小词详解 | thaw
One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of March thaw, is the Spring.
一只燕子的来临说明不了夏天，但当一群大雁冲破了三月暖流的雾霭时，春天就来到了。
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小词详解 | plight
为了民族复兴，无数仁人志士不屈不挠、前仆后继，进行了可歌可泣的斗争，进行了各式各样的尝试，但终究未能改变旧中国的社会性质和中国人民的悲惨命运。
With tenacity and heroism, countless dedicated patriots fought, pressed ahead against the odds, and tried every possible means to seek the nation’s salvation. But despite their efforts, they were powerless to change the nature of society in old China and the plight of the Chinese people.
小词详解 | rampant
缺乏约束的持枪自由导致枪支暴力泛滥，对公民的生命、人身、财产安全构成了严重威胁。
The lack of restraint in the right to hold guns has led to rampant gun violence, posing a serious threat to citizens' life and property safety.
小词详解 | whim
Innovation is the whim of an elite before it becomes a need of the public.
在成为公众需求之前，创新不过是某个精英的突发奇想。
小词详解 | counterpart
Language is the picture and counterpart of thought.
语言是思想的写照和副本。
小词详解 | yardstick
Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.
成为卓越的代名词。很多人并不能适应需要杰出素质的环境。
小词详解 | anatomy
No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman.
任何男人都不应该结婚，除非他研究了解剖学并解剖了至少一个女人。
小词详解 | denomination
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
《旧约全书》可以归类为敬畏；《新约全书》可以归类为信心。
小词详解 | malleable
Habits are malleable throughout your entire life.
习惯在你的一生中都是可塑的。
小词详解 | vestige
There is no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end.
既没有开始的痕迹，也没有结束的迹象。
小词详解 | discern
The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.
智慧的首要之点是能判别什么是错误的，其次能知道何者为正确。
小词详解 | fatigue
Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.
我们的疲惫很多时候并非来自于工作，而是恐惧、消沉和怨恨。