The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil.

  • -- C. S. Lewis C.S.刘易斯

漫长、沉闷、单调的中年顺境或中年逆境是魔鬼活动的好天气。

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I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing. Through every dark night, theres a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it get, stick your chest out, keep ya head up.... and handle it.

我知道有时这似乎很难,但请记住一件事。每个漆黑的夜晚,都有一个光明的白天。所以不管有多难,挺起胸膛,昂首挺胸……和处理它。

I inherited that calm from my father, who was a farmer. You sow, you wait for good or bad weather, you harvest, but working is something you always need to do.

我从我父亲那里继承了这种平静,他是个农民。你播种,你等待好或坏的天气,你收获,但工作是你总是需要做的事情。

One thing any backpacker will tell you is that it's tedious and monotonous. You're bored sometimes, so you really have to make the fun in your head.

任何背包客都会告诉你的一件事是,这是单调乏味的。有时候你会觉得无聊,所以你必须让自己的头脑充满乐趣。

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.

逆境有时对人是艰难的;但对于一个能忍受顺境的人来说,有一百个人能忍受逆境。

My children are all doing just fine. The mountain dogs are great in this weather. The yorkies are freezing.

我的孩子们都很好。这种天气山区的狗很好。约克人冻坏了。

Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.

你要时时刻刻有事,魔鬼叫你的时候,就知道你有事。

Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn.

任何对繁荣作出贡献的人都必须反过来繁荣。

If it wasn't for the devil, we wouldn't be here, would we?

如果没有魔鬼,我们就不会在这里了,不是吗?

Unpredictability, too, can become monotonous.

不可预测性也会变得单调。

Adversity flatters no man.

逆境不能奉承任何人。