【阶梯文本】

幸福

his own fortune
自身幸福

the architect of his own fortune
自身幸福的建筑师

man is the architect of his own fortune
人是自身幸福的建筑师

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
每一个人都是自身幸福的建筑师。

【单词解析】

architect:建筑师

实用短语:naval architect 造船技师

实用例句:I want to be an architect in the future. 我想长大后当一名建筑师。

【沪江小编】

虽然这句话中将fortune理解为“幸福”的意思,但是fortune本身更多地是作为“好运;命运”来解释。例如:I had the good fortune to work with a brilliant head of department.(我有幸跟着一个才华横溢的部分领导工作。)Tell somebody's fortune 就是“给某人算命”的意思。

另外,大家知道fortune一词还有“财富,巨款”之意,“赚了大笔钱”就可以说make a (good) fortune。