29. Alexander the Great
29.亚历山大大帝
Landon had made an unsuccessful attempt at the recitation，and the doctor，somewhat nettled，said:“Landon，you don't seem to be getting on very fast in this subject. You seem to lack ambition.Why，at your age Alexander the Great had conquered half the world.
兰登作了一次不成功的朗诵。教授有点不悦，对他说道:“兰登，你在这门课上好像进步不大，你好像缺乏志向。亚历山大大帝在你这个年龄可已经征服了半个世界。”
"Yes，”said Landon，"he couldn’t help it，for you will recall the fact, doctor, that Alexander the Great had Aristotle for a teacher.”
“是啊，”兰登说，“他没法不那样。教授先生，您回想一下史实，亚历山大大帝有亚里士多德做他的老师。”
recitation
n.[U][C]背诵，朗诵，当众吟诵
nettle
vt.惹怒,使恼火
ambition
n.[U][C]雄心，抱负;野心
conquer
vt.&vi.得胜，胜利;攻克，攻取