Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them.

  • -- Adlai E. Stevenson II 阿德莱·史蒂文森二世

人不能只靠言语生活,尽管有时他不得不食言。

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Despite my involvement in difficult and sometimes controversial questions I have received consistent support from the people of Ashfield. They have recognised that it is necessary to take difficult decisions, that newspapers do not always report fairly or accurately.

尽管我参与了困难的、有时是有争议的问题,但我得到了阿什菲尔德人民的一贯支持。他们已经认识到,做出艰难的决定是必要的,报纸并不总是公正或准确地报道。

After that I could never pass a dead man without stopping to gaze on his face, stripped by death of that earthly patina which masks the living soul. And I would ask, who were you? Where was your home? Who is mourning for you now?

从那以后,我每经过一个死人,总要停下来看看他的脸,他的脸已被死亡剥去了掩盖活人灵魂的世俗的古铜色。我会问,你是谁?你的家在哪里?现在谁在为你哀悼?

The danger I faced was not accepted as reasonable grounds for deferring my tax payments, as authorities, who despite being told all of this, still chose to pursue action against me, as opposed to finding an alternative solution.

我所面临的危险并没有被认为是推迟缴税的合理理由,因为当局尽管被告知了所有这些情况,但仍然选择对我采取行动,而不是寻找其他解决办法。

One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars; and the world will be better for this.

一个被嘲笑、满身伤疤的人,仍在用他最后的一丝勇气,向那遥不可及的星星进发;世界将因此变得更美好。

The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.

东方的政治实践可以用一个词来定义:掩饰。

I'm not the most loathsome man in the world. I've dropped to number nine.

我不是世界上最讨厌的人。我跌到了第九名。

Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

迈出新的一步,说出一个新的单词,是人们最害怕的。

Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.

时间使万物成熟;没有人生来聪明。