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