Some men are born great, others have greatness thrust upon them.
1. Men [men] man 的复数
2. man [mn] n. 成年男子; 男人; 人类; (特定历史时期的) 人; (不论性别的) 人
3. Greatness [ɡretns] n. 巨大;伟大;重大;广大;重要;著名;崇高
4. Thrust [θrst] v. 猛推; 冲; 搡; 挤; 塞; 刺; 戳;
5. are born great
be born adj. 生来就XX/出生时就XX
great是形容词,放在句末作方式或伴随状语,说明“出生时的状况”。
He was born deaf.
他生下来就失聪。
All men are born equal.
所有人生来都是平等的。
The poet died young.
这位诗人英年早逝。
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2. have greatness thrust upon them
用法:have XX/ is thrust upon somebody 强加于XX /迫使…接受
thrust sth. upon sb. 把某物强加给某人
He thrust a terrible choiceupon us.
他迫使我们接受这个选择。
She never wanted to be Queen, but the role wasthrust uponher.
她从来不想做皇后,这个角色是强加给她的。
Why has such sadness beenthrust uponus?
我们为什么要遭这份罪?