It is a great evil, as well as a misfortune, to be unable to utter a prompt and decided 'no'.

  • -- Charles Simmons 查尔斯·西蒙斯

不能及时说出一个“不”字,然后决定“不”,这既是一种不幸,也是一种极大的不幸。

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My wife, Jill, and I have an incredibly close working relationship, and an incredibly happy married one. We met through work. I was the world's worst advertising copywriter. She had the misfortune to be my account director, so from the very start she was my boss, and she still is.

我和我的妻子吉尔有着非常亲密的工作关系,婚姻也非常幸福。我们是通过工作认识的。我是世界上最差的广告文案。她不幸成为我的客户总监,所以从一开始她就是我的老板,现在仍然是。

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

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。

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.

有一千棵树砍去邪恶的枝子,有一棵树砍去邪恶的根茎。

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.

愤怒从来不是没有理由的,但很少有好的理由。