Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life.

  • -- Benjamin Disraeli 本杰明·迪斯雷利

名誉和权力是所有人的目标。甚至他们的部分成果也是由极少数人获得的;而且,这也以牺牲社交乐趣、健康、良知和生命为代价。

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You know, when I was a kid waiting on the bus, I remember that was when I imagined my life. I imagined everything that I was gonna be when I grew up and I imagined all of these amazing journeys and amazing people I'd meet. Of course, all of it has kind of come to fruition.

你知道,当我还是个孩子在等公共汽车的时候,我记得那是我想象我的生活的时候。我想象着我长大后的一切,我想象着所有这些美妙的旅程和遇到的神奇的人。当然,所有这一切都已经实现了。

In the wintertime, in the snow country, citrus fruit was so rare, and if you got one, it was better than ambrosia.

在冬天,在雪乡,柑橘类水果是如此的稀少,如果你有一个,它比安布罗斯夏要好。

I was pursuing the inner path at the expense of the rest of my being and the rest of the world.

我是在以我的存在和世界的其他部分为代价追求内在的道路。

A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.

以牺牲美德为代价换来的笑声太昂贵了。

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.

从无用的知识中获得许多乐趣。

I certainly gained a lot by reading about Shanghai.

通过阅读有关上海的书籍,我确实收获了很多。