More hasty, less speed.
欲速则不达。 批注:我们只学过the more…, the more(越…越…)的句型,这句话是前后相反的比较级,只得注意。
Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.
无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰,徒有其表。 批注:“金玉其外,败絮其中”的有趣说法,非常形象生动。
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour does the body.
劳动强体,磨难强智。
Knowledge is a measure, but practise is the key to it.
知识是珍宝,而实践是获取它的钥匙。
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
入乡随俗。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不聚苔,转行不聚财。
All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.
只工作不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。 批注:一种“劳逸结合”的有趣说法。
Experience is the mother of wisdom.
实践出真知。 批注:mother是经典的表示“原因”的比喻,…is the mother of…也是一个经典句型。比如failure is the mother ofsuccess.
A small mistake will trigger huge consequences.
失之毫厘,谬之千里。 批注:trigger,表示“引发”,可用cause, result in, lead to等替代。
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竟成。 批注:where引导地点状语从句;运用了押韵,比如will和way。
If you want a pretence to whip a dog, say that he ate the frying-pam.
欲加之罪,何患无辞。
If you want a thing (well) done, do it yourself.
要想做好事情,就要自己动手。
If you wish for peace, be prepared for war.
欲求和平必先备战。
To cherish the time, do not believe in fate.
要珍惜时间,别相信命运。
Time is like river water, can only flow to not back.
光阴好比河中水,只能流去不流回。
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today!
切勿将今日能干完的事推到明日;明日复明日,明日何其多
Easier said than done.
说起来容易做起来难。 批注:该句其实句首省略了形式主语it is.
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。 批注:运用了押头韵的写法,p对p;再如:pride and prejudice(傲慢与偏见)
God helps those who help themselves.
自助者天助。 批注:those who…也是一种替换people的表示“人”的写法;比如:Those who break thelaw should be brought tojustice.(违法必究)
A good beginning makes a good ending.
良好的开端就是成功的一半。 善始者善终
A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.
好书如挚友,永远不相负.
You have to believe in yourself. That's the secret of success.
必须相信自己,这是成功的秘诀.
Rejoicing in hope, patienting in trabulation.
从希望中得到快乐,在磨难中保持坚韧.
Repent,for the kingdom of heaven is near.
忏悔吧,因为天国已经不远了.
Ask not what your country can do for you; Ask what you can do for your country.
不要问你的国家能为你做什么,而要问你能为你的国家做什么.
Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起身体好.
A big tree falls not at the first stroke.
一斧子砍不倒大树.
Where there''s smoke without fire.
无风不起浪.
My journey is long and winding, I will keep on exploring my way far and wide.
路漫漫其修远兮,我将上下而求索.
The strong pass of the enemy is like a wall of iron, yet with firm strides we are conquring its summit.
雄关漫道真如铁,而今迈步从头越.
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour does the body.
劳动强体,磨难强智。
Knowledge is a measure, but practise is the key to it.
知识是珍宝,而实践是获取它的钥匙。
Nothing is to be got without pain but poverty.
世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
One minute on the stage needs ten years practice off stage.
台上一分钟,台下十年功。
From the father comes honour; from the mother, comfort.
荣誉由父赐,安慰由母与。
Cease to struggle and you cease to live.
生命不止,奋斗不息。
Victory won't come to me unless I go to it.
胜利是不会向我们走来的,我必须自己走向胜利。
The fire is the test of gold; adversity of strong man.
烈火试真金,困苦炼壮士。
We must not lie down, and cry, God help us.
求神不如求己。
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
如果东西没坏,就别把它修的更糟。
if you can't beat them , join them
如果你不能打败他们,就加入他们
seeing is believing.
眼见为实。
It's my cup of tea.
那恰是我所喜欢的。
Good mind,good find.
好心有好报。
Give and take.
礼尚往来.
One man,no man.
个人力量,微不足道。
Let’s do it by ourselves.
让我们自己做。
Remember: Keep smile on your face.
记住:面带微笑。
A good beginning is half done.
良好的开端是成功的一半。
Don’t cry over spilt milk.
覆水难收
Don’t put the cat out of the bag.
不要泄露秘密
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. - Martin Luther King Jr.
衡量一个人的根本标准不是看他在安逸便利时所采取的立场, 而是看他在面 临挑战和争论时所持有的立场。 -马丁·路德·金( 1929- 1968,美国传教士、民权领袖)
Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies. - Friedrich Nietsche
对真理来说,深信不疑是比谎言更危险的敌人。- F·尼采( 1844-1900,德国哲学家)
Those who think it is permissible to tell white lies soon grow colorblind. - Awson Oalley
那些认为善意的谎言可以接受的人不久就会变成色盲。 -奥森·欧马利
Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on the side of truth. - Richard Whately
每个人都希望真理在自己一边,但并不是每个人都希望自己在真理这一边。 - R·惠特利( 1787-1863,英国理论家、逻辑家)
There are two kinds of truths: small truth and great truth. You can recognize a small truth because its opposite is a falsehood. The opposite of a great truth is another great truth. - Aage Niels Bohr
存在着两类真理:细小的真理和伟大的真理。你能够认出细小的真理,因为与它相对的就是错误。与伟大的真理相对的则是另一个伟大的真理。 -A·N·波尔( 1922- ,丹麦物理学家)
Fight for your opinions, but do not believe that they contain the whole truth or the only truth. - Charles Anderson Dana
为你自己的观点辩护吧,但不要相信它们会包含全部的真理或唯一的真相。 - C·A·达那( 1819 - 1895,美国新闻编辑)
When truth is buried underground it grows, it chokes, it gathers such an explosive force that on the day it bursts out, it blows up everything with it! - Emile Zola
当真理被埋在地下时,它仍在生长,虽感到压抑,却积聚着这样一种力量,一旦爆发,真理就会炸毁一切。 - E·佐拉( 1840- 1902,法国作家、评论家)
Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. - Sherlock Holmes
一旦你排除了所有不可能的因素,尽管这不太可能,那么剩下来的,就一定是真相了。 -夏洛特·福尔摩 (英国作家笔下的神探)
It is always the best policy to tell the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar. - K. Jerome
除非你是一个非常高明的说谎者,否则,说出事实的真相总是最好的方法。 - K·杰罗姆
Money is like a sixth sense, and you can't make use of the other five without it. - Somerset Maugham
金钱就象第六感一样,没有它你就无法使用其它五种感官。 - S·毛姆( 1874-1965,英国小说家、戏剧家)
I'm tired of love, I'm still more tired of rhyme, but money gives me pleasure all the time. - Hilaire Belloc
对爱情我已厌倦, 重复的韵律令我更生倦意, 唯有财富能够始终给予我快乐。 - H·贝洛克( 1870-1953,英国作家)
Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul. - Unknown
多余的财富只能买多余的东西,金钱买不到任何灵魂的必需品。 -无名氏
The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket. - Frank Hubbard
使财富加倍的安全之道是把钱折叠一次,再把它放进口袋里。 -富兰克·胡巴德
If money be not your servant, it will be your master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him. - Francis Bacon
如果金钱不是你的奴仆,它便将成为你的主人。一个贪婪的人,与其说他拥有财富,还不如说财富拥有他。 - F·培根( 1561- 1626,英国哲学家、作家)
A man’s treatment of money is the most decisive test of his character --- how he makes it and how he spends it. - Unknown
检验一个人品格的决定性方式是看他对金钱的处理-他是如何赚钱的, 又如何花钱的。 -无名氏
No man becomes rich unless he enriches others. - Andrew Carnegie
只有使他人富有,自己才会富有。 - A·卡内基( 1835- 1919,美国钢铁工业家、慈善家)
The only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing them. - A. R. Rivarol
财富对某些人做的唯一一件事就是让他们对失去财富提心吊胆。 - A. R. 里瓦罗尔
Money is a bottomless sea, in which honor, conscience, and truth may be drowned. - Kozlay
金钱是无底的海洋,荣誉、良心和真理都可能淹没其中。 -克兹雷
Content and riches seldom meet together. Riches take thou, contentment I had rather. - Benjamin Franklin
财富与满足很少能同时拥有。拿走财富吧,我宁愿只要满足。 - B·富兰克林( 1706—1790,美国政治家、作家、科学家)
The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority. ----- Stanley Milgram
责任感的消失是服从权威所带来的最具有深远影响意义的后果。---- 斯坦利.米尔格莱姆
Never give authority without accountability. - Unknown
行使权威的时候,不要忘记自己的义务. - 无名氏
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton
权力带来腐败,绝对的权力带来绝对的腐败. - 罗得.阿克顿
Authority makes some people grow and others just swell. - Unknown
权威使某些人成熟,使其他人自大. - 无名氏
Slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can’t motivate people to do things, you can only de-motivate them. The primary job of the manage is not to empower but to remove obstacles. - Scott Adams
我慢慢地转向相信这么一个原则:你不可能激发人们去做事,你只会使得他们没有动力。管理的首要工作不是授权而是清除障碍。 - 斯科特.阿丹姆斯
Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than to polish. - Unknown
没有智慧的权威就好比没有刀刃的重斧,宜碰损而不宜磨光。 - 无名氏
Set your expectation high;find men and women whose integrity and values you respect;get their agreement on a course of action;and give them your ultimate trust. - John Akers
将你的期望值设在一定的高度:作用那些具有你所敬重的诚实品质和价值观的人;征得他们对一连串行动的认同,然后给予他们最大的信任。- 约翰.阿克斯
Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility. - Unknown
级别不是特权和权力,它给予人的是责任。 - 无名氏
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character,give him power. - Abraham Lincoln
几乎所有的人都能经受逆境,但若要检验一个人的品格,就给他权力吧。- A.林肯(1809—1865,美国前总统 1861—1865)
We are given power not to advance our own purposes not to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people. - George Bush
我们被赋予权力 ,不是为了让我们实现自己的目的,或者在世界面前装模作样,更不是为了获取名望。权力只有一个正义的用途:那就是服务于人民。- 乔治.布什(美国前总统)
All of us who served in one war or another know very well that all wars are the glory and the agony of the young. - Gerald R.Ford
所有曾置身于战争的人都清楚地知道一切战争都是青年人的荣耀与痛苦。 - 杰罗德.R.福特(美国前总统)
We have to go along a road covered with blood.We have no other alternative. For us it is a matter of life or death, a matter of living or existing. We have to be ready to face the challenges that await us. - Gamel Abdel Nasser
我们必须走这条鲜血铺就的道路。我们别无选择。对我们而言,这是有关生死存亡的问题。我们必须准备好,来面对等待我们的挑战。- G . A. 那撒(1918—1970,埃及政治家、总统 1956—1970)
Other men live to eat, while I eat to live. —— Socrates
别人为食而生存,我为生存而食。—— 苏格拉底
Love rules his kingdom without a sword. —— Herbert
爱,统治了他的王国,不用一枝利剑。—— 赫伯特
Easy come, easy go. —— Hazlitt
易得者亦易失。 —— 赫斯特
We soon believe what we desire. —— Chaucer
我们欲望中的东西,我们很快就信以为真。—— 乔叟
The darkest hour is that before the dawn. —— Fuller
黎明前的时分是最黑暗的。—— 富勒
The longest day has an end. —— Howell
最难过的日子也有尽头。—— 贺韦尔
Time and tide wait for no man. —— Scott
时间不等人。—— 斯科特
There is no rose without a thorn. —— Ray
没有玫瑰花是不长刺的。—— 雷
Lookers-on see most of the game. —— Smedley
旁观者清。—— 斯密莱
Beggars cannot be choosers. —— Heywood
行乞者不得有选择。—— 希伍德
First catch your hare. —— Thackeray
首先必须捕获兔子,然后才能宰之。—— 萨克雷
Victory won’t come to me unless I go to it. —— M. Moore
胜利是不会向我走来的,我必须自己走向胜利。—— 穆尔
Cowards die many times before their deaths. —— Julius Caesar
懦夫在未死之前,已身历多次死亡的恐怖了。 —— 凯撒
Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real. —— Jules Verne
但凡人能想象到的事物,必定有人能将它实现。 —— 凡尔纳
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. —— Benjamin Franklin
早睡早起使人健康、富裕又聪明。—— 富兰克林
Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind. ——T. Fuller
生活只是由一系列下决心的努力所构成。—— 富勒
Goals determine what you are going to be. ——Julius Erving
目标决定你将成为为什么样的人。—— 欧文
All human wisdom is summed up in two words ?C wait and hope. ——Alexandre Dumas Pére
人类所有的智慧可以归结为两个词 — 等待和希望。—— 大仲马(法国作家)
It is not enough to be industrious, so are the ants. What are you industrious for?——H. D. Thoreau
光勤劳是不够的,蚂蚁也是勤劳的。要看你为什么而勤劳。—— 梭罗
You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret of success.——Charles Chaplin
人必须相信自己,这是成功的秘诀。—— 卓别林
A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.——J. Burroughs
一个人可以失败很多次,但是只要他没有开始责怪旁人,他还不是一个失败者。——巴勒斯
The failures and reverses which await men - and one after another sadden the brow of youth - add a dignity to the prospect of human life, which no Arcadian success would do.——Henry David Thoreau
尽管失败和挫折等待着人们,一次次地夺走青春的容颜,但却给人生的前景增添了一份尊严,这是任何顺利的成功都不能做到的。——梭罗
Man errs as long as he strives.——Goethe
失误是进取的代价。——歌德
Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.
人往高处走,水往低处流。
Victory won't come to me unless I go to it.——M.Moore
胜利是不会向我们走来的,我必须自己走向胜利。——穆尔
He who seize the right moment, is the right man.——Goethe
谁把握机遇,谁就心想事成。——歌德
A strong man will struggle with the storms of fate.——Thomas Addison
强者能同命运的风暴抗争。——爱迪生
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for circumstances they want, and if they cannot find them, make them.——Bernara Shaw
在这个世界上取得成就的人,都努力去寻找他们想要的机会,如果找不到机会, 他们便自己创造机会。——萧伯纳
Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is below even defeat, and is born vanquished.——Swetchine
只有强者才懂得斗争;弱者甚至失败都不够资格,而是生来就是被征服的。——斯威特切尼
Cease to struggle and you cease to live.——Thomas Carlyle
生命不止,奋斗不息。——卡莱尔
Energy and persistence conquer all things.——Benjamin Franklin
能量加毅力可以征服一切。——富兰克林
If everything’s under control, you are going too slow. - Mario Andretti
如果一切都在控制中,那你的进展就太慢了。 -马里奥·安德列提
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. - Helen Keller
当人有飞的渴望时,他绝不会满足于爬。 - H·凯勒( 1880-1968,美国作家)
Failing doesn’t make you a failure. Giving up, accepting your failure, refusing to try again does! - Richard Exely
失败并不意味着自己就是输家。放弃,接受失败,拒绝重新尝试的人却一定是失败者。 -理查德·艾克斯立
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then give up. - W.C. Fields
如果一开始没有成功,你要不断努力争取成功,然后才放弃。 - W·C·费尔兹( 1880-1946,美国演员)
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for circumstances they want, and if they cannot find them, make them. - George Bernard Shaw
在这个世界上取得成功的人,是那些努力寻找他们想要的机会的人,如果他们找不到机会,就会自己去创造。 -萧伯纳( 1856-1950,英国剧作家)
You can not put the toothpaste back in the tube. - H·R·Haldeman
挤出来的牙膏是不可能再放回牙膏筒的。 - H·R·哈德蒙
Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. - Thomas Stearns Eliot
只有那些涉险远行的人才有可能发现自己到底能走多远。 - T·S·伊利奥特( 1888- 1965 英国诗人、批评家)
I don wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work. - Pearl Buck
我从不等待兴趣的来临。如果你一味等待,将一事无成。你一定要牢记,只有动手做,才能有所得。 -赛珍珠( 1892- 1973,美国小说家)
Anything I have ever done that ultimately was worthwhile...initially scared me to death. - Betty Bender
我所做的每件事最终证明都是值得的……而最开始时,它总吓得我半死。-贝蒂·本德
Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath. - Michael Caine
做只鸭子吧!表面上安静镇定,而水底里却不停地打着脚掌。 -迈克尔·凯恩
Today’s Today, Tomorrow, we may be ourselves gone down the drain of Eternity. - Euripides
今天就是今天,明天我们或许已经消失于永恒之中。 -欧里庇得斯( 486-406B.C.,古希腊三大悲剧家之一)
Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present. - Bil Keane
昨天已成过去,明天还未到来,今天则是上帝所赐。这就是为什么今天又被称为礼物(英语中, present又意为现在)。 -比·可恩
While we are postponing, life speeds by. - Lucius Annaeus Seneca
在我们推延时间时,生命正飞逝而去。- L·A·塞内加( 4B.C.—A.D.65,罗马哲学家、剧作家)
Time drops in decay, like a candle burnt out. - William Butler Yeats
蜡烛慢慢燃尽,时光渐渐消逝。 - W·B·叶芝( 1865-1939,爱尔兰诗人、剧作家)
Time is the riches of mankind……the entire riches of mankind for any riches are a product from the combination of time and actions.- Balzac
时间是人类的财富—全部的财富……因为任何财富都是时间和行动的产物。 -巴尔扎克( 1799-1850,法国作家)
Time is like water in a sponge. When you sqeeze, water will ooze out.
时间,就像海绵里的水,只要愿挤,总还是有的。 -鲁迅
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
请铭记在心:每一天都是一年中最好的日子。 - R·W·爱默生( 1803-1882,美国诗人、作家、哲学家)
No misery is comparable to the loss of time. - Ivan Tergenev
没有比失去时间更不幸的了。 -屠格涅夫(俄国作家)
At twenty years of age , the will reigns; at thirty , the wit ; and at forty , the judgment .(Benjamin Franklin ,American president)
二十岁时起支配作用的是意志,三十岁时是机智,四十岁时是判断。(美国总统 富兰克林 . B.)
Fish and visitors smell three days .( Franklin Benjamin , American president )
鱼放三天发臭,客住三天讨嫌。 (美国总统 富兰克林. B.)
I am a slow walker , but I never walk backwards .(Abraham Lincoln , American president)
我走得很慢,但是我从来不会后退。 (美国总统 林肯. A.)
Ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time ; a man of talent tries to use it . (Arthur Schopenhauer , German philosopher )
普通人只想到如何度过时间,有才能的人设法利用时间。(德国哲学家 叔本华. A. )
The golden age is before us , not behind us . (Mark Twain , American writer )
黄金时代在我们面前而不在我们背后。( 美国作家 马克·吐温)
The time of life is short ; to spend that shortness basely, it would be too long . (William Shakespeare , British dramatist )
人生苦短,若虚度年华,则短暂的人生就太长了。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚. W.)
thematics subtle; natural philosophy deep ; moral grave ; logic and rhetoric able to contend . (Francis Bacon , British philosopher )
历史使人明智;诗词使人灵秀;数学使人周密;自然哲学使人深刻;伦理使人庄重;逻辑修辞学使人善辨。( 英国哲学家 培根. F.)
Instead of staying on the achievements we have made, we work bravely and try to keep the championship of labor in our hands for a long time. —— Pavel Andreevich Korchgin
不停留在已得的成绩上,而是英勇地劳动着,努力要把劳动的锦标长久握在自己手里。 —— 保尔·柯察金
Life is about to pay is given, and not in the accepted, nor is to win. —— Ba Jin
生命的意义在于付出,在于给予,而不是在于接受,也不是在于争取。 —— 巴金
Honest to say it, as reliable as his collateral. ----- Cervantes
诚实人说的话,像他的抵押品那样可靠。----- 塞万提斯
Maybe coming clean is the ultimate selfish act. A way to absolve yourself by hurting someone who doesn't deserve to be hurt. —— Cindy Chupack
也许坦白是最自私的行为。一种通过伤害不值得伤害的人来解脱自己的方法。——辛迪.乔佩克
who lost his credit, is dead in this world. —— Herbert
失掉信用的人,在这个世界上是已经死了。 —— 赫伯特《行政管理行为》
To insist on the true credit from the beginning is to reserve a huge amount of money. —— Matsushita Fortune
一开始就坚持名副其实的信用,等于是自已储备了庞大的资金。 —— 松下幸之助《人生问答》
Getting credit costs a lot. —— Gerald
获取信用是要付出很高代价的。 —— 杰罗尔德《决策与控制会计》
Our strong morality is to achieve material success through struggle.—— Russell
我们有力的道德就是通过奋斗取得物质上的成功;这种道德既适用于国家信用,也适用于个人。 —— 罗素《哲学问题》
People who don't trust anyone know they have no credit. —— Albach
不相信任何人的人知道自己无信用。 —— 奥尔巴赫《传记》
Losing credit is one's greatest loss. —— Yorkclark
失去信用是一个人的最大损失。 —— 约克拉克(演讲)
When credit disappears, the body has no life. —— Dumas
当信用消失的时候,肉体就没有生命。 —— 大仲马《三个火枪手》
If a beautiful face is a recommendation, then a holy heart is a credit. —— Kabulwa Lighton
如果漂亮的脸蛋是份推荐书的话,那么圣洁的心就是份信用。 —— 卡布尔沃·利顿《文集》
To possess a collection of books piled dozens of feet high is not as meaningful as read one inch of them.(Liu Yan (1656-1716) of the Qing Dynasty)
有书堆数仞,不如读盈寸。(清·刘岩《读诗》)
Reading is a delightful thing, but it is incomparable with personal practice.(Liu Yan (1656-1716) of the Qing Dynasty)
读书虽可喜,何如恭践履。(清·刘岩《杂诗》)
The collection of ten thousand books facilitates reading by the young children; the trees planted during the past ten years enhance landscape. (Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), poet of the Northern Song Dynasty)
万卷藏书宜子弟,十年种木长风烟。(宋·黄庭坚《郭明甫作西斋于颖尾请予赋诗》二首其一) 宜:便于 to facilitate 风烟:风景;景致 landscape
When you have read over ten thousand books, you can write like divine-inspired/magic.(Du Fu (712-770), poet of the Tang Dynasty)
读书破万卷,下笔如有神。(唐·杜甫《奉赠韦左承丈二十二韵》)
He takes delight in reading, but he does not bother about minor details.(Tao Yuanming (365-427), poet of the Jin Dynasty)
好读书,不求甚解。(晋·陶渊明《五柳先生传》) 好:喜欢 to like
There is no end of learning until one is encased in coffin.
学而不已,阖棺乃止。-- 《韩诗外传》卷八 阖:盖上 to encase (a coffin)
If you trust Shangshu without reserve, you had better go without it. -- Mencius, by Meng Ke (c. 372-289 BC), philosopher and Confucian scholar of the Warring States Period
尽信《书》,则不如无《书》。 -- 《孟子·尽心下》
If one can attain new understanding by reviewing old knowledge, he can qualify as a teacher.-- The Analects
温故而知新,可以为师矣。-- 《论语·为政》
it's the good reader that makes the good book.(Ralph W.Emerson)
好书须得慧眼识。(爱默生,《论成功》)
Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books. (John Ruskin, Sesame and Lilies, “Preface”)
生命是短暂的,宁静的时刻尤少;我们应当阅读珍奇的书籍而不蹉跎时光。 (罗斯金,《芝麻与百合》,《序》 )
In books lies the soul of the whole Past Time; the articulate audible voice of the Past, when the body and material substance of it has altogether vanished like a dream. (Thomas Carlyle, Heroes and Hero-Worship, v, “The Hero as Man of Letters”)
书里蕴藏着全部过去时代的精魂,古昔发出的朗朗之声,而旧时的形体和物质恰如梦境一般,早已荡然无存。 (卡莱尔,《英雄与英雄崇拜》第5篇《作为文豪的英雄》 )
Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting. ---Edmund Burke
读书不加思考,如同吃东西不经消化。---埃德蒙·柏克
Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking that makes what we read ours. ---John Locke
阅读只是用堆积的知识来充实大脑;只有思考才能使我们读过的东西真正成为自己的。---约翰·洛克
There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher. - Henry Van Dyke
比昂立于世界之巅更高尚的追求,就是蹲下来把人类再抬高一点。 -亨利·凡·戴克
The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries. ---Rene Descartes
读好书,如同与先哲们交谈。---雷内·笛卡尔
If well used, books are the best of all things; if abused, among the worst. -R.W.Emerson
如果利用得当,书籍就是最好的朋友;反之,如果滥用,它就会变成最坏的东西了。-R.W.爱默生
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors; and the most patient of teachers. ---C.W.Eliot
书籍是人类最宁静很最永恒的朋友,也是最易接近和最具智慧的顾问,还是最有耐心的良师益友。---C.W.艾略特
Classic”--- A book which people praise and don't read. ---Mark Twain
“经典之作”是人人皆称赞却不愿去读的书。---马克·吐温
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. ---Bacon
一些书可以浅尝即止;一些书可以狼吞虎咽;而有些书则需要细嚼慢咽,好好消化。---培根
Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. ---Bacon
阅读使人充实,交谈使人机智,写作使人精确。---培根
Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age. -Aristotle
学问在成功时是装饰品,在失意时是庇护所,在年老时是供应品。-亚里士多德
Natural abilities are like natural plants that need pruning by study. (Francis Bacon , British philosopher )
天生的才干如同天生的植物一样,需要靠学习来修剪。(英国哲学家 培根 . F.)
Eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation . (Franklin Roosevelt , American president )
永恒的真理如果不在新的社会形势下赋予新的意义,要么就不是真理,要么就不是永恒的。 (美国总统 罗斯福 . F.)
If you don't learn to think when you are young , you may never learn .(Thomas Edison , American inventor )
如果你年轻时就没有学会思考,那么就永远学不会思考。(美国发明家 爱迪生 . T.)
thematics subtle; natural philosophy deep ; moral grave ; logic and rhetoric able to contend . (Francis Bacon , British philosopher )
历史使人明智;诗词使人灵秀;数学使人周密;自然哲学使人深刻;伦理使人庄重;逻辑修辞学使人善辨。( 英国哲学家 培根. F.)
The time of life is short ; to spend that shortness basely, it would be too long . (William Shakespeare , British dramatist )
人生苦短,若虚度年华,则短暂的人生就太长了。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚. W.)
The golden age is before us , not behind us . (Mark Twain , American writer )
黄金时代在我们面前而不在我们背后。( 美国作家 马克·吐温)
Ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time ; a man of talent tries to use it . (Arthur Schopenhauer , German philosopher )
普通人只想到如何度过时间,有才能的人设法利用时间。(德国哲学家 叔本华. A. )
Never leave that until tomorrow , which you can do today . (Benjamin Franklin , American president )
今天的事不要拖到明天。 (美国总统 富兰克林. B. )
If you want to understand today , you have to search yesterday .(Pearl Buck , American female writer )
想要懂得今天,就必须研究昨天。(美国女作家 赛珍珠)
I am a slow walker , but I never walk backwards .(Abraham Lincoln , American president)
我走得很慢,但是我从来不会后退。 (美国总统 林肯. A.)
Fish and visitors smell three days .( Franklin Benjamin , American president )
鱼放三天发臭,客住三天讨嫌。 (美国总统 富兰克林. B.)
At twenty years of age , the will reigns; at thirty , the wit ; and at forty , the judgment .(Benjamin Franklin ,American president)
二十岁时起支配作用的是意志,三十岁时是机智,四十岁时是判断。(美国总统 富兰克林 . B.)
Each moment in history is a fleeting time , precious and unique . (Richard Nixon , American president )
历史巨轮飞转,分分秒秒的时间都十分宝贵,也独具意义。(美国总统 尼克松. R.)
Weep no more , no sigh , nor groan. Sorrow calls no time that's gone .(John Fletcher , British dramatist )
别哭泣,别叹息,别呻吟;悲伤唤不回流逝的时光。(英国剧作家 弗莱沏. J.)
We always have time enough , if we will but use it aright. (Johan Wolfgang von Goethe , German poet )
只要我们能善用时间,就永远不愁时间不够用。(德国诗人歌德. J.W.)
To choose time is to save time .( Francis Bacon , British philosopher )
合理安排时间就是节约时间 。( 英国哲学家 培根. F.)
He that loves a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter. - Isaac Borrow
嗜好书的人绝不会缺少忠实的朋友、有益的顾问、愉快的伴侣和有效的慰藉。 -伊沙克·博罗
Some books seem to have been written, not to teach us anything, but to let us know that the author has known something.- Jothann Von Goethe
有些书似乎并不是要教给我们些什么, 而只是想让我们知道作者懂得些东西。-约森·凡·歌德( 1749—1832,德国诗人、作家)
There is a great deal of difference between the eager man who wants to read a book, and the tired man who wants a book to read.- Gilbert Keith Chesterton
渴望求识的人需要读书,疲劳的人也需要有本书读读;这两种人对书的要求大相径庭。 - G·K·切斯特顿( 1874- 1936,英国作家)
Only two classes of books are of universal appeal: the very best and the very worst. - Ford Madox Ford
只有两类书受到普遍欢迎:最最好的和最差劲的。 - F·M·福特( 1873- 1939,英国作家)
Books which teach and speak of whatever is highest and best are equally sacred, whatever be the tongue in which they are written, or the nation to which they belong. - Benedict de Spinoza
无论用什么语言写成,无论属于哪个民族,那些讲授最高尚、最美好事物的书籍都是同样神圣的。- B·斯宾诺莎( 1632-1677,荷兰哲学家)
A capacity and taste for reading gives access to whatever has been discovered by others. It is the key, or one of the keys, to the already solved problems. And not only so; it gives a relish and facility for successfully pursuing the unsolved ones. - Abraham Lincoln
读书的能力和兴趣,使我们有机会了解别人已经发现的一切。这是了解已解决问题的一把钥匙。不仅如此,它还提供一种趣味和便利,使我们能够成功地探讨那些尚未解决的问题。 - A·林肯( 1809-1865,美国前总统1861-1865)
Reading good books is like having a conversation with the highly worthy persons of the past who wrote them; indeed, it is like having a prepared conversation in which those persons disclose to us only their best thinking. - Rene Descartes
读好书就像同过去那些威望极高的著书者进行交谈;的确,那就像是在进行一次有准备的谈话,在这种谈话中,作者们只向我们吐露他们的最佳见解。
Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority. - Charles Caleb Colton
有些人为思考而读书,这种人少有;有些人为写作而读书,这种人常见;有些人为搜集谈资而读书,这种人占大多数。 - C·C·科尔顿( 1780- 1832,英国作家)
No misery is comparable to the loss of time. - Ivan Tergenev
没有比失去时间更不幸的了。 -屠格涅夫(俄国作家)
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
请铭记在心:每一天都是一年中最好的日子。 - R·W·爱默生( 1803-1882,美国诗人、作家、哲学家)
Time is like water in a sponge. When you sqeeze, water will ooze out.
时间,就像海绵里的水,只要愿挤,总还是有的。 -鲁迅
Time is the riches of mankind……the entire riches of mankind for any riches are a product from the combination of time and actions.- Balzac
时间是人类的财富—全部的财富……因为任何财富都是时间和行动的产物。 -巴尔扎克( 1799-1850,法国作家)
Time drops in decay, like a candle burnt out. - William Butler Yeats
蜡烛慢慢燃尽,时光渐渐消逝。 - W·B·叶芝( 1865-1939,爱尔兰诗人、剧作家)
While we are postponing, life speeds by. - Lucius Annaeus Seneca
在我们推延时间时,生命正飞逝而去。- L·A·塞内加( 4B.C.—A.D.65,罗马哲学家、剧作家)
“Love of my country does not demand that I shall hate and slay those noble and faithful souls who also love theirs.”— Romain Rolland
我对祖国的爱并不要求我去憎恨和杀戮那些同样爱他们的高尚和忠诚的灵魂。
“One makes mistakes; that is life. But it is never a mistake to have loved.”— Romain Rolland
一个人犯错误,这就是生活。但爱从来都不是错。
“I find war detestable but those who praise it without participating in it even more so.”— Romain Rolland
我觉得战争是可憎的,但那些赞美战争却不参与战争的人更是可憎。
“A hero is the one who does what he can. The others don't.”— Romain Rolland
英雄是做他能做的事的人。其他人不能。
“Any man who is really a man must learn to be alone in the midst of others, to think alone for others, and, if necessary, against others.”— Romain Rolland
任何一个真正的男人都必须学会在别人中间独处,为别人独立思考,如果必要的话,还要与别人对抗。
“The artist is the compass which, through the raging of the storm, points steadily to the north.”— Romain Rolland
艺术家是指南针,在狂风暴雨中,它稳定地指向北方。
“It is not peace that I seek, but life.”— Romain Rolland
我追求的不是和平,而是生活。
“When nothing hampers action, the soul has fewer reasons for action.”— Romain Rolland
当没有什么阻碍行动时,灵魂采取行动的理由就更少了。
“Everyone, deep down within, carries a small cemetery of those he has loved.”— Romain Rolland
每个人,内心深处,都有一个他所爱的人的小墓地。
If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough.——Oprah Winfrey
如果你看看你生活中所拥有的,你总会拥有更多。如果你看看你生活中没有的,你永远不会满足。—— 奥普拉·温弗瑞
If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.——Eleanor Roosevelt
如果生活是可预见的,它将不再是生活,没有味道。—— 安娜·埃莉诺·罗斯福
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people's thinking.—— Steve Jobs
你的时间是有限的,所以不要浪费时间过别人的生活。不要被教条困住,教条就是活在别人思考的结果中。—— 斯蒂夫.乔布斯
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.—— Walt Disney
开始的方法是停止说话,开始行动。—— 华特.迪士尼
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.—— Nelson Mandela
活着最大的荣耀不在于从不跌倒,而在于每次跌倒后都能站起来。—— 纳尔逊·曼德拉
Friendship, a lofty and beautiful friendship based on mutual respect, deep sympathy, no malicious envy of other people's achievements, and cultivate a sense of collective interest above all else for oneself.—— Pavel Andreevich Korchgin
友谊,以互相尊重为基础的崇高美好的友谊,深切的同情,对别人的成就决不恶意嫉妒,对自己培养一种集体利益高于一切的意识。—— 保尔·柯察金
A true friend should tell the truth, no matter how sharp it is.—— Pavel Andreevich Korchgin
真正的朋友应该说真话,不管那话多么尖锐。—— 保尔·柯察金
The best thing about life is that when you stop living, you can also use everything you create to serve people.—— Pavel Andreevich Korchgin
人生最美好的,就是在你停止生存时,也还能用你所创造的一切为人们服务。—— 保尔·柯察金
Work as hard as you can, like a domesticated horseback climbing a hill.—— Pavel Andreevich Korchgin
要全力以赴的工作,像一匹驯顺的马拉着重物爬坡一样。—— 保尔·柯察金
I only believe in one thing: inspiration comes from work. Labor is the best doctor of all insensitivity.—— Pavel Andreevich Korchgin
我只相信一条:灵感是在劳动时候产生的。劳动,这是一切钝感的最好的医生。—— 保尔·柯察金
If a man can't get rid of bad habits, he's worthless.—— Pavel Andreevich Korchgin
要是一个人不能改掉坏习惯,那他就毫无价值。—— 保尔·柯察金
Today’s Today, Tomorrow, we may be ourselves gone down the drain of Eternity. - Euripides
今天就是今天,明天我们或许已经消失于永恒之中。 -欧里庇得斯( 486-406B.C.,古希腊三大悲剧家之一)
Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
好好利用你的空闲时间。它们就象未经加工的宝石,若丢弃了,其价值将永远无从知道;若进行精雕细琢,它们就会成为有价值的人生中最闪亮的宝石。 - R·W·爱默生( 1803-1882,美国诗人、作家、哲学家)
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils. - Hector Berlioz
时间是位伟大的导师,但不幸的是时间消蚀每一个学生的生命。 - H·白辽士( 1803-1869,法国作曲家)
Excellence measures a man by the height of ideals, the breadth of his compassion, the depth of his convictions and the length of his persistence. People will always determine your character by observing what you stand for, fall for and lie for. - Unknown
品质优秀的人拥有高尚的理想,博大的同情心,深刻的信仰,持久的毅力。要判断一个人的品格,人们总是看他的立场是什么,什么使他迷惑,什么使他倒下。 -无名氏
The true test of character is not in what you do in public, but in what you think when you are all alone. - Unknown
检验一个人的品格,不是看他在公共场合的所作所为,而是看他独处时的所思所想。 -无名氏
The measure of a man’s character is not what he gets from his ancestors, but what he leaves his descendants. - Unknown
对品格最好的检验不是看一个人从先辈那里继承了什么,而是看他为后代留下了什么。 -无名氏
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lieswithin us. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
每个人身前身后的事与他的本质相比,都不值得一提。- R·W·爱默生( 1803-1882,美国诗人、作家、哲学家)
A flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance. - Unknown
人类品格上的一个缺陷就是:每个人都想塑造但没有人愿意维护。 -无名氏
Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones. - Phillips Brooks
品格可以在伟大的时刻显现,但只能在微小的时刻形成。 - B·布鲁克斯( 1835—1893,美国牧师)
Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed. - Cavett Robert
品格就是在一个好决定引起的兴奋消失怠尽后,仍为实现它而工作的能力。
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. - Elbert Hubbard
避开批评的办法是什么也不做,什么也不说,什么也不是。 - E·胡巴德( 1856- 1915,美国作家)
Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise. - Unknown
把批评夹在赞扬之中吧。 -无名氏
A critic is a man who knows the way but can’t drive the car. - Kenneth Tynan
批评家认识路,却不懂得开车。 -肯尼斯·泰南
The critic is convinced that the chief purpose of sunshine is to cast shadows. - Unknown
批评家相信阳光是为投下阴影而存在的。 -无名氏
Practice the 101 percent principle: Find the one thing you agree on with another person, and then give it 100 percent of your encouragement. - John C. Maxwell
实践百分之一百零一的原则:在另一个人身上找到你可以赞同的一点,然后给他百分之百的鼓励吧。 - J·C·马克斯威尔
Compliments bring happiness to others, and make one more approachable. - Unknown
赞美给别人带来幸福,也使赞美者更加可亲。 -无名氏
None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not. - Spinnoza
骄傲的人最容易接受恭维,他们自认为举世无双,而其实却不是这样。 -斯宾诺沙
It is better to be praised by one’s own works than by the words of another. - Unknown
与其接受他人的言语赞赏,不如从工作中获取成就感。 -无名氏
Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise. - Alexander Pope
名不符实的赞美是面纱掩盖下的丑闻。 -亚历山大·蒲普
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects. - William Rogers
人都是无知的,差别仅在于无知的方面不同。 - W·罗杰斯( 1879 - 1935, 美国演员、幽默作家)
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. - Alfred Tennyson
知识易求,智慧难寻。 - A·丁尼生( 1809-1892,英国诗人)
Only two things are infinite, the Universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein
只有两样东西是无穷无尽的,宇宙和人类的愚昧,而对前者,我不敢肯定。 - A·爱因斯坦( 1879—1955,美国物理学家)
You can pretend to be serious, you can’t pretend to be witty.- Sacha Guitry ( 1885-1957)
深沉可扮,机智难装。 - S·古特雷
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. - Jimi Hendrix
知识演讲,智慧聆听。 - J·亨里克
The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none. - Dale Turner
最大的错误在于对错误毫不知觉。 - D·特纳
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. - Bertrand Russell
所有问题的症结在于傻子和狂热者总是自以为是,而智者总是满怀疑问。 - B·罗素( 1872-1970,英国哲学家、数学家)
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answer. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. - Najib Mahfouz
从一个人的回答可以判断他聪明与否。 从一个人的提问可以判断他智慧与否。 - N·马哈福兹( 1912?,埃及小说家)
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
智慧的烙印就是在平凡中看到奇迹。 - R·W·爱默生( 1803-1882,美国诗人、作家、哲学家)
He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today. - Tryon Edwards
固守己见、不知悔改的人绝不会日增其智。 - T·爱德华兹
Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
非常意义上的常识即世人所称的智慧。 - S·T·柯勒律治( 1772-1834,英国诗人)
The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection. - Michelangelo Buonarroti
真正的艺术品是一尊完美的影像。 -米开朗基罗( 1475-1564,意大利文艺复兴盛期雕塑家、画家、建筑师、诗人)
Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame. - Pearl Buck
不合时宜、或笨拙的赞美如同批评一样让人心寒。 -赛珍珠( 1892-1973,美国小说家)
Supreme art is a traditional statement of certain heroic and religious truth, passed on from age to age, modified by individual genius, but never abandoned. - William Butler Yeats
伟大的艺术是对英勇气概和严谨真理的颂扬;它世代流传,历经锤炼,却永不被抛弃。 - W· B· 叶芝( 1865- 1939,爱尔兰诗人、剧作家)
Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail. - Theodore Dreiser
艺术乃贮存人类灵魂的蜂蜜,由痛苦和辛劳的翅膀采集。 - T·德莱塞( 1871-1945,美国编辑、小说家)
Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together.
精美的艺术是手、脑和心灵的结合。 - J·罗斯金( 1819-1900,英国作家、批评家)
We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda, it is a form of truth. - John Fitzgerald Kennedy
我们切不可忘记艺术并非用来宣传,而在于表现真理。 - J·F·肯尼迪( 1917-1963,美国总统)
Art is a form of catharsis。 - Dorothy Parker
艺术是一种宣泄。 - D·巴克尔( 1893-1967,美国女作家)
The truest courage is always mixed with circumspection, this being the quality which distinguishes the courage of the wise from the hardiness of the rash and foolish. - Jones
真正的勇敢总是与谨慎伴随一起。也正是这一品格,将智者的勇敢与粗俗愚昧之辈的鲁莽区别开来。 -琼斯
He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he who loses courage loses all. - Miguel de Cervantes
失去财产的人损失很大;失去朋友的人损失更大;而失去勇气的人便没有了一切。 - M·塞万提斯( 1547- 1616,西班牙作家)
No man can be brave who considers pain the greatest evil of life; or temperate,who regards pleasure as the highest good. - Marcus Tullius Cicero
把痛苦视为生活中最大祸害的人不可能勇敢;把快乐视为生活中最高追求的人不可能自我节制。 - M·T·西塞罗( 106-43B.C.,罗马政治家、演说家、作家)
Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; and it can be mitigated by reason and calculation. - Vannevar Bush
恐惧是无法消除的,但可以保持沉着,避免恐慌;可以通过理喻和思考来减轻恐惧。 - V·布什( 1890-1974,美国电力工程师)
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened. - Unknown
勇气具有感染力,当勇敢的人站稳立场时,其他人的脊梁也就挺直了。 -无名氏
True faith and courage are like a kite —an opposing wind raises it higher.
真正的信心和勇气就像风筝一样 - 反方向的风才会使它们上升。 -无名氏
You are your greatest enemy if you are a coward; but if you are brave, you are your greatest friend. - Leonhard Frank
如果你是个懦夫,你就是自己最大的敌人;如果你很勇敢,你就是自己最好的朋友。 - 莱昂哈德·法兰克
Many a good man has failed because he had his wishbone where his backbone should have been. - Unknown
许多人失败的原因在于,本该挺直脊梁的时候却一味祈求。-无名氏
Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice.
品德可能仅仅在于有勇气作出选择。 - L·布拉姆( 1872-1950,法国政治家)
Discretion is the best part of valor. - William Shakespeare
谨慎是勇气的最佳部分。 - W·莎士比亚( 1564—1616,英国剧作家)
Originality consists not only in doing things differently, but also in doing things better. -Unknown
创造不仅意味着用不同的方式做事,还意味着把事情做得更好。 -无名氏
To live means to create. -Milton Steinberg
生活意味着创造。 -M·斯坦伯格
“Sometimes it used to hurt so bad when people used to say stuff about me. It still does. But I'm at a level now that I'm like, 'I ain't surprised that they said this or that about me.'”— Allen Iverson
有时候人们总是说我的坏话,我会很伤心。现在还是这样。但我现在的水平是这样的,‘他们这样那样说我并不奇怪。’
“My actions, right or wrong, there were people who supported me through this long, hard journey.”— Allen Iverson
我的行为,无论是对是错,都有人支持我走过这漫长而艰难的旅程。
“We should because when coaches get fired, the players have a lot to do with it.”— Allen Iverson
我们应该这样做,因为当教练被炒鱿鱼的时候,球员们和这有很大关系。
“Just understand that there's going to be some ups, there's going to be some downs.”— Allen Iverson
只是要明白,会有一些起伏。
“I've accomplished so many things in basketball. I financially secured my kids' life and their future. I'm just happy. I'm just blessed. So anything that I'm not awarded doesn't matter because I've been rewarded enough in this lifetime.”— Allen Iverson
我在篮球方面做了很多事情。我在经济上保障了我孩子的生活和他们的未来。我只是很高兴。我很幸运。所以任何我没有得到的奖励都无关紧要,因为我这辈子得到的奖励已经够多了。
“I don't have any problems with what these guys wear because they got their own style and their own originality. That's the way it's supposed to be, man.”— Allen Iverson
我对这些人的穿着没有任何问题,因为他们有自己的风格和创意。应该是这样的,伙计。
“My mom always told me that I could be anything I wanted to be. And I truly, actually believed it. And I fought.”— Allen Iverson
我妈妈总是告诉我,我可以成为任何我想成为的人。我真的,真的相信了。我战斗了起来。
“I got a lot of love for NBC, Tom Brokaw. He did a lot for me, and I appreciate him, and I owe a lot to him for that.”— Allen Iverson
我很喜欢NBC,汤姆·布罗考。他为我做了很多,我很感激他,为此我欠他很多。
“Me and my family are straight. I am blessed. I am alive, man, and I am healthy, and that is the only thing that matters. Me and my family, everybody else, it really doesn't matter because why do you care about somebody talking negative about you if they don't know you?”— Allen Iverson
我和我的家人都是异性恋。我是幸运的。我还活着,伙计,我很健康,这是唯一重要的。我和我的家人,其他人,这真的不重要,因为如果有人不认识你,你为什么要关心别人说你的坏话?
“I think a lot of times, when people who get a chance to meet me and be around me, they understand that I'm not the person that the media make me out to be.”— Allen Iverson
我想很多时候,当人们有机会认识我并在我身边时,他们会明白我不是媒体所说的那个人。
“You hit road blocks in life, but I'm living proof that you can overcome those road blocks and become what you want to become.”— Allen Iverson
你在生活中遇到了障碍,但我是活生生的证明,你可以克服这些障碍,成为你想成为的人。
“I may not know everything about physical talent or anything like that, but I have a sharp mind when it comes to that look: being able to look into somebody's eyes to tell if they are going to be in the foxhole with you tonight, or if they are not.”— Allen Iverson
我可能不完全了解身体的天赋或诸如此类的东西,但我有一个敏锐的头脑,当谈到这一看:能够看着别人的眼睛,判断他们是否会在散兵坑与你今晚,或如果他们不是。
“I don't really care too much about what people who don't care about me say about me, but a lot of times, you know, I get tired of defending myself.”— Allen Iverson
我真的不太在乎那些不在乎我的人怎么说我,但很多时候,你知道,我厌倦了为自己辩护。
“I wasn't a fan of the Sixers. My dad was a big Mo Cheeks fan, and he wanted me to be drafted by the Sixers. My thing was, if that could make my dad happy, then that would make me happy, you know what I mean?”— Allen Iverson
我不喜欢六人组。我爸爸是个超级粉丝,他想让我被6人组选中。我的意思是,如果那能让我爸爸开心,那我也会开心,你知道我的意思吗?
“You don't want to hear about how much money I donate to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America or to AIDS awareness or to give out scholarships. You don't want to hear about that.”— Allen Iverson
你不会想听我捐了多少钱给美国的男孩和女孩俱乐部,或艾滋病意识或奖学金。你不会想听的。
“I wanna thank Biggie Smalls, Redman, Jadakiss, Tupac and Michael Jackson for being my theme music throughout my career.”— Allen Iverson
我要感谢比吉·斯莫斯、雷德曼、贾达基斯、图帕克和迈克尔·杰克逊在我的职业生涯中一直是我的主题音乐。
“I'm a father; I'm a friend. I think I've got the biggest heart in the world. A lot of times, that's not a good thing. It's a gift and a curse.”— Allen Iverson
我是父亲,我是朋友。我想我有世界上最大的心脏。很多时候,这不是一件好事。这是礼物也是诅咒。
“I couldn't have accomplished the things in my career if I didn't practice, and the worst part about that whole thing is when a kid comes up to me and says 'Allen, I don't like practice, either.' I've got to straighten that kid right then.”— Allen Iverson
如果我不练习,我就不可能在我的职业生涯中完成这些事情,而最糟糕的是,当一个孩子走到我跟前对我说‘艾伦,我也不喜欢练习。’我必须马上纠正这个孩子。
“I am sick of defending myself, and I am not going to keep on doing it.”— Allen Iverson
我厌倦了为自己辩护,我不会继续这样做了。
“My dream was bigger than anything else. My fight and me wanting to fulfill what I wanted to be in life. That was enough to keep me strong enough to endure anything.”— Allen Iverson
我的梦想比什么都大。我的斗争和我想要实现我想要的生活。这足以让我坚强到可以忍受任何事情。
“Just because you put a guy in a tuxedo doesn't make him a good guy.”— Allen Iverson
你让一个男人穿燕尾服并不代表他是个好人。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. —— Heywood
手中的一只鸟胜于林中的两只鸟。—— 希伍德
One swallow does not make a summer. —— Taverner
一燕不成夏。—— 泰维纳
A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make it drink. —— Heywood
一个人可以把马带到河边,但他不能令它饮水。 —— 希伍德
One cannot eat one’s cake and have it. —— Davies
一个人不能把他的糕饼吃掉之后还留在手上。 —— 戴维斯
Time is money. —— Benjamin Franklin
时间就是金钱。—— 富兰克林
Time and tide wait for no man. —— Scott
时间不等人。—— 斯科特
Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few; we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books. - John Ruskin
人生短促,其中安静的时间更是少之又少;我们不该浪费这些宝贵的时间去读没有价值的书。 -约翰·罗斯金( 1819—1900,英国作家、批评家)
To choose time is to save time .( Francis Bacon , British philosopher )
合理安排时间就是节约时间 。( 英国哲学家 培根. F.)
Weep no more , no sigh , nor groan. Sorrow calls no time that's gone .(John Fletcher , British dramatist )
别哭泣,别叹息,别呻吟;悲伤唤不回流逝的时光。(英国剧作家 弗莱沏. J.)
Never leave that until tomorrow , which you can do today . (Benjamin Franklin , American president )
今天的事不要拖到明天。 (美国总统 富兰克林. B. )
The time of life is short ; to spend that shortness basely, it would be too long . (William Shakespeare , British dramatist )
人生苦短,若虚度年华,则短暂的人生就太长了。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚. W.)
Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age. -Aristotle
学问在成功时是装饰品,在失意时是庇护所,在年老时是供应品。-亚里士多德
Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. ---Bacon
阅读使人充实,交谈使人机智,写作使人精确。---培根
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. ---Bacon
一些书可以浅尝即止;一些书可以狼吞虎咽;而有些书则需要细嚼慢咽,好好消化。---培根
Classic”--- A book which people praise and don't read. ---Mark Twain
“经典之作”是人人皆称赞却不愿去读的书。---马克·吐温
Traveling thousands of miles is better than reading thousands of books. ---Chinese Proverb
行万里路,胜读万卷书。---中国谚语
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors; and the most patient of teachers. ---C.W.Eliot
书籍是人类最宁静很最永恒的朋友,也是最易接近和最具智慧的顾问,还是最有耐心的良师益友。---C.W.艾略特
A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight. ---Shelley
一首伟大的诗犹如一座喷泉,不断地喷出智慧和快乐的泉水。 ---雪莱
it's the good reader that makes the good book.(Ralph W.Emerson)
好书须得慧眼识。(爱默生,《论成功》)
If one can attain new understanding by reviewing old knowledge, he can qualify as a teacher.-- The Analects
温故而知新,可以为师矣。-- 《论语·为政》 温故:复习旧知识 to review old knowledge 知新:有心体会 to attain new understanding; to add new dimension to understanding