No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown. --- Penn
没有播种,何来收获;没有辛劳,何来成功;没有磨难,何来荣耀;没有挫折,何来辉煌。---佩恩
【世博精解】
palm means a leaf of a palm tree, carried as an emblem of victory, success, or joy.这里是指(携带作为胜利、成功或高兴的象征的)棕榈枝的意思。我们知道的另一个意思是手掌;手心的意思。例如:He put the insect on the palm of his hand.他把虫子放在他的手掌心。
Thorn means a modified branch in the form of a sharp, woody spine.这里是指刺枝一种经修复的有锐利、坚硬的突起的枝,用来形容做事的坎坷与辛劳。
Gall means something bitter to endure:是指痛苦要忍受的痛苦之事的意思。例如:the gall of defeat.
被击败这一痛苦事实
cross means a trial, affliction, or frustration.是指审判,磨难,挫折的意思。例如:to bear one's cross
忍受苦难。
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