I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his social suggestions. However, to my regret, in the following few weeks, he continued to ask me out on several occasions.

  • -- Anita Hill 被提名大法官却遭希儿

我认为,通过说“不”并解释我的理由,我的雇主就会放弃他的社交建议。然而,令我遗憾的是,在接下来的几个星期里,他继续几次约我出去。

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The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.

乐观主义的本质是不考虑现在,而是别人已经放弃的灵感、活力和希望的源泉;它能使一个人昂首挺胸,为自己争取未来,而不把未来拱手让给敌人。

My suggestion is that at each state the proper order of operation of the mind requires an overall grasp of what is generally known, not only in formal logical, mathematical terms, but also intuitively, in images, feelings, poetic usage of language, etc.

我的建议是,在每一种状态下,思维运作的正确顺序都需要对一般已知的东西有一个全面的把握,不仅是在形式上的逻辑、数学术语上,而且在直观上,在形象、情感、语言的诗意运用上,等等。

To those supporters who were told that I abandoned them, that is untrue. I abandoned greed, corruption, and compromise, never you, and never the artistic gifts and abilities that sustained me.

对于那些被告知我抛弃了他们的支持者,这是不真实的。我抛弃了贪婪、腐败和妥协,而不是你,也不是支撑我的艺术天赋和能力。

A suggestion had been made to me looking toward a professorship in some Western college, but after due consideration, I declined to consider the matter.

曾有人建议我去某所西方大学当教授,但经过适当考虑后,我拒绝考虑这件事。

I'm not the healthiest eater, but I try to watch what I eat during the week. I kind of splurge on the weekends and eat french fries and pizza.

我并不是最健康的饮食者,但我会试着注意自己一周的饮食。周末我会挥霍一下,吃薯条和披萨。

I just try work out at least twice a week if I can.

如果可以的话,我每周至少锻炼两次。