每日一句英语 Day120——坚定理想与信念

successful people don’t have fewer problems. they have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.
成功的人也会遇到很多问题，他们只是坚信没有东西可以阻止他们前进。
——ben carson
【相关单词短语讲解】
【1】determine英 [dtmn] 美 [dtrmn]
verb 动词
（1）查明；测定；准确算出：to discover the facts about sth; to calculate sth exactly
an inquiry was set up to determine the cause of the accident.
已展开调查以确定事故原因。
we set out to determine exactly what happened that night.
我们着手查明那天晚上发生的事情。
（2）决定；形成；支配；影响：to make sth happen in a particular way or be of a particular type
age and experience will be determining factors in our choice of candidate.
年龄和经验是我们选择候选人的决定因素。
upbringing plays an important part in determining a person’s character.
后天培养对于一个人性格的形成起着重要作用。
（3）确定；裁决；安排：to officially decide and/or arrange sth
a date for the meeting has yet to be determined.
会议日期尚待确定。
the court determined (that) the defendant should pay the legal costs.
法庭裁决由被告支付诉讼费用。
【拓展】被告——defendant
原告——plaintiff
a先生作原告的辩护人， b先生作被告的辩护人。
mr. a was counsel for the plaintiff, and mr. b for the defendant.
（4）~ on sth/to do sth
决定，决心（做某事）：to decide definitely to do sth
they determined to start early.
他们决定早点出发。
【2】stop sb from doing sth
we should stop people (from) cutting down trees.（from 可省略）
我们应该阻止人们砍树。
we must stop him from throwing the rubbish everywhere.
我们必须阻止他乱扔垃圾。
【3】forward 英 [fwd] 美 [frwrd]
adv. 副词
（1）向前：towards a place or position that is in front
he took two steps forward.
他向前走了两步。
they ran forward to welcome her.
他们跑向前去欢迎她。
（2）进展；前进：towards a good result
we consider this agreement to be an important step forward .
我们认为，这项协定是向前迈出了重要的一步。
cutting our costs is the only way forward .
降低成本是我们发展的唯一途径。
we are not getting any further forward with the discussion.
我们的讨论没有取得任何进展。
the project will go forward (= continue) as planned.
这个项目将按计划继续进行。
（3）向将来；往后：towards the future; ahead in time
looking forward , we hope to expand our operations in several of our overseas branches.
展望未来，我们希望拓展其中几家海外分公司的业务。
the next scene takes the story forward five years.
下一个场面是描述故事中五年后的情况。
（4）提前：arlier; sooner
it was decided to bring the meeting forward two weeks.
已决定把会议提前两周。
【拓展】一些与 forward 有关的常用短语
（1）look forward （to doing sth） 期待；盼望：expect or hope for
we all look forward to the day when the scientists can discover more secrets of the universe.
我们都向往那一天：科学工作者能发现更多的宇宙秘密。——《汉英大词典》
life is not worth living without food you can look forward to

and enjoy!
如果没有美食可以让人期待和享受，那人生还有什么意思！
——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
i now look forward to going back to work as soon as possible.
我现在渴望尽早回到工作岗位。
——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
（2）put forward 提出（计划、建议、名字）；推荐
he has put forward new peace proposals.
他提出了新的和平建议。——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
the students have put forward a series of questions.
学生们提出了一系列问题。——《汉英大词典》
（3）backward(s) and forward(s)来来回回：from one place or position to another and back again many times
she kept moving backward and forward.
她不停地来回走动。
she rocked backwards and forwards on her chair.
她坐在摇椅上前后摇晃着。