Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
愛所有人,信任少數人,不負任何人。
——威廉·莎士比亞(William Shakespeare)
【相關單詞短語講解】
【1】trust 英 [trst] 美 [trst]
noun 名詞,主要看第(1)點
(1)[U]~ (in sb/sth)
相信;信任;信賴:the belief that sb/sth is good, sincere, honest, etc. and will not try to harm or trick(欺騙) you
Her trust in him was unfounded.
她對他的信任毫無道理。
【拓展】unfounded 英 [nfandd] 美 [nfandd]
adj. 莫須有的;無端的;沒理由的;不依據事實的
【記憶技巧】:un 無 + found 基礎 + ed 表形容詞 → 沒有根基的 → 無事實根據的
a partnership based on trust 建立在互相信任基礎上的合夥關係
It has taken years to earn their trust .
花了好多年才贏得他們的信任。
If you put your trust in me, I will not let you down.
你要是信賴我,我就不會讓你失望。
She will not betray your trust (= do sth that you have asked her not to do) .
她不會辜負你對她的信任。
He was appointed to a position of trust (= a job involving a lot of responsibility, because people trust him) .
他被委以重任。
(2)[C, U](law 法律) 委託;信託;信託財產:an arrangement by which an organization or a group of people has legal control of money or property that has been given to sb, usually until that person reaches a particular age; an amount of money or property that is controlled in this way
He set up a trust for his children.
他為子女安排好了信託財產。
The money will be held in trust until she is 18.
這筆錢將由人代管到她18歲為止。
Our fees depend on the value of the trust.
我們的費用視信託金額而定。
【拓展】與trust有關的一些搭配
learn to trust 學會信任
build trust 培養信任
create trust 建立信任
place trust in someone 信賴某人
mutual trust 相互間的信任
charitable trust 慈善信託機構
trust your instincts 相信直覺
trust someone's judgment 相信某人的判斷
investment trust 投資信託
【2】a few 在此句中表示少數人
The printing press gave power to a few to change the world for the many.
印刷機賦予少數人為多數人改變世界的力量。——《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
This government depends on the wishes of a few who are remote from the people.這個政府按照遠離民眾的少數人的意願行事。
——《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
"少數人"有時譯成"a few people"
Only a few people can find any cause for celebration
只有少數幾個人能找到慶祝的理由。——《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
Only a few people possess the remotest idea of the facts.
只有少數人對這些事實粗知一二。——《漢英大詞典》
【注意】如果"a few people"前有個quite,意思就完全不一樣了……
quite a few people 很多人;相當多的人;不少人
Quite a few people were eating outside in the blazing sun.
不少人在外面的炎炎烈日下吃飯。——《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
Quite a few people are interested in seeing movies.
不少人對看電影感興趣。
【3】none 英 [nn] 美 [nn]
pron. 代詞
~ (of sb/sth)
沒有一個;毫無:not one of a group of people or things; not any
None of these pens works/work.
這些鋼筆沒有一支能用。
We have three sons but none of them lives/live nearby.
我們有三個兒子,但他們都不住在附近。
We saw several houses but none we really liked.
我們看了幾所房子,但都不怎麼喜歡。
Tickets for Friday? Sorry we've got none left.
星期五的票?對不起,一張也沒有了。
He told me all the news but none of it was very exciting.
他告訴了我所有的新聞,但沒有一件激動人心的。
『Is there any more milk?』 『No, none at all .』
「還有牛奶嗎?」「沒了,一點都沒了。」
Everybody liked him but none (= nobody) more than I.
大家都喜歡他,但誰也比不過我。
adv. 副詞
(1)(與the加比較級連用)一點都不,絕無:used with the and a comparative to mean 『not at all』
She told me what it meant at great length but I'm afraid I'm none the wiser .
她費盡口舌給我解釋它的意思,可我恐怕還是不明白。
【拓展】none the wiser:none+the+wise的比較級
一點也不聰明——(在事後或作出解釋後)仍然不明白,仍舊不完全知曉
After all his explanations, I remained none the wiser.
他講了半天,我還是糊裡糊塗。
He seems none the worse for the experience.
他的這次經歷似乎一點沒有給他造成傷害。
【拓展】none the worse:none+the+bad的比較級一點也不差
A good tale is none the worse for being twice told.
好戲不厭百回看。(好故事百聽不厭。)——《漢英大詞典》
She's none the worse for her adventure.
她並沒有因為經歷了冒險而身體不好。
(2)(與too加形容詞或副詞連用)
絕不,不怎麼:used with too and an adjective or adverb to mean 『not at all』 or 『not very』
She was looking none too pleased.
她看上去一點也不高興。
【拓展】與none有關的一些搭配
none of that/this/those 那個/這個/那些中全無
none of them/us 他們/我們中沒有一個人
almost none 幾乎沒有
virtually none 實際上沒有
none whatsoever 一點也沒有
none too 一點也不