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词汇集 特征和自然倾向（属于 人类特征和品质）：完整且详细的清单

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a leopard can't change its spots

/ə ˈlep.ərd kænt tʃeɪndʒ ɪts spɑːts/

(idiom) 江山易改，本性难移

示例:

He said he would stop lying, but a leopard can't change its spots.
他说他会停止撒谎，但江山易改，本性难移。

an ape is an ape, a varlet is a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet

/æn eɪp ɪz æn eɪp, ə ˈvɑːrlət ɪz ə ˈvɑːrlət, ðoʊ ðeɪ bi klæd ɪn sɪlk ɔːr ˈskɑːrlət/

(idiom) 江山易改，本性难移, 猴子穿上绸缎还是猴子

示例:

He tried to act like a gentleman in that expensive suit, but an ape is an ape, a varlet is a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet.
他穿着昂贵的西装试图表现得像个绅士，但猴子终究是猴子，无赖终究是无赖，纵使身着绫罗绸缎也掩盖不了本性。

the wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature

/ðə wʊlf meɪ luz hɪz tiθ, bʌt ˈnɛvər hɪz ˈneɪtʃər/

(idiom) 江山易改，本性难移

示例:

He claims to have changed his ways, but the wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature.
他声称已经改过自新，但江山易改，本性难移。

the fox may grow grey, but never good

/ðə fɑks meɪ ɡroʊ ɡreɪ, bʌt ˈnɛvər ɡʊd/

(idiom) 江山易改，本性难移

示例:

He claims to have changed his ways, but the fox may grow grey, but never good.
他声称已经改过自新，但江山易改，本性难移。

born, not made

/bɔːrn nɑːt meɪd/

(idiom) 天生的，而不是造就的

示例:

Great leaders are born, not made.
伟大的领袖是天生的，而不是造就的。

you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

/juː kænt meɪk ə sɪlk pɜːrs ˈaʊt əv ə saʊz ɪr/

(idiom) 粗俗之物终难造成大器, 朽木不可雕也

示例:

You can try to dress up that old car, but you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
你可以试着装饰那辆旧车，但粗俗之物终难造成大器。

nature passes nurture

/ˈneɪ.tʃɚ ˈpæs.ɪz ˈnɝː.tʃɚ/

(idiom) 先天胜过後天

示例:

Even though he was raised in a peaceful home, his aggressive tendencies suggest that nature passes nurture.
尽管他在一个和平的家庭长大，但他的攻击性倾向表明先天胜过後天。

a crow is never whiter for washing itself often

/ə kroʊ ɪz ˈnɛvər ˈwaɪtər fɔːr ˈwɑːʃɪŋ ɪtˈsɛlf ˈɔːfən/

(idiom) 江山易改，本性难移, 乌鸦洗不白

示例:

He tried to act like a gentleman, but a crow is never whiter for washing itself often.
他试图表现得像个绅士，但江山易改，本性难移。

send a fool to market and a fool he will return

/sɛnd ə ful tu ˈmɑrkət ænd ə ful hi wɪl rɪˈtɜrn/

(idiom) 江山易改，本性难移, 送傻瓜去市场，回来的还是傻瓜

示例:

He went to the best university but still makes terrible decisions; send a fool to market and a fool he will return.
他上了最好的大学，但仍然做出糟糕的决定；江山易改，本性难移（送傻瓜去市场，回来的还是傻瓜）。

a bellowing cow soon forgets her calf

/ə ˈbel.oʊ.ɪŋ kaʊ suːn fɚˈɡets hɝ kæf/

(idiom) 大声哀鸣的母牛很快就会忘记它的小牛, 哀恸过甚者忘之也速

示例:

She cried so loudly at the funeral, but as they say, a bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
她在葬礼上哭得很厉害，但正如俗话所说，大声哀鸣的母牛很快就会忘记它的小牛（哀恸过甚者忘之也速）。

we are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed

/wi ɑːr bɔːrn ˈkraɪ.ɪŋ, lɪv kəmˈpleɪ.nɪŋ, ænd daɪ ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪd/

(idiom) 人生而哭泣，活而抱怨，死而失望

示例:

Some philosophers argue that we are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed.
一些哲学家认为，我们出生时在哭泣，生活时在抱怨，死时在失望。

what is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh

/wʌt ɪz brɛd ɪn ðə boʊn wɪl kʌm aʊt ɪn ðə flɛʃ/

(idiom) 江山易改，本性难移, 骨子里带的东西总会显露出来

示例:

He tried to act sophisticated, but what is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh.
他试图表现得很文雅，但江山易改，本性难移。
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