But with the slow menace of a glacier, depression came on. No one had any measure of its progress; no one had any plan for stopping it. Everyone tried to get out of its way.

  • -- Frances Perkins 弗朗西丝·珀金斯

但是随着冰川的缓慢威胁,萧条开始了。没有人知道它的进展;没有人有任何阻止它的计划。每个人都想让开。

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As far as I was concerned, the Depression was an ill wind that blew some good. If it hadn't occurred, my parents would have given me my college education. As it was, I had to scrabble for it.

在我看来,大萧条是一股恶风,但也带来了一些好处。如果这事没有发生,我父母就会给我上大学了。事实上,我必须拼字才能找到它。

Pour not on the comforts you want, but upon the mercies you have. Look rather at God's ending in afflicting, than to the measure and degree of your affliction.

不要倒在你想要的安慰上,倒在你所拥有的怜悯上。宁可看神使你受苦的结局,也不要看你受苦难的程度。

Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully.

你的良心是衡量你的自私是否诚实的尺度。仔细听。

To get rid of depression, I swim with dolphins.

为了摆脱抑郁,我和海豚一起游泳。