留美老师带你每日说英文 第154期:如何看待知识的增长?

 台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是：

What do you think increases¹ with knowledge²? and he said³, You learn how little you know.

你如何看待知识的增长？他回答道：“学之甚多，方显知之甚少。”

1 increases   

n.增加量( increase的名词复数 )v.增加，增大，增多( increase的第三人称单数 )；增强，增进；[缝纫]放（针）；增强

参考例句：

• Gas and oil consumption always increases in cold weather. 燃气和燃油的消耗量在天冷时总会增加。
• I can see no possible justification for any further tax increases. 我看不出还能提出什么理由来进一步加税了。

2 knowledge   

n.知识，学识，学问；知晓，了解

参考例句：

• He is poor in money, but rich in knowledge.他贫于金钱，但富于学问。
• It is common knowledge that the earth is round.地球是圆的是常识。

3 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。