APAD: The triumph of hope over experience

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7grizzly
楼主 (文学城)

Meaning:

   A literal view of the subject of remarriage.

 

Background:

   This remark is reported to have been said by Samuel Johnson in James

   Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, 1791. The occasion was Johnson's hearing of

   a man who had remarried soon after the death of a wife to whom he had been

   unhappily married.

 

- www.phrases.org.uk [edited]

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Johnson voiced no judgment despite of knowing of the man's previous unhappy

marriage. Had the guy bailed out just before taking the plunge, as the character

Charles did in the film "Four Weddings and A Funeral," the sage lexicographer

would say experience knocked out hope in the last round.

移花接木
Not a bad thing to have sth to dream of. 我同事曾有过两次婚姻,然后他又要结婚
移花接木
然后所有人听到这个消息都摇头,似乎在预测一个definite fail,不过

直到现在还没看到预期结果。大约4,5年了

最西边的岛上
Come on 7G, we need hope in life ;-)) "We must accept finite
最西边的岛上
disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." - M.L.King,Jr
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7grizzly
Others are entitled to their opinions. The couple only know.
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7grizzly
Johnson sounds less like a demagogue :-)
最西边的岛上
haha, but Johnson'sWisdom mightNotApply 2everyone&everywhere
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7grizzly
Sure. We are all exceptions :-)
最西边的岛上
Yes Brother! "This is the way & I've spoken" - Mandalorian
移花接木
only the feet know if the shoes ftit
最西边的岛上
I thought it's the other way around? :-))
天边一片白云
My previous physiotherapist had four boys already.
天边一片白云
The fifth child was finally a girl.
妖妖灵
不懂
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7grizzly
And they are from different mothers?
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7grizzly
The guy's unhappy 1st marriage (experience) didn't prevent
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7grizzly
him from marrying again (hope).
妖妖灵
这个词是只用在再婚吗?前面还有个“胜利”。英文上下文怎么用呢?
移花接木
another form: hope triumph experience
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7grizzly
就是对下次婚姻寄与的希望胜过了上次(不幸)的经历。
妖妖灵
奥,现在明白了,是hope over experience。over是超过的意思。
妖妖灵
这里就是希望胜利的经历的意思了吧
移花接木
希望战胜了经验
天边一片白云
same mother.
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7grizzly
对,可以这样理解。Over 是介词,跟Triumph.
妖妖灵
triumph在这里是动词啊,我刚知道它可以用作动词
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JoyAnna.
Hope over experience…
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JoyAnna.
不畏将来,不念过往。如此,安好。
移花接木
其实,任何单纯的名词只要没有对应的动词,就可以做动词,I bused
妖妖灵
真的?那victory是吗?
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7grizzly
A positive attitude!
暖冬cool夏
Hope trumps experience. Let's all try a second marriage:))
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7grizzly
Follow the example of Rupert Murdoch :-))
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JoyAnna.
R U kidding?