初衷（雙語加油站）

“初衷”的意思是“本意”或“原意”，即“最初的意圖或打算”，英語譯為original intention, initial intent。例如：

1. 這個偏遠村莊的村長帶領窮苦村民種樹的初衷是幫助他們脫貧。The original intention of the remote mountain?

ous village head to lead the poor villagers in planting trees was to helpthem shake off poverty.

2. 雖然經過百般挫折，我們創業的初衷未改。Our original intentions tostart up a business remain unchangeddespite many setbacks.

“ 初心” 的意思是“ 最初的心愿”，英語譯為original aspiration。例如：

3. 這個來自山村的年輕人想當農村小學教師的初心可以追溯到他的青春歲月。The original aspiration of theyoung man from a mountainous villageto become a primary school teacher inthe rural area can be traced back tohis teenage years.

4. 由于多年辛勤工作，他想當科學家的初心最終實現了。Due to manyyears of hard work， his original aspiration to become a scientist has eventually come true.▲

（本欄目供稿：王逢鑫教授）