英文美句D140：智慧的艺术 就在于（知道什么可以忽略）
The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.
智慧的艺术，就在于知道什么可以忽略。
——慧律大师
【相关单词短语讲解】
1. the art of...
……的艺术；……之术；……的艺术技巧
(1) I think that the art of a storyteller is to take the story and improvise on it.
我认为说书人的艺术在于拿到故事后进行的即兴创作。
——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
(2) He"s practising up on the art of self-defence.
他正在练习自卫术。
——《汉英大词典》
(3) He has good ideas but he isn"t practised in the art of marketing.
他有好的构想，但推销技巧却嫌生嫩。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
【拓展】
The Art Of War 孙子兵法
the art of dealing with people 世故（与人打交道的艺术）
2. wise
adj.【不规则形式】 wiser（比较级）, wisest（最高级）
(1) (of people 人) 充满智慧的；明智的；英明的；明察善断的：able to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have
a wise old man 智叟
I"m older and wiser after ten years in the business.
在商界混了十年之后，我变得老成聪明了。
(2) (of actions and behaviour 行动和行为) 明智的；高明的；有判断力的：sensible; based on good judgement
a wise decision 明智的决定
It was very wise to leave when you did.
你那时离开非常明智。
The wisest course of action is just to say nothing.
最妥当的行动方针是缄默不语。
I was grateful for her wise counsel.
我感激她为我指点迷津。
【拓展：”聪明的“同义词辨析：clever，smart，bright，intelligent，wise 】
【clever】
adj. [尤英]聪明的，机灵的
〔辨析〕指学习和理解能力强的，强调机敏、能干。
A clever woman can"t make a meal without rice.
巧妇难为无米之炊。
He was clever to arrive at the answer in half a minute.
他很聪明，半分钟就找到了答案。
【smart】
adj. [尤美]聪颖的，机灵的
〔辨析〕指头脑敏捷、精明老练的，强调思维能力很强，办事巧妙，能圆滑地处理人际关系等。
He is a smart retailer.
他是个精明的零售商。
Tom is so smart that he will jump at this opportunity.
汤姆很有头脑，他会迫不及待地接受这个机会的。
【bright】
adj. 聪明的，伶俐的
〔辨析〕通常指年轻人或小孩聪明机灵的，强调思维敏捷、反应迅速。
He is an exceptionally bright boy.
他是个特别聪明的小伙子。
Some of my students are very bright.
我的一些学生非常聪明。
【intelligent】
adj. 聪慧的，悟性强的
〔辨析〕指才智过人、善于作出正确判断的，强调思维清楚、理解力强。
He was as intelligent a child as ever you were.
他原来是个和你一样聪明的孩子。
In fact, it is sexist to say that women are less intelligent than men.
事实上，所谓女性没有男性聪明的说法是对性别的偏见。
【wise】
adj. 明智的，英明的
〔辨析〕指决定或行动是明智的；也指人因阅历丰富而有智慧及谋略的，强调有判断力，能明辨是非。
No man is wise at all times.
人难以聪明一世。
It is wise to keep out of debt.
不借债是明智的。
3. overlook
(1) 忽略；未注意到：to fail to see or notice sth
同义词： miss
He seems to have overlooked one important fact.
他好像忽略了一个重要的事实。
(2)（对不良现象等）不予理会，视而不见：to see sth wrong or bad but decide to ignore it
同义词： turn a blind eye to
We could not afford to overlook such a serious offence.
对这样严重的违法行为，我们决不能视若无睹。
(3) 俯视；眺望：if a building, etc. overlooks a place, you can see that place from the building
a restaurant overlooking the lake
一家濒湖餐厅
Our back yard is overlooked by several houses.
好几栋房子都看得见我家的后院。
(4) ~ sb (for sth)
（提拔等时）对（某人）不予考虑：to not consider sb for a job or position, even though they might be suitable
同义词： pass over
She"s been overlooked for promotion several times.
几次提职时都没有考虑她。
【拓展：”忽视“同义词辨析：neglect，disregard，ignore，overlook】
【neglect】
v. 忽视，疏忽
〔辨析〕指未能妥善照顾某人或给予某事足够的关注，也指未履行职责、义务等，多为无心地疏忽。
She had neglected her child.
她疏于照管自己的孩子。
I"m sorry that I neglected your email.
很抱歉，我没看到你的电子邮件。
【disregard】
v. 无视，轻视
〔辨析〕指忽视或轻视某事物。
Mary totally disregarded my advice.
玛丽完全不听我的建议。
The jury disregarded his last statement.
陪审团对他的最后陈述不予采信。
【ignore】
v. 忽视，对…置之不理
〔辨析〕指假装没有看见或听到某事，多为故意地忽视。
She ignored the rude man.
她无视那个无礼的男人。
His suggestions were ignored.
他的建议无人理会。
【overlook】
v. 忽略；忽视；未注意到
〔辨析〕忽视事实或问题，没有注意到，或者没有意识到它的重要性。
We overlook all sorts of warning signals about our own health.
我们忽视有关自身健康的种种预警信号。