My mother begged doctors to end her life. She was beyond the physical ability to swallow enough of the weak morphine pills she had around her. When she knew she was dying I promised to make sure she could go at a time of her choosing, but it was impossible. I couldn't help.

  • -- Polly Toynbee 汤因比

我母亲恳求医生结束她的生命。她的身体已经无法吞下足够的吗啡药片。当她知道自己将不久于人世时,我答应一定要让她在自己选择的时间离开,但这是不可能的。我不能帮助。

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I had eight brothers and sisters. Every Christmas my younger brother Bobby would wake up extra early and open everybody's presents - everybody's - so by the time the rest of us got up, all the gifts were shredded, ribbons off, torn open and thrown aside.

我有八个兄弟姐妹。每年圣诞节,我的弟弟博比都会很早起床,拆开所有人的礼物——所有人的——所以当我们其他人起床的时候,所有的礼物都被撕成碎片,丝带被扯掉,被撕开扔到一边。

What I am going to write is the last of what I have to say. I will say that literature is the only consciousness we possess and that its role as consciousness must inform us of our ability to comprehend the hideous danger of nuclear power.

我要写的是我要说的最后一句话。我想说,文学是我们唯一拥有的意识,它作为意识的角色必须告诉我们,我们有能力理解核能的可怕危险。

We must take the time to do what needs to be done now, what is right, instead of passing a bad bill.

我们必须花时间做现在需要做的事,做正确的事,而不是通过一个糟糕的法案。

In fact, people have been very complimentary about my act and very tolerant of my singing ability.

事实上,人们对我的表演非常赞赏,对我的歌唱能力也非常宽容。