if a man empties his purse into his head,no one can take it from him。
-本杰明富兰克林
如果一个人为了学问倾注一切,这些学问是没有人能拿走的。(约翰f肯尼迪)。
------ 本杰明•富兰克林
Learn the following two words by heart记住下面两个单词:
1.empty adj.空的;空洞的;说话不算数的;空虚的:
The theater was half empty.
剧场空了一半。
Is this an empty chair?
这张椅子没人坐吗?
The house has been standing empty for some time.
这房子已经有一段时间没人住了。
The room was empty of furniture.
房间里什么家具都没有。
It's an empty promise.
这是兑现不了的承诺。
Three months after his death, she still felt empty.
他死后三个月她仍然感到心里很空虚。
empty也可以作动词,意为:倒空;腾空;掏空:
He emptied out his pockets but couldn't find his keys.
他把口袋里的东西都掏了出来,仍然找不到他的钥匙。
He emptied his glass and asked for a refill.
他干了一杯,又要求再斟满一杯。
2.purse n.钱包;资金;财源;备用款:
She took a coin out of her purse and gave it to the child.
她从钱包取出一枚硬币给那个小孩。
We have holidays to suit every purse.
我们有适合不同消费计划的度假安排。
Should spending on the arts be met out of the public purse?
花在艺术活动的开支应该由政府支付吗?