Question

格言必修【41】

Answer 1

The great end of life is not knowledge but action. —— Huxley
　　人生的伟大目的不在于知而在于行。 —— 赫胥黎

　　knowledge:

　　1. understanding 了解，理解 例如：A baby has no knowledge of good and evil. 小孩儿不解善恶。

　　2. all that a person knows familiarity gained by experience 个人的知识，见闻 例如：I have only a limited knowledge of computers. 我的计算机知识是很有限的。

　　3. everything that is known, organized body of information 学问，学识，知识 例如： all branches of knowledge 各门学问

　　knowledge 常用的搭配如下：

　　be common/public knowledge 人所共知

　　It's pointless trying to keep your friendship secret——it's common knowledge already. 你们无所谓将友情保留——其实已尽人皆知了。

　　Come to somebody's knowledge 被某人熟悉

　　It has come to our knowledge that you have cheating the company. 我们了解你一直欺骗公司。

　　这句格言，实际是告诉我们做事要实干，仅仅纸上谈兵是不够的。