每日一句英语 Day93——居里夫人：弱者等待时机 强者创造时机

Weak men wait for opportunity, but the strong men make it.

弱者等待时机，强者创造时机。

——居里夫人（Marie Curie）

【相关单词短语讲解】

【1】weak 英 [wik] 美 [wik] adj.

weak看似是一个很简单的单词，其实它的用法挺多的，今天来看看一些比较常用的~

（1）（身体）虚弱的；无力的：not physically strong

She is still weak after her illness.

她病后仍然虚弱。

（2）不牢固的；易损坏的；易破的：that cannot support a lot of weight; likely to break

That bridge is too weak for heavy traffic.

那座桥不太牢固，承受不住过多的车辆。

（3）易受影响的；懦弱的；软弱无力的：easy to influence; not having much power

a weak and cowardly[kadli] man 一个懦弱胆怯的男子

a weak leader 软弱的领导人

In a weak moment (= when I was easily persuaded被说服) I said she could borrow the car.

我一时心软，同意她借用汽车。

（4）穷 / 病人： poor/sick people

the weak[pl.（复数）] 穷人；病人；弱者：people who are poor, sick or without power

He viewed his mission in life as protecting the weak from the evil.

他认为自己毕生的使命就是保护弱者不受邪恶势力的欺凌。

《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

【拓展】第（4）点涉及到定冠词"the"的用法：

用于某些形容词前使之名词化，表示一类人（如上文提到的"the weak"）、一类事物或抽象概念，再举个例：

The new is sure to take place of the old.

新生事物必定会取代旧事物。

（5）（货币currency；经济economy）疲软的；萧条的：not financially strong or successful

a weak currency 疲软的货币

The economy is very weak.

经济十分萧条。

（6）~ (in sth) 不善于；不擅长；（能力）弱的：not good at sth

a weak team 弱队

I was always weak in the science subjects.

我总是学不好理科。

（7）不能令人信服的；不能说服人的；欠缺说服力：that people are not likely to believe or be persuaded by；not convincing

weak arguments 无说服力的论据

I enjoyed the movie but I thought the ending was very weak.

我喜欢这部电影，但是觉得结尾很牵强。

（8）微弱的；隐约的；难以看见 / 听到的：not easily seen or heard；hard to see/hear

a weak light/signal/sound 微弱的光线 / 信号 / 声音

（9）淡漠的；无活力的；无生气的；缺乏热情的：done without enthusiasm or energy

a weak smile 淡淡的微笑

He made a weak attempt to look cheerful.

他有气无力地摆出高兴的样子。

（10）（液体 liquid）稀的；稀薄的；稀释的：a weak liquid contains a lot of water

weak tea 淡茶

【2】wait for 等待；注意

They wait for the group to decide rather than making individual decisions

他们等待团体作决定而不是各自作出决定。——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

Ready, aim, wait for it! Fire!

准备，瞄准目标，注意！开火！

【3】make it（经历艰难困苦后）成功

We live in a world in which only the strongest can make it to the top.

我们生活在这样一个世界里——只有最强的人才能爬得最高。

——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

顺便来复习下【每日一句英语 Day74：Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.有些人想成功，有些人渴望成功，有些人努力实现成功。——迈克尔 · 乔丹（Michael Jordan）】出现的"make it happen" ：使它发生——实现——梦想成真

I won"t make it happen again.

我不会让这样的事情再发生的。

Above all, if you have a dream, together we can make it happen.

最首要的，如果你有梦想，我们将与你一起将它实现。