每日一句口语 2874

 

Life can only be understood backwards¹, but it must be lived forwards.

要理解生活，必须往后看；但要生活好，则必须向前看。

 

【知识点讲解】

backwards adv.向后； 往后； 倒； 逆

例句：

He works backwards, building a house from the top downwards².

他把工序倒过来了，从上往下建房子。

1 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。

2 downwards   

adj./adv.向下的（地），下行的（地）

参考例句：

• He lay face downwards on his bed.他脸向下伏在床上。
• As the river flows downwards,it widens.这条河愈到下游愈宽。