No pain,no palm; no thorns,no throne; no gall,no glory; no cross,no crown.--- Penn
没有播种,何来收获;没有辛劳,何来成功;没有磨难,何来荣耀;没有挫折,何来辉煌.---佩恩
【世博精解】
palm means a leaf of a palm tree,carried as an emblem of victory,success,or joy.这里是指(携带作为胜利、成功或高兴的象征的)棕榈枝的意思.我们知道的另一个意思是手掌;手心的意思.例如:He put the insect on the palm of his hand.他把虫子放在他的手掌心.
Thorn means a modified branch in the form of a sharp,woody spine.这里是指刺枝一种经修复的有锐利、坚硬的突起的枝,用来形容做事的坎坷与辛劳.
Gall means something bitter to endure:是指痛苦要忍受的痛苦之事的意思.例如:the gall of defeat.
被击败这一痛苦事实
cross means a trial,affliction,or frustration.是指审判,磨难,挫折的意思.例如:to bear one's cross
忍受苦难.