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2020-10-29 Hope springs eternal 希望之泉永不尽

今日短语 

人们用 “hope springs eternal” 这句话来表达 “希望总是存在的,即使它看起来不太可能”。它可以被用来描述一件不太可能发生但我们希望它发生的事情。

这个说法出自18世纪英国诗人亚历山大·蒲柏(Alexander Pope)的诗歌《人论》,诗中写道:“Hope springs eternal in the human breast.(希望永驻于人们的心中)”。

例句

It’s going to be really difficult to win this match now, but hope springs eternal.
现在要赢得这场比赛真的很困难,但希望总是有的。

Hope springs eternal, but if our sales figures don’t improve, we’ll have to close.
虽然希望永存,但如果我们的销售数字不提高,我们就得关门停业了。

It’s going to be hard to pass this exam. Oh, well. Hope springs eternal.
要想通过这场考试很难。唉!不过希望总是有的。

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