371. He should be prepared to make sacrifices to study his chosen field in depth. He should have an ambition to make some meaningful contribution to man's knowledge.
譯文
他應該準備好為深入研習自己選中的知識領域而做出犧牲。他應該有為人類知識作出一些有意義的貢獻的抱負。
點睛
be prepared to do sth.意為“愿意做某事”。如：
I'm not prepared to accept your conditions. 我不愿意接受你的條件。
make sacrifices意為“做出犧牲”。如：
His parents made sacrifices so that he could have a good education. 為了讓他接受良好的教育，他的父母做出了不少犧牲。
in depth意為“全面，深入，詳細”。如：
You should look at the report in depth. 你應該仔細看看這份報告。
ambition意為“志向，野心，雄心”。如：
She is intelligent but suffers from a lack of ambition. 她很聰明，但卻缺乏遠大志向。
make a contribution to此處意為“為……作貢獻”。如：
He made a positive contribution to the project. 他對項目作出了積極的貢獻。
考點歸納
contribution除表示“貢獻”外，還有以下含義：
“捐款，捐資”。如：
They are asking for contributions to disaster relief. 他們在為賑災募捐。
“定期繳款”。如：
You can increase your monthly contributions to the pension scheme. 你可以增加每月養(yǎng)老金計劃的繳費金額。
“投送的稿件”。如：
This month's issue has contributions from several famous writers. 這期月刊有幾位著名作家的稿件。
“捐助”。如：
They rely entirely on voluntary contribution. 他們?nèi)孔栽妇柚?br />
