motto
n
(pl ~es)
1 short sentence or phrase chosen and used as a guide or rule of behaviour or as an expression of the aims or ideals of a family, a country, an institution, etc 箴言; 格言; 座右铭
My motto is: `Live each day as it comes.' 我的座右铭是: `有一天过一天.'
What's your school motto? 你们校训是什麽?
2 (esp Brit) witty remark or riddle or short saying printed on a piece of paper, esp inside a Christmas cracker 隽语、 谜语或谚语的纸签(尤指圣诞节彩包爆竹中的).
Missed it! That was lucky. It can damage your car really badly.
躲过去了!真够幸运的。它会把车子撞坏的。
He could also hear night insects and the sound of waves on the shore.
他还能听到夜晚里昆虫的叫声和波浪拍击岸边的声音。
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.