习语：不思进取、吃老本
<p>习语：不思进取、吃老本</p><p>老妈从小就教育我们：不要取得点小成绩就沾沾自喜、不思进取、停滞不前……那么，这个“不思进取、满足已有成就”用英语怎么表达呢？告诉你一个非常贴切的习语：<span word="to">to</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="laurels">laurels</span>。 要理解这个习语，首先要从<span word="laurel">laurel</span>（荣誉，殊荣）说起 。希腊神话中，有一天，太阳神阿波罗（司管）斥责爱神箭法不准，爱神郁闷，决定报复。他先射了阿波罗一箭，让他爱上仙女达芙尼，然后又对达芙尼射了另一箭，让她讨厌阿波罗。于是乎，阿波罗翻山越岭追达芙尼，达夫妮却因厌恶躲而不见。后来，达夫妮实在躲不过了，就求地球之神把她变成了一棵月桂树。痛失“爱情”的阿波罗为缅怀最爱，就把月桂树枝编成桂冠戴在头上…… 众所周知，阿波罗是希腊神话中最多才多艺的神，他掌管音乐、诗歌和艺术，而奥林匹克的源头也是他所居住的奥林匹亚山。所以，<span word="laurel">laurel</span>后来常用来喻指奥运竞技的优胜者和杰出的诗人。 那么，取得了桂冠的人坐在桂冠上休息，意思就很清楚了，那就是“吃老本、不思进取、满足已有成就”。看下面例句： <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="laurels">laurels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>. 她曾经是个优秀生，但如今满足于已取得的成绩而不思进取。 <span word="We">We</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="laurels">laurels</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="successful">successful</span>. 我们不应该满足于即得荣誉而应更加努力工作，并取得更大的成功。</p>
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