读英文原著《Wonder/奇迹男孩》学单词 128
Appendix
appendix
/əˈpendɪks/
a part at the end of a book containing additional information
附录
Mr. Browne’s precepts
September:
When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind.
—Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
October:
Your deeds are your monuments.
—inscription on an Egyptian tomb
deed
a thing that sb does that is usually very good or very bad
行为；行动
His heroic deeds were celebrated in every corner of India.
他的英勇事迹在印度各地广为传颂。
monument
/ˈmɑːnjumənt/
a building, statue, or other large structure that is built to remind people of an important event or famous person
纪念碑，纪念塔，纪念馆
November:
Have no friends not equal to yourself. —Confucius
无友不如己者——孔子
December:
Audentes fortuna iuvat. (Fortune favors the bold.)
—Virgil
fortune favors the bold = fortune favors the brave
Courageous action is often rewarded. The phrase encourages people to do what scares them. A variation is "fortune favors the brave."
I know you're nervous about asking for a raise（加薪）, but keep in mind that fortune favors the bold—you'll never get anything if you don't ask for it.
bold
- （字体）粗体的，黑体的
- not afraid of taking risks and making difficult decisions
果敢的，敢于冒险的，大胆的He had the ability to take bold imaginative decisions.
他能够作出富有创见的大胆决定。
January：
No man is an island, entire of itself.
—John Donne
没有人是一座孤岛
February:
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. —James Thurber
March:
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
—Blaise Pascal
April:
What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful.
—Sappho
May:
Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as you ever can.—John Wesley’s Rule
June:
Just follow the day and reach for the sun!
—The Polyphonic Spree, “Light and Day”
Postcard Precepts
Charlotte Cody’s Precept
It’s not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend.
Reid Kingsley’s Precept
Save the oceans, save the world! —Me!
Tristan Fiedleholtzen’s Precept
If you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet, they’re about to announce the lottery numbers! —Homer Simpson
Savanna Wittenberg’s Precept
Flowers are great, but love is better. —Justin Bieber
Henry Joplin’s Precept
Don’t be friends with jerks. —Henry Joplin
Maya Markowitz’s Precept
All you need is love. —The Beatles
Amos Conti’s Precept
Don’t try too hard to be cool. It always shows, and that’s uncool. —Amos Conti
Ximena Chin’s Precept
To thine own self be true. —Hamlet, Shakespeare
Julian Albans’s Precept
Sometimes it’s good to start over. —Julian Albans
Summer Dawson’s Precept
If you can get through middle school without hurting anyone’s feelings, that’s really cool beans. —Summer Dawson
Jack Will’s Precept
Keep calm and carry on! —some saying from World War II
August Pullman’s Precept
Everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their life because we all overcometh the world. —Auggie
