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Bacchus, n.: A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for getting drunk.

  • -- Ambrose Bierce 比尔斯

酒神巴克斯,n。酒神古代发明的一种方便的神，用作醉酒的借口

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I grew up under Thatcher. I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless. Then gradually over the years it occurred to me that this was actually a very convenient myth for the state.

我在撒切尔夫人的领导下长大。在我成长的过程中，我一直认为自己从根本上是无能为力的。后来多年来，我逐渐意识到，这实际上是一个非常方便的国家神话。

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The ancient Greeks noticed that a man with arms and legs extended described a circle, with his navel as the center.

古希腊人注意到一个四肢伸展的人画了一个圆圈，他的肚脐为中心。

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If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse.

如果你真的想做某事，你会找到方法的。如果你不这样做，你就会找借口。

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The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor.

如果把这位老水手叫做“老水手”，他就不会有这么好的成绩了。

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We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.

我们有四千万的理由失败，但没有一个借口。

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Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.

只要方便，谁也不会被遗忘。

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