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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It is an everlasting desire to make my dreams come true. And it's getting to the point now where it's like, come on I want my dreams to come true so that I can get on with the rest of my life. Sometimes I think about the rest of my life when I'm done.

这是一个永恒的愿望,使我的梦想成真。现在到了这样的时刻,我希望我的梦想成真,这样我就可以继续我的余生。有时候,当我完成的时候,我会想到我的余生。

Any corporate policy and plan which is typical of the industry is doomed to mediocrity. Where this is not so, it should be possible to demonstrate that all other competitors are at a distinct disadvantage.

任何具有行业代表性的公司政策和计划都注定是平庸的。如果不是这样,应该有可能证明所有其他竞争对手都处于明显的劣势。

Let others pride themselves about how many pages they have written; I'd rather boast about the ones I've read.

让别人为自己写了多少页而自豪;我宁愿吹嘘我读过的那些书。

If beggars do not hate the rest of us, they are even more abject than I had imagined.

如果乞丐不恨我们其他人,他们比我想象的还要可怜。

Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out.

书就像一面镜子。如果驴往里看,你不能指望天使往外看。

When there are things that don't go according to plan, London will cope.

当有些事情没有按计划进行时,伦敦将会应对。