To be bowed by grief is folly; Naught is gained by melancholy; Better than the pain of thinking, Is to steep the sense in drinking.

  • -- Alcaeus 阿尔卡乌斯

悲伤面前低头是愚蠢的;忧郁无益;⊙、思之痛苦不如饮之觉之陡峭。

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I don't know how many lions and leopards I've shot. I've shot two elephants, which was enough - never again. It's a melancholy and moving thing to hunt an elephant. It's like shooting an old man.

我不知道我射过多少狮子和豹子。我已经射杀了两头大象,这就够了——再也不会了。猎象是一件令人伤感和感动的事。这就像射杀一个老人。

We have the melancholy dilemma of not being in a state to make peace or to prosecute war.

我们面临着一个悲哀的两难境地,既不能缔造和平,也不能发动战争。

If thou must love me, let it be for naught except for love's sake only.

如果你一定要爱我,那就不要为了别的,只为了爱。

Unless we keep this planet healthy, everything else is for naught.

除非我们保持这个星球的健康,否则其他一切都是徒劳的。