It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.

  • -- Ulysses S. Grant 格兰特

没有受过任何政治训练就被任命为行政长官,这是我的幸运,也是我的不幸。

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The deaf community is in a favorable position because they have a national theatre and training groups of their own to get them started. Deaf actors have often acquired very valuable skills and experience before they get their break.

聋人社区处于有利地位,因为他们有一个国家剧院和他们自己的培训小组,让他们开始。失聪演员在得到休息之前往往已经获得了非常宝贵的技能和经验。

I jumped off the wheel of fortune because I wanted to simplify things. Now I've fulfilled my obligations to myself by making my new record. I'd like it to sell millions of copies, but my self - worth is not based on chart positions.

我从幸运之轮上跳下来,因为我想把事情简单化。现在我已经完成了我对自己的责任,创造了我的新纪录。我希望它能卖出几百万本,但我的自我价值并不是建立在图表位置上的。

We all laughed. It was more like that whole thing that I was talking about earlier. You go to training camp and after the season is over, you might not see the guys for six months until you go back to training camp.

我们都笑了。就像我之前说的那样。你去训练营,赛季结束后,你可能要六个月才能见到他们,直到你回到训练营。

I went to work in an office and learned, among other lessons, to do things I did not care for, and to do them well. Before I left this office, two of my books had already been published.

我去了一间办公室,在那里我学到了很多东西,其中之一就是去做我不喜欢做的事情,并且把它们做好。在我离开这个办公室之前,我的两本书已经出版了。

Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.

知识是一种财富,任何不幸都无法摧毁,任何权威都无法收回,任何敌人都无法控制。这使知识成为所有自由中最伟大的。

My plan after office is to get up and spend that entire first day helping my wife move into her new senatorial office.

我下班后的计划是起床,用第一天的时间帮助我妻子搬进她的新参议员办公室。

The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.

通常,抱怨所激起的轻蔑多于同情。