There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry.

  • -- Rita Dove 丽塔·达夫

桂冠诗人有其独特的职责。我计划在国会图书馆举办一系列的阅读活动,并为图书管理员提供建议。剩下的就是我如何推广诗歌。

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With a definite, step-by-step plan - ah, what a difference it makes! You cannot fail, because each step carries you along to the next, like a track.

有一个明确的,一步一步的计划——啊,这有多大的不同啊!你不能失败,因为每一步都带着你进入下一个阶段,就像一条轨迹。

With my eyes closed, I would touch a familiar book and draw its fragrance deep inside me. This was enough to make me happy.

闭上眼睛,我会触摸一本熟悉的书,把它的芳香深深吸进我的内心。这足以使我高兴。

Ninety-nine per cent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion.

世界上99%的人都是傻瓜,而我们其余的人则极有可能受到传染。

I really don't have a career plan. I like being challenged and thrown around. But it's only acting.

我真的没有职业规划。我喜欢被挑战,被扔来扔去。但这只是演戏。

All lies and jest, still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.

所有的谎言和玩笑,仍然,一个人听到他想听到的,而忽视其余的。

Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought.

阅读有时是一种避免思考的巧妙方法。