忍的。它的反义词是impatient不耐烦的,急躁的。patient做名词使用时表示(接受医生治疗和/或住院的)病人。
adversity, (an example of ) bad fortune; trouble,厄运;逆境;患难。A good friend will not desert you in time of adversity.好朋友不会在患难时抛弃你。to meet with adversities遭遇不幸。
cautious, careful; paying attention;shavingsor showing caution,小心的;谨慎的;小心翼翼的。
prosperity, good fortune and success, esp. in money matters,繁荣;昌盛;兴隆(在金钱方面)。
这个谚语告诉我们每个人都会遭遇不同的命运,或顺水行舟,或惊涛骇浪。因此,当我们身处逆境时,不必感到难过,要有克服困难的勇气;而当我们在顺境时,则因未雨绸缪,考虑周全。
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