But can we blame those who looked and failed to see what Galileo saw, if we remember that to use a telescope at the limit of its powers calls for long experience and intimate familiarity with one’s instrument?

但是,如果我们想象一下使用有限倍数的望远镜必须有长期的经验和非常熟悉自己所用的这一仪器的话,那么,难道还能责怪那些用望远镜观察不到伽利略所看到的东西的人们吗?

属类：学习英语-新概念英语-第四册

This old fisher man gallantly fought against nature, but his human effort had its limit . Felt very sorry for him. This old man, however, learned the great truth in the end.

老渔人勇敢地与自然搏斗，然而人力却有限，我为他深深地感到到遗憾。但是，这个老人，最后却发现了伟大的真理。

属类：学习英语-中国人写英语日记-读《老人与海》

There is a limit to the number of things you can do.

你能做的事是有限的。

属类：学习英语-成语例句-

The driver was told off for having exceeded the speed limit .

司机因超速而受到申斥。

属类：学习英语-修辞篇-批评

He was punished for exceeding the speed limit

他因超速被罚款。

属类：学习英语-同义词辨析-

I don’t want to go the limit .

我不想发生性关系。

属类：学习英语-修辞篇-性爱

Your speed must be reduced to the city speed limit as soon as you cross the border.

一过边界，你必须将速度降低到在城市里行驶的速度的极限内。

属类：学习英语-同义词辨析-

Does everyone observe the speed limit in your country

在你们国家是否人人都遵守限制车速的规定

属类：学习英语-同义词辨析-

But the chances are against it, and there is a virtual limit on how long we can hope to remain alive, however lucky and robust we are.

这种机遇不多,人们的期望年龄存在事实上的极限,不管我们有多么幸运和健壮。

属类：学习英语-新概念英语-第四册

The only limit to the fun is the imagination of the designers of the thrill rides-and it seems to the endless!

只要设计者能想象得到，动感电影的快乐是没有任何限制的。设计者的想象力好像是无穷无尽的。

属类：学习英语-教材英语-高一课文

We have other expressions that mean almost the same thing as being out of bandwidth. I can say I’ve hit my limit . I’m up to my neck, up to my eyes or up to my ears (you can use any of those body parts) with work, responsibility or fill in the blank. I am swamped!

我们还有其它表达方式跟超出带宽几乎具有相同含义。我可以说，我在工作、职责或其它方面已经达到了我的极限（ hit my limit），忙得不可开交（ up to my neck、up to my eyes、up to my ears）。我忙翻了（I am swamped）。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-词汇掌故：带宽

Now, I have used this word probably thousands and thousands of times. But I honestly never thought about why "dead" and "line" came together to mean a time limit . It might sound very strange to an English learner -- dead + line = time limit.

现在，我可能已经把这个词用过了上千遍。但是老实说，我从未想过为什么dead和line连在一起，就意味着一种时限。dead加上line就等于时间限制，这可能也会让英语学习者听上去很奇怪。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-词汇掌故：截止期限