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And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.
欢迎收听VOA慢速英语《词汇掌故》节目。
Spring has come to many places around the world.
世界上许多地方的春天已经来到。
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, we celebrate the first day of spring on the vernal equinox.
在北半球，我们在春分这一天庆祝春天的第一天。
In 2022, spring began on March 20.
2022年的春天从3月20日开始。
With new life starting to show in nature, it is easy to see why this season has meant hope and new beginnings to many people through history.
随着新生命开始在大自然中显现，很容易理解为什么这个季节对历史上的许多人来说意味着希望和新的开始。
As a verb, the word "spring" can mean to come forth with energy.
作为动词，“spring”这个词的意思是充满活力地做某个动作。
For example, when you "spring into action," you start a project or task with a lot of positive energy.
例如，“spring into action”的意思是充满正能量地开始一个项目或任务。
Here is another way to use "spring" as a verb.
下面是“spring”用作动词的另一种用法。
If you "spring" news or information on someone, you tell them something without preparation.
如果你冷不防地告诉某人信息，你就是在没有准备的情况下告诉他们一些事情。
For example, the other day a good friend told me she would be moving to a new city by the end of the week!
例如，前几天，一个好朋友告诉我，她将在本周末搬到一个新城市！
I can't believe she sprung such important news on me.
我不敢相信她突然告诉我这么重要的消息。
And that brings us to our expression for today's show: hope springs eternal.
这就引出了我们今天节目的表达：hope springs eternal。
"Hope springs eternal" means that people can always find a reason to hope, even in the bleakest situations.
“Hope springs eternal”的意思是人们总能找到希望的理由，即使在最沮丧的情况下也是如此。
Here, the word "bleak" means to not have much hope.
在这里，“bleak”的意思是没有太大希望。
Eternal means to last or exist forever, without end or beginning.
Eternal的意思是永远持续或存在，没有结束或开始。
So, there is a dreamy quality to this expression.
所以，这个短语有一种梦幻般的特质。
It is actually considered a proverb, a short well-known saying containing a wise thought.
它实际上被认为是一句谚语，一句蕴含着明智思想的简短的谚语。
The wise thought here is that we human beings never stop hoping or believing that things will get better.
该明智的思想是，我们人类永远不会停止希望或相信事情会变得更好。
Even when common sense tells us that something will not happen -- we still think it will.
即使常识告诉我们某事不会发生——我们仍然认为它会发生。
For example, a group of friends tried to start a business together.
例如，一群朋友试图一起创业。
Their first three tries failed.
他们前三次尝试都失败了。
But that did not stop them from trying again.
但这并没有阻止他们再次尝试。
You know what they say: Hope springs eternal!
他们说：希望永不止息！
Here is another example. Even though a woman lost her job, her car, and her apartment all in one month, she still kept a positive attitude.
下面是另一个例子。即使一个女人在一个月内失去了工作、汽车和公寓，她仍然保持着积极的态度。
She still had good health and good friends.
她仍然有健康的身体和好朋友。
She asked them for a little help and then started to rebuild her life.
她向他们寻求一点帮助，然后开始重建她的生活。
For her, hope springs eternal is more than a proverb.
对她来说，“希望永不止息”不仅仅是一句谚语。
It is her life's motto.
这是她人生的座右铭。
People who use or believe in this proverb as optimists.
使用或相信这句谚语的人是乐观主义者。
They optimistically believe in a brighter tomorrow.
他们乐观地相信会有更光明的明天。
A pessimist, the opposite of an optimist, probably won't use "hope springs eternal" very often … if at all.
悲观主义者，即乐观主义者的对立面，如果有的话，可能不会经常用“希望永不止息”这句谚语。
Language experts say the proverb "Hope springs eternal" comes from a shortened line from Alexander Pope's 1732 poem An Essay on Man.
语言专家表示，“希望永不止息”这句谚语出自亚历山大·蒲柏1732年的诗《人论》中的一句短句。
He wrote: "Hope springs eternal in every human breast."
他写道：“希望永远在人心中跳动。”
And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories. Until next time … I'm Anna Matteo.
以上就是本期《词汇掌故》节目的全部内容。下次见……我是安娜·马特奥！
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