The tragedy of this world is that no one is happy, whether stuck in a time of pain or joy.

  • -- Alan Lightman 莱特曼

这个世界的悲剧在于,没有人是快乐的,无论是困在痛苦还是快乐的时候。

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For many women, going back to work a few months after having a baby is overwhelming and unmanageable. As strange as it may seem, things get even more difficult for a working mom after the second and third baby arrive. By that time, the romance of being a modern 'superwoman' wears off and reality sets in.

对许多女性来说,生完孩子几个月后重返职场是一件难以承受的事情。尽管听起来很奇怪,但对于一个工作的母亲来说,在第二个和第三个孩子出生后,事情变得更加困难。到那个时候,成为一个现代“女超人”的浪漫逐渐消退,现实开始了。

One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good - he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad - he and the world is destroyed.

一个人应该看这个世界,把自己看成是一个善恶平衡的天平。当他做了一件好事,天平就会向好的方向倾斜——他和世界都得救了。当他做了一件坏事时,天平就倾斜到坏的一边——他和世界都毁灭了。

When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm.

当一个人看到他想要的东西时,他必须思考这样一个事实:随着时间的推移,它可能涉及到可憎的东西。当他看到有益的事情时,他应该意识到迟早它也会带来危害。

It's up to you to be responsible for how you feel if you're not happy. Your happiness lies in your hands. You can't rely on a man to make you happy or complete you. That starts with you.

如果你不开心,你要对自己的感觉负责。你的幸福就在你的手中。你不能指望一个男人能让你快乐或让你变得完整。从你开始。

What greater happiness than to know that move exists, that I can watch it many times, that I can watch it always.

还有什么比知道这个动作的存在,知道我可以看很多次,知道我可以一直看,更幸福的事呢?

The scariest thing in the world is thinking someone you love is going to die.

世界上最可怕的事情莫过于想你爱的人即将死去。