sapling
「sapling」是「樹苗」, 例如:
Like sapling trees, small children are very pliable.(孩子像樹苗一樣,柔軟而有韌性。)
The strong wind tore at the newly planted sapling.(強風摧折了新栽種的樹苗。)
A sapling needs pruning, a child discipline.(樹苗需要修剪,兒童則要紀律規範。)
early on
「early on」是「很早、初期」, 例如:
The trees along the streets were planted early on in the season.(街道上的樹木,在這一季的初期就開始栽種了。)
He left the party early on the pretext of having work to do.(他以還有事待處理為由,提前離開了聚會。)
Her teachers recognized her genius early on.(她的老師很早就發現她的天才。)
sage
「sage」是「賢明、睿智的;智者」,例如:
The Ancient Greek culture placed a high value on those who had sage wisdom.(古希臘文化極為推崇具有智慧的人。)
Before leaving for college, I got some sage advice from my older brother about living alone.(我上大學之前,先從哥哥那裡得到些獨自生活的明智建議。)
I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.(我很感激長者的睿智忠告。)