第108章 顿悟瞬间

The great revelation perhaps never did come. Instead there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark; here was one.

—To the Lighthouse, Novelist, Virginia Woolf

伟大的启示或许从来没有出现过。相反,日常生活中总有一些小小的奇迹与光亮,就像黑夜中意外划亮的火柴;这里就有一个。

——《到灯塔去》弗吉尼亚·伍尔芙,小说家

·词汇

great revelation伟大的启示

revelation n.暴露;本文指感受到神圣力量的展现、召唤、启迪,即“神启”。

reveal v.揭示,揭露,泄露

reveal secrets泄露秘密

great adj.深刻的(profound/transcendental)

illumination n.光亮

miracle n.奇迹

strike v.划亮(火柴)

light a match点燃火柴

·拓展

epiphany n.顿悟,启发(revelation)

区别:revelation来自基督教文化,是犹太传统;而epiphany来自希腊语,是希腊-罗马传统。

eureka int.我发现了,我找到了(I found it)

the eureka moment灵感或顿悟的瞬间

a-ha moment顿悟时刻