(1)As food is to the body,so is leaning to the mind.Our bodies grow and muscles develop with the intake of food. Likewise,we should keep leaning day by day to maintain our mental power and expend our intellectual capacity.
As food is to the body,so is leaning to the mind——as...is to , so is ...to正如什么？
intake吸收摄取/intake the calories
Likewise=in the same way
day by day=daily
intellectual
(2)Constant learning supplies us with fuel for driving us to sharpen our power of reasoning,analysis,and judgment. Continuous learning is the best way to keep pace with the times in the information age.
supplies us with/provide/offer
fuel燃料
driving us to sharpen/force激励我们做某事
reasoning推理能力 judgment判断能力analysis分析能力
Continuous learning持续学习力
pace with the times 与时俱进
information age信息时代
(3)It is common misunderstanding to regard school as the only place for acquisition of knowledge.On the contrary,leaning should be an endless process,from the cradle to the grave. With the world changing so fast, to stop leaning for just a few days will make a person lag behind.
On the contrary与之相反
from the cradle to the grave从摇篮到坟墓
(4)Lake of leaning will inevitably lead to the stagnation of the mind,or even worse,its fossilization.Therefore, to stay mentally young,we have to take leaning as a lifelong career.
Lake of缺少
inevitably导致
lead to =result
grow booming繁荣/boost促进/stimulate刺激-- 反义词slow down=stagnation=depression
fossilization僵化、化石
mentally精神上=physically身体上
