Meek wifehood is no part of my profession; I am your friend, but never your possession.

  • -- Vera Brittain 维拉·布里顿

温顺的妻子不是我职业的一部分;我是你的朋友,但绝不是你的财产。

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I was away from the front lines for a while this spring, living with other troops, and considerable fighting took place while I was gone. When I got ready to return to my old friends at the front I wondered if I would sense any change in them.

今年春天,我离开前线有一段时间,和其他部队住在一起,在我离开的时候发生了很多战斗。当我准备回到前线的老朋友们身边时,我不知道自己是否能感觉到他们身上有什么变化。

I want to say a little something that's long overdue, the disrespect to women has got to be through. To all the mothers and the sisters and the wives and friends, I wanna offer my love and respect till the end.

我想说一些早该说的事情,对女性的不尊重必须结束。对于所有的母亲、姐妹、妻子和朋友,我想献上我的爱和尊重,直到生命的尽头。

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

我根据他们的美貌选择朋友,根据他们的人品选择熟人,根据他们的智慧选择敌人。一个人在选择敌人时再谨慎也不为过。

I always wanted to act, but I never thought it would be my profession. I thought that I'd end up doing other things, but that in the meantime I'd do plays.

我一直想演戏,但从未想过这是我的职业。我原以为我会做其他事情,但与此同时,我要做戏剧。

Humility is a grace that shines in a high condition but cannot, equally, in a low one because a person in the latter is already, perhaps, too much humbled.

谦卑是一种优雅,它在高尚的环境中闪耀光芒,但在卑微的环境中却无法同样闪耀光芒,因为一个人在卑微的环境中可能已经过于谦卑了。

Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived. It is a pity that this is still the only knowledge of their wives at which some men seem to arrive.

亚当认识夏娃,夏娃就怀孕了。遗憾的是,对于他们的妻子来说,这似乎仍然是一些男人唯一了解的东西。

Never call an accountant a credit to his profession; a good accountant is a debit to his profession.

永远不要称会计为他的职业的荣誉;一个好的会计对他的职业是有好处的。

Getting through the nights is the toughest part. Being alone. Not having her there to talk to.

熬过夜晚是最艰难的。独自一人。没有她在那里说话。

Every person you meet knows something you don't; learn from them.

你遇到的每个人都知道一些你不知道的事情;从错误中学习。

The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.

温顺的人将继承地球,但不能继承它的矿产权。

I love being part of the team.

我喜欢成为团队的一员。