世博格言必修【15】Well is it known that ambition can creep as well as soar.

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Well is it known that ambition can creep as well as soar. ---- Burke

众所周知，胸有大志者能屈能伸。 ---- 伯克

【世博精解】

well is it known是个倒装句，有强调的意味。正常语序是It is well known。

as…as用于副词和形容词之前，构成比较句型。

这里，我们需要了解一下第二个as。首先，当as用作介词，是指达到与…相同的程度；与…等同的意思。例如：This dress is twice as expensive as that.这件连衣裙比那件贵一倍。再者，当as用作连词时，指同…一样达到某种程度的意思。例如：His eyes aren’t quite as blue as they look in the film.他的眼睛不象在电影里看到的那么蓝。

ambition是指野心，雄心，志气的意思。例如：Your problem is you have no ambition.你的问题是你没有抱负。ambition后常与to be/do sth.连用。He filled with ambition to become famous person.他立志要成为名人。

历史上，勾践卧薪尝胆，韩信跨下之辱，这些人都是胸怀大志的能人。他们刻苦自励，发奋图强，这种品质，值得我们每一个人学习。

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