成功路上的绊脚石-忘恩负义(1)

Pitfalls² that lie athwart every pathway to success

 

成功路上的绊脚石。

 

Ingratitude³

 

忘恩负义

 

The pitfall¹ is by far the most dangerous, because it's so easy to miss.

 

When your vision becomes a reality, you arestill a failure if you cannot remember your humblebeginnings or recognize the contributions of those who helped you along the way.

 

Remember: There is no such thing as a self-made billionaire.

 

If you can't experience gratitude⁴, you might as well have stayed exactly where you started.

 

1 pitfall   

n.隐患，易犯的错误；陷阱，圈套

参考例句：

• The wolf was caught in a pitfall.那只狼是利用陷阱捉到的。
• The biggest potential pitfall may not be technical but budgetary.最大的潜在陷阱可能不是技术问题，而是预算。

2 pitfalls   

（捕猎野兽用的）陷阱( pitfall的名词复数 )； 意想不到的困难，易犯的错误

参考例句：

• the potential pitfalls of buying a house 购买房屋可能遇到的圈套
• Several pitfalls remain in the way of an agreement. 在达成协议的进程中还有几个隐藏的困难。

3 ingratitude   

n.忘恩负义

参考例句：

• Tim's parents were rather hurt by his ingratitude.蒂姆的父母对他的忘恩负义很痛心。
• His friends were shocked by his ingratitude to his parents.他对父母不孝，令他的朋友们大为吃惊。

4 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。