When you call upon a Thoroughbred, he gives you all the speed, strength of heart and sinew in him. When you call on a jackass, he kicks.

  • -- Patricia Neal 帕德里夏·妮尔

当你拜访良种马时,它会给你所有的速度、力量和肌肉。当你拜访一个混蛋时,他会踢你。

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The basis on which good repute in any highly organized industrial community ultimately rests is pecuniary strength; and the means of showing pecuniary strength, and so of gaining or retaining a good name, are leisure and a conspicuous consumption of goods.

在任何高度组织化的工业社会中,良好的声誉最终建立在经济实力的基础上;休闲和炫耀性的商品消费是显示经济实力、获得或保持好名声的手段。

I share my name with an aerobatic bird that can whiz across a whole summer sky in seconds. A swift is so equipped for speed that it can scarcely cope with being stationary.

我和一只特技飞行鸟分享我的名字,它能在几秒钟内飞过整个夏天的天空。斯威夫特的速度是如此之快,以至于它几乎不能静止不动。

But the general welfare must restrict and regulate the exertions of the individuals, as the individuals must derive a supply of their strength from social power.

但是,公共福利必须限制和规范个人的努力,因为个人必须从社会权力中获得力量的供应。

I've been told to speed up my delivery when I perform. But if I lose the stammer, I'm just another slightly amusing accountant.

有人告诉我表演时要加快速度。但如果我不再口吃,我只是另一个稍微有点搞笑的会计师。

Never unlock your heart to someone who has to bend the key to make it fit.

永远不要把你的心交给一个必须弯曲钥匙才能把它打开的人。

Two things prolong your life: A quiet heart and a loving wife.

有两件事可以延年益寿:一颗宁静的心和一位贤惠的妻子。