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eternal BrE /ɪˈtɜːnl/ NAmE /ɪˈtɜːrnl/●ˌhope springs eˈternal (saying) human beings never stop hoping 人总是满怀希望;希望永存人间◆She’s sure that he’ll come back to her one day. I’m not so sure, but hope springs eternal.她相信总有一天他会回到自己身边。我没她那么有信心,不过人总是充满希望的。 ORIGIN This comes from An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope: ‘Hope springs eternal in the human breast’. 这个习语源于亚历山大 ∙ 蒲柏的散文《人论》:“希望在人类心中生生不息”。 |