每日英语 · 2026-10-14

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

Albert Einstein · Life magazine interview · 1955 · William Miller 采访，刊于 Life，1955-05-02，文题 Death of a Genius；后半句常与前半句一并引用

译文

重要的是不要停止提问。好奇心自有它存在的理由。

语法

1. 第一句主干：The important thing（主语）+ is（系动词）+ not to stop questioning（不定式短语作表语）。用 The important thing is to… 强调「真正要紧的是……」。
2. not to stop questioning：不定式的否定，not 放在 to 前面；stop + doing 表示「停止正在做的事」。合起来是「不要停止提问」。
3. 第二句：Curiosity（主语）+ has（谓语）+ its own reason（宾语）+ for existing（介词短语说明理由为何）。for + doing 表示「用于……、作为……的理由」。

词汇

• questioning /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/ n. / gerund

  提问；质疑；追问（由动词 question 变来）

  搭配：stop questioning; keep questioning; critical questioning

  Good debugging starts with questioning every assumption in the driver.

• curiosity /ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti/ n.

  好奇心；求知欲

  搭配：curiosity about; out of curiosity; satisfy one's curiosity

  Out of curiosity, I read the errata sheet before touching the silicon.

• reason /ˈriːzn/ n.

  理由；原因；道理

  搭配：reason for; for a reason; the reason why

  There is a reason for every reserved bit in that register map.

• exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ v.

  存在；生存（句中 existing 为动名词）

  搭配：exist for; continue to exist; cease to exist

  That race condition only seems to exist under heavy interrupt load.

笔记

学英语也一样：别急着「背完」，多问一句 why / how。今天试着用这句结构造一句：The important thing is not to stop ______.

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