2023年8月30日 – 道天地

不积跬步，无以至千里；不积小流，无以成江海。
Without accumulating small steps, one cannot reach a thousand miles; without small streams accumulated, rivers and sea cannot be formed.
《荀子 | 劝学篇》

jaunty [ADJ]	If you describe someone or something as jaunty, you mean that they are full of confidence and energy. 充满信心和活力的	He always looked jaunty and yet reserved, good-natured, and yet capable and self-sufficient. 他老是精神抖擞而又老成持重，心地善良而又干练、自负。
dubious [ADJ]	If you describe something as dubious, you mean that you do not consider it to be completely honest, safe, or reliable. 可疑的、不太可靠的	This claim seems to us to be rather dubious. 这项声明在我们看来相当不可信。
rhetorical [ADJ]	A rhetorical question is one that is asked in order to make a statement rather than to get an answer. 修辞上的 (设问)、反问的	He grimaced slightly, obviously expecting no answer to his rhetorical question. 他稍稍做了个苦相，显然并不指望对他的修辞性设问有所回答。
ascertain [V-T]	If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so. (尤指经过努力) 查明	Through doing this, the teacher will be able to ascertain the extent to which the child understands what he is reading. 通过这样做，老师将能确定这个孩子对他正在读的内容的理解程度。
pernicious [ADJ]	If you describe something as pernicious, you mean that it is very harmful. 极为有害的	I did what I could, but her mother’s influence was pernicious. 我已尽我所能，但她母亲造成的影响是很极为不利的。