A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.

  • -- Frances Burney 弗朗西斯·伯尼

年轻的头脑很少能完全摆脱野心;抑制这种情绪是获得满足感的第一步,因为减少期望就是增加快乐。

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Music, which should pulsate with life, needs new means of expression, and science alone can infuse it with youthful vigor.

音乐应该随着生活的节奏而跳动,它需要新的表达方式,只有科学才能给它注入青春的活力。

I didn't want to stay until I had used up all the enjoyment because that's too long to stay anywhere.

我不想呆在这里,直到我把所有的乐趣都用完,因为在任何地方都待不了那么久。

I wanted to make youthful, irreverent anthems. Parents might not get it, but kids would.

我想创作青春的、不敬的颂歌。父母可能不明白,但孩子会明白。

Don't be limited by the expectations of others. You can always be better and do more.

不要被别人的期望所限制。你可以做得更好,做得更多。

I'm beyond caring what anyone expects of me anymore.

我不再在乎别人对我的期望。

We measure our enjoyments by the sum expended.

我们用花的钱来衡量我们的快乐。