文档介绍：An Advanced Course in Interpretation 高级口译教程 Unit 8 Mouth Warm-up: What is Virtue (美德)? What is virtue? Virtue is goodness (善良) . Virtue is fine quality (优良品质) . Virtue is love for truth (热爱真理) . Virtue is lofty character (崇高的人格) . Virtue is noble behavior (高尚的行为) . Virtue is beauty of mind (美丽的心灵) . Virtue is sharing others ’ pain. (分担他人痛苦) Virtue is conferring happiness. (向他人施舍欢乐) Virtue is thinking and doing what is right. (想和做正事) What is virtue? Virtue is the basis of dignity (尊严的基础) . Virtue is the source of esteem (尊敬的源泉) . Virtue is honesty and diligence (诚实与勤奋) . Virtue is modesty and temperance (谦虚与自制) . Virtue is synonymous with charity (与慈善同义) . Virtue is courage and perseverance (勇敢与坚毅) . Virtue is what you feel good after (事后感觉良好之事) . Virtue is following one ’ s own conscience (按良心行事) . Virtue is boundless power without abusing (权无限而不滥用) . Conclusion: Virtue is beauty of mind, nobility of behavior, reflection of goodness and origin of happiness. It means always conferring benefits and never inflicting pains. It embodies itself in such qualities as kindness, honesty, courage, modesty, perseverance and temperance. Quotations from Celebrities on Virtue 美德足以使一个人变得伟大、光荣和快乐。—富兰克林 Virtue alone is sufficient to make a man great, glorious and happy. – Benjamin Franklin 我要告诉你,美德并不源于金钱,相反,金钱以及公众和私人的一切其他福利均源于美德。—苏格拉底 I tell you that virtue does e from money, but that from es money and every other good of Man, public as well as private. – Socrates Quotations from Celebrities on Virtue 真正的美德在于遵守这样的行为准则,即不要让别人痛苦。—斯宾塞 Real virtue is the regulation of conduct in such a way that pain shall not be inflicted. – Herbert Spencer 人类的幸福和尊严存在于美德之中。—亚当斯 The happiness of man, as well as his dignity, consists in virtue. – John Adams 是美德而不是出身使我们成为高尚的人。—博蒙德 It is virtue and not birth that makes us noble. — Francis Beaumont Quotations from Celebrities on Virtue 美德体现为心灵的一种健康、美好和良善的****惯。—柏拉图 Virtue is a kind of health, beauty and good habit of the soul. – Plato 人类的幸