情景英语：中级美语对话(第67讲)

67. All That Glitters Is Not Gold p. 459

    Many people seek fame and wealth. Gul Muhammed sought neither. However, through fate he is famous. He is so sort that he is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the shortest man in the world. He measures only 57 centimeters. Though he has fame, he is not rich. In fact, he's too poor to pay his own medical bills.

    Recently, when Gul became so ill that he had to be brought to the hospital, he didn't have enough money for the medicine. What a pitiful man he is！ His story tells us that fame and wealth do not always go hand in hand. Indeed, Gul is a living example of the saying, "All that glitters is not gold."

    All that glitters is not gold. 部分否定

    be as poor as a church mouse

    widow 寡妇

    seek = look for = be in search of

    notorious = infamous¹ 恶名昭张      be notorious for naughty

    Don't bow（surrender） to fate. 不向命运低头      bowtie 蝴蝶结

    stout² —— thick,black,bitter beer 黑啤酒    potbelly大肚皮

    be poor at sth 很差    be good at

    medical bill 医药费

    foot the bill = pay the bill  付账

    When his father fell ill, Tom rushed home from work.

    miserable³ 惨的   pitiful 可怜的      It's a pity/a shame/pitiful/too bad he can't come.

    living 活生生的    living dictionary