31.It is because I know how sweet and happy and pure the home of honest poverty is,how free it is from perplexing care,from social envy and emulations,how loving and how united its members may be in the common interest ofsupporting the family that I sympathize with the rich man's boy and congratulate the poor man's boy.我亲身体验过正直贫困家庭里的那种温馨、美满和纯真,这样的家庭无暇为聊的事而操心,不受他人的嫉妒,不与他人争斗,为了养家糊口这个共同目标,家里的人互相爱护,团结一致。正是由于这个原因我对富人家的孩子深表同情,而对穷人家的孩子表示祝贺。
此句用it is…… that……强调原因,整个原因状语从句是强调部分;句子的主要部分是I sympathize……the poor man's boy.
eg:It is because he didn't turn off the stove that caused the fire.
正是因为他没关煤气炉子导致了这场火灾。
eg:It is because of his ignorance that led him to prison.
正是因为他的无知使他走上了犯罪。
free from:无……的,摆脱了……的
eg:Some handicapped are free from taxation.
一些残疾人免征税。
eg:He wants to live in a small town free from noise pollution.
他想住在一个没有噪音污染的小镇。
eg:Now that he's retired he's free from all responsibilities.
他现在已经退休了,无官一身轻。
in the interest of:in order to achieve the result or maintain a situation
eg:All the people should work together in the interest of world peace.
大家都应为世界和平努力工作。
sympathize with (sb./ sth.):同情;支持
eg:I must tell you how much we sympathize with you on your loss.
我要告诉你对于你的损失我们对你深表同情。
eg:We always sympathize with just causes.
我们一贯支持正义的事业。
32 it is for these reasonsthat fromhe ranks of the poor so many strong,eminent,self-reliant men have always sprungand always must spring.—— ……that is why poor families have produced and will continue to prodece so many outstanding people.正是由于这些原因,穷人的队伍中已经不断涌现出,而且一定还会不断涌现出众多坚强、出众,依赖自己能力的杰出人才。
此句用it is……that的形式强调for these reasons.
spring from:出人意料地从……出现
eg:Where did your sister spring from? I thought she was in Europe.
你妹妹是从哪里蹦出来的?我还以为她在欧洲呢。
33 responsibility of read the list of the immortals who “were not born to die,”and I ofter awoke and found myself were born to the precious heritage of poverty
如果你愿意看看那些流芳百世之人的名单,你就会发现他们当中大部分人出生于贫困这个宝贵的环境中。
If you will如果你愿意
eg:If you will listen to me,I'll give you some advice.
如果你愿意听,我就给 你一些建议。
who “were not born to die”:那些不朽的人物,指那些为人类作出巨大贡献的人物。to die表示结果。
be born to / into /of:出于……(环境、家庭等)。
eg:He was born into a poor family.
他出身于一个贫穷家庭。
34.It seems nowadays,amatter of universal desi