英美人天天都在说的4000句 185:throw (cast) caution..

[00:01]R：I like to see a man of advancing years throwing caution to the winds. It's inspiring, in a way.
[00:07]P：My years are not advancing as fast as you might think.
[00:10]I don't worry about anything anymore.
[00:12]That's exactly what makes me so special.
[00:15]R："The wretch¹, concentrated all in self...
[00:19]Living, shall forfeit² fair renown³... And, doubly dying, shall go down...
[00:24]To the vile⁴ dust, from whence he sprung...
[00:28]Unwept, unhonored, and unsung."
[00:32]Sir Walter Scott.

1 wretch   

n.可怜的人，不幸的人；卑鄙的人

参考例句：

• You are really an ungrateful wretch to complain instead of thanking him.你不但不谢他，还埋怨他，真不知好歹。
• The dead husband is not the dishonoured wretch they fancied him.死去的丈夫不是他们所想象的不光彩的坏蛋。

2 forfeit   

vt.丧失；n.罚金，罚款，没收物

参考例句：

• If you continue to tell lies,you will forfeit the good opinion of everyone.你如果继续撒谎，就会失掉大家对你的好感。
• Please pay for the forfeit before you borrow book.在你借书之前请先付清罚款。

3 renown   

n.声誉，名望

参考例句：

• His renown has spread throughout the country.他的名声已传遍全国。
• She used to be a singer of some renown.她曾是位小有名气的歌手。

4 vile   

adj.卑鄙的，可耻的，邪恶的；坏透的

参考例句：

• Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢？
• Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。