The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge
but imagination.
智慧真正的标志不是知识，
而是想象力
一、词汇积累：
intelligence [ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns]
n.
智力;才智;智慧;(尤指关于敌对国家的)情报;情报人员
noun
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智力；才智；智慧
the ability to learn, understand and think in a logical way about things; the ability to do this well
a person of high/average/low intelligence
智力高的 / 一般的 / 低下的人
human intelligence
人类的智力
He didn't even have the intelligence to call for an ambulance.
他连呼叫救护车的头脑都没有。
Nerve cells, after all, do not have intelligence of their own.
毕竟,神经细胞自身并没有智力。
She's a woman of exceptional intelligence.
她是个有着非凡智慧的女子
Too bad he used his intelligence for criminal purposes.
他把聪明都用在了犯罪上，太可惜了。
Managers have learned to grapple with networking, artificial intelligence, computer-aided engineering and manufacturing.
经理们已经学会了如何应对联网、人工智能、计算机辅助工程和制造。
Simon's book provides a succinct outline of artificial intelligence and its applicationto robotics.
西蒙的书简明扼要地概括了人工智能及其在机器人技术方面的应用。
He was a man of intelligence and of firmness of will.
他是个聪明而又意志坚定的人。
We found much of intelligence and promise in the boy.
我们发现这男孩聪明有为。
These magnificent ancient buildings demonstrate the great intelligence of the labouring people.
这些壮丽的古代建筑显示了劳动人民的高度智慧。
His intelligence is comparatively favourable with that of his brother.
他的智力相对地比他哥哥强。
Lulu was said to be of very superior intelligence.
大家都说露露智力出众。
2（尤指关于敌对国家的）情报；情报人员 ；情报机构
secret information that is collected, for example about a foreign country, especially one that is an enemy; the people that collect this information
intelligence reports
情报人员的报告
the US Central Intelligence Agency
美国中央情报局
She first moved into the intelligence services 22 years ago.
22年前她初次进入情报部门。
Why was military intelligence so lacking?
为什么军事情报如此匮乏？
The purpose of intelligence is to provide information on how the enemy can bebeaten
谍报的目的是提供如何打败敌人的信息。
He deserted from army intelligence last month
上个月他从陆军情报机关开小差跑了。
NASA has started a 10-year search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
美国航空航天局已经启动了一个为期10年的寻找外星人的项目。
The UN inspectors work hand in glove with the Western intelligence agencies.
联合国观察员和西方情报机构之间密切合作。
They suspected this was a double bluff on the part of Cairo Intelligence.
他们怀疑这是开罗情报人员玩的空城计。
intelligence expert
谍报专家
intelligence agent
特工
military intelligence
军事情报
词汇辨析
mind brain intelligence wit 【智力】
mind n. 头脑，智力
〔辨析〕
普通用词，指人的思维或感知、想象等能力，无褒贬之意。
〔例证〕
He has a sharp mind.
他头脑灵活。
His brilliant mind contributed to his great success.
他非凡的智慧助他取得巨大的成功。
brain n. 智力，智慧，头脑
〔辨析〕
指能理解思考和快速学习的能力，通常用复数。
〔例证〕
If you had any brains, you'd know what to do next.
如果你有点脑子，你就会知道接下来要做什么。
He wanted to find a job that didn't require too much brains.
他想找一份不需要动太多脑筋的工作。
intelligence n. 智力，理解力；聪明
〔辨析〕
指学习、理解、思维、判断等的能力，也指聪明、聪慧。
〔例证〕
an intelligence test
智力测验
intelligence quotient
（IQ）智商
Did your child show high intelligence from an early age?
你的孩子从小就显示出了很高的智力水平吗？
In his opinion, only a woman who has both beauty and intelligence can be his wife.
在他看来，只有秀外慧中的女子才能成为他的妻子。
wit n. 头脑，机智
〔辨析〕
指思维敏捷并能作出正确判断的能力，强调机敏，通常用复数。
〔例证〕
He needed all his wits to escape from the heavily guarded island.
他需要绞尽脑汁逃离重兵把守的小岛。
The first piece of advice is to keep your wits about you.
第一条建议就是要随机应变。
二、句型：……（is） not……but,
……不是……而是……
It is not your aptitude but your attitude to decide your altitude.
不是你的资质而是你的态度决定你人生的海拔。
Language is not art but both are forms of human behavior.
言语不是艺术，但两者都是人类的行为方式。
The girl is not dead but asleep.
这闺女不是死了，是睡着了。
He is not handsome but ugly.
他不帅，而是丑。
She could not but congratulate him.
她只能祝贺他。
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I'm not prudish but I think these photographs are obscene
我并不是个守旧的人，但是我认为这些照片不堪入目。
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I'm not perfect but I'm also not emotionally crippled or lonely.
我并不完美，但我也没有什么心结，也不孤独。
I could not help but think this is a very queer life.
我忍不住会认为这是一种非常怪异的生活。
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Not only are mothers not paid but also most of their boring or difficult work is unnoticed.
母亲们不但得不到报酬，而且她们做的那些乏味艰苦的工作常常都不为人所注意。
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I say not flatteringly but with sincere conviction.
我说话不是奉承，而是心悦诚服。
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He didn't speak anything but Greek
他只会说希腊语。
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Please excuse me, but there is something I must say
不好意思，但有些话我必须说。
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