To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real.

to be + adj. ^{做目的状语}

• He exercises every day to be healthy. ^{他每天锻炼是为了（保持）身体健康。}
• To be really happy and really safe in the digital age, understanding cybersecurity is crucial.^{要在数字时代真正快乐和真正安全，了解网络安全至关重要。}
• Check the flight status again to be sure of the departure time. ^{再次检查航班状态，以确保起飞时间无误。}
• We arrived at the theater early to be ready for the opening act. ^{我们早早到达剧院，以便为开场演出做好准备。}
• Companies must innovate to be competitive in the global market. ^{企业必须创新，以便在全球市场中保持竞争力。}
• To be brief, the project was a total success. ^{简单地说，这个项目非常成功。}

It is no use starting late in life to say: 'I will take an interest in this or that.'

it is no use doing ^{…是没有用的}

• It’s no use crying over spilt milk. ^覆水难收
• When planning for retirement, it is no use starting late in life to say you will save enough money.^{在规划退休时，在晚年开始说你会存够钱是没有用的。}

take an interest in =  be interested in … ^{对…产生兴趣;开始关注}

• Recently, many young people have started to take an interest in traditional crafts. ^{最近，许多年轻人开始对传统手工艺产生兴趣。}
• It is encouraging to see young people take an interest in local politics and community service.^{看到年轻人对地方政治和社区服务产生兴趣是令人鼓舞的。}

Such an attempt only aggravates the strain of mental effort.

strain ^{stress / tension / pressure n.压力}

• The long hours of computer work put a severe strain on his eyes. ^{长时间的电脑工作给他的眼睛带来了严重的负担。}
• When you are already exhausted, such an attempt only aggravates the strain and leads to burnout.^{当你已经筋疲力尽时，这样的尝试只会加重负担，并导致倦怠。}
• Taking regular breaks is vital for reducing the strain of mental effort during long work sessions.^{定期休息对于减少长时间工作期间的精神努力负担至关重要。}

A man may acquire great knowledge of topics unconnected with his daily work, and yet get hardly any benefit or relief.

relief ^{n.宽慰，减轻，缓解}

• The booklet contains information on pain relief during labour. ^{这本小册子介绍了减轻分娩疼痛的知识。}
• Relief workers are still searching through collapsed buildings. ^{救援人员仍在塌了的建筑物里搜寻。}
• A shortage of funds is preventing the UN from monitoring relief. ^{资金短缺使得联合国无法监督救济工作。}
• Despite the minor adjustments, the team still got hardly any benefit or relief from the excessive workload.^{尽管做了微小的调整，团队仍然几乎得不到任何益处或解脱于过重的工作量。}

It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do.

Antimetabole ^{回环 / 倒复}

• Eat to live, not live to eat. ^{— Socrates}
• Forty is the old age of youth, fifty is the youth of old age. ^{— Victor Hugo}
• Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage. ^{— Benjamin Franklin}
• The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man. ^{— G. B. Shaw}
• So let us begin anew —remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate. ^{— John F. Kennedy}
• And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. ^{— John F. Kennedy}

Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death, and those who are bored to death.

broadly ^{adv. generally 大体上；概括地说}

• Broadly speaking, there are two main schools of thought on this issue. ^{总的来说，关于这个问题主要有两种流派。}
• Generally speaking, people are more likely to succeed if they stay consistent. ^{通常而言，如果人们能保持一致，就更容易成功。}
• Broadly speaking, the new legislation aims to improve both environmental and public health standards.^{广义上讲，这项新立法旨在改善环境和公共卫生标准。}

状语主语无需与主语一致的情况^{(习语；宏观与旁观...)}

• Strictly speaking, the whale isn’t a fish.
• Judging from his face, he must be ill.
• To make a long story short, he wanted money, and tried to get it without working.
• But as they are about to return, an unprecedented storm descends on the area and blocks their way home.
• To make things worse something unexpected happens.

toil ^{v. to work very hard for a long period of time 长期辛苦工作，苦干}

• Farm laborers have to toil in the fields all day.
• He was toiled to death.
• I have nothing to offer, but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

Broadly speaking, leaders may be divided into two classes: those who are created by demands placed upon them, and those who are ‘self-created’ through hard work and achievements. Fortune’s favored children belong to the former, whereas the latter, I believe, are the majority. ^{GRE写作范文（分类句型）}

It is no use offering the manual labourer, tired out with a hard week's sweat and effort, the chance of playing a game of football or baseball on Saturday afternoon.

be tired out / exhausted ^{精疲力竭；筋疲力尽}

• By the end of the marathon, the runners were completely tired out. ^{马拉松结束时，跑步者们都已精疲力竭。}
• After working in the fields all day, he was physically exhausted and fell asleep immediately. ^{在田里干了一整天活后，他体力耗尽，立刻睡着了。}
• Preparing for the final exams left the students mentally exhausted. ^{准备期末考试让学生们感到心力交瘁。}

offer sb. sth. / sth. to sb. ^{向某人提供某物/ 把某物提供给某人}

• The company decided to offer him the job because of his impressive experience. ^{因为他出色的经验，公司决定向他提供这份工作。}
• She offered some coffee to the guests as soon as they arrived. ^{客人们一到，她就给他们端上了咖啡。}

It is no use inviting the politician or the professional or business man, who has been working or worrying about serious things for six days, to work or worry about trifling things at the weekend.

working or worrying about ^{正在工作或担心（动名词形式） to work or worry about 去工作或担心（不定式形式）}

• The habit of working or worrying about tasks late at night can lead to insomnia. ^{深夜工作或担心任务的习惯会导致失眠。}
• You need to find time to relax instead of continuing to work or worry about your career. ^{你需要找时间放松，而不是继续为事业工作或操心。}
• The executive needed to disconnect entirely, not work or worry about trifling things at the weekend.^{这位高管需要完全脱离工作，而不是在周末工作或担心琐碎的事情。}