As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.

  • -- Chanakya 考底利耶

一棵枯乾的树,若著了火,就必烧毁全林。一个无赖的儿子,必毁坏全家。

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The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril.

对一个领导者真正的考验是他的追随者是否会出于自己的意志坚持他的事业,忍受最艰难的困苦而不是被迫这样做,并在最危险的时刻保持坚定。

They went to the tree. Daemon dismounted and leaned against the tree, staring in the direction of the house. The stallion jiggled the bit, reminding him he wasn’t alone. “I wanted to say good-bye,” Daemon said quietly.

他们走到树下。精灵下了车,靠在树上,盯着房子的方向。那匹种马抖动着嚼子,提醒他自己并不孤单。“我想说再见。”守护进程平静地说。

I feel so lucky to have both a son and a daughter, because there's a different relationship with each of them.

我很幸运有一个儿子和一个女儿,因为他们每个人的关系都不一样。

My son - and what's a song? A thing begot within a pair of minutes, thereabout, a lump bred up in darkness.

我的儿子,什么歌?不出两分钟,一个东西就生了出来,在黑暗中长大。

One Christmas my father kept our tree up till March. He hated to see it go. I loved that.

有一年圣诞节,父亲把我们家的圣诞树养到三月份。他不愿意看到它消失。我很喜欢。

You have to spend your political capital on great causes for your country.

你必须把你的政治资本花在国家的伟大事业上。