370. After a secondary school course, a student should be interested enough in a subject to enjoy gaining knowledge for its own sake.
英语四级译文:
上过中学课程之后,学生应该对一门学科产生足够的兴趣,以便能因为学科本身而享受获得知识的乐趣。
四级词汇讲解:
secondary school意为“中学”,学生的就学年龄一般在11岁到16岁或18岁之间。
be...enough...to...意为“足够……以至于”。如:
The boy is old enough to go to school.男孩到上学的年龄了。
for one's own sake意为“为某事本身的缘故,鉴于某事本身的价值”。如:
You should tell them the truth for your own sake.为了你自己好,你应该告诉他们真相。
英语四级考点归纳:
有关sake的短语还有:
※ for the sake of意为“为了……的缘故”。如:
The old woman moved to the seaside for the sake of her health.老妇人为了健康而迁居到了海边。
※ for the sake of sth./doing sth.意为“为获得或保持某物”。如:
The translation sacrifices naturalness for the sake of accuracy.该译文为求准确而牺牲了流畅性。
※ for the sake of it意为“只想那样做(没有特殊原因)”。如:
Don't get married just for the sake of it.不要为了结婚而结婚。