Poetry has the virtue of being able to say twice as much as prose in half the time, and the drawback, if you do not give it your full attention, of seeming to say half as much in twice the time.

  • -- Christopher Fry 克里斯托弗·弗莱

诗歌的优点是能够在一半的时间里说两倍于散文的话,缺点是,如果你没有把全部的注意力放在诗歌上,那么你似乎在两倍的时间里说了一半的话。

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I used to be a real prince charming if I went on a date with a girl. But then I'd get to where I was likely to have a stroke from the stress of keeping up my act. I've since learned the key to a good date is to pay attention on her.

如果我和一个女孩约会,我曾经是一个真正的白马王子。但之后我可能会因为压力太大而中风。从那以后,我明白了一个好的约会的关键是要关注她。

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting.

成为无名小卒 在这个世界上 哪一个日夜尽其所能让你喜欢 每个人都意味着打一场最艰苦的战斗 任何人都可以战斗,而且永不停止。

Some days I do well and I eat really healthfully. But I don't think we should deprive ourselves of anything, so some days I indulge and give in to cravings.

有时我做得很好,吃得很健康。但我不认为我们应该剥夺自己的任何东西,所以有时我放纵自己,向欲望屈服。

A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy.

美德要有用,就像黄金一样,必须用更普通、更耐用的合金来合金化。

Every time I would open my mouth to sing, everybody was paying attention to me. It became a habit.

每次我一张嘴唱歌,每个人都在注意我。这成了一种习惯。

I'm not coping very well with all the attention, if I'm honest.

老实说,我并没有很好地应对所有的关注。

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.

如果你想要有创造力的员工,给他们足够的时间去玩。

Give a girl the right shoes. And she can conquer the world!

给女孩一双合适的鞋子。她能征服世界!

Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.

无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰,徒有其表。

The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.

诗人是个说谎者,他总是说真话。