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Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of his world.

  • -- Rachel Carson 雷切尔·卡森

只有在以本世纪为代表的那个时代，一个物种——人类——才获得了改变其世界本质的巨大力量。

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If I were starting life over again, I am inclined to think that I would go into the advertising business in preference to almost any other. The general raising of the standards of modern civilization among all groups of people during the past half ce.

如果我要重新开始生活，我倾向于认为我会进入广告行业，而不是几乎任何其他行业。在过去的半个世纪里，现代文明的水平在各民族中普遍提高。

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My doctor asked me if I smoked, and I said only when I'm working, golfing, or drinking. Then I realized the only time I don't smoke is when I'm home. I didn't even realize I'd become a smoker.

医生问我是否吸烟，我说只有在工作、打高尔夫球或喝酒的时候才吸烟。然后我意识到我唯一不抽烟的时候就是我在家的时候。我甚至没有意识到我已经成为一个吸烟者。

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Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.

人生要么是一场大胆的冒险，要么什么都不是。面对变化，像自由的灵魂一样面对命运，这是不可战胜的力量。

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The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.

重要的是:能够在任何时候牺牲我们现在的样子，去追求我们将来可能成为的样子。

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And if I have my choice between a pennant and a triple crown, I'll take the pennant every time.

如果让我在三冠王和三冠王之间做出选择，我每次都会选择三冠王。

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To choose what is difficult all one's days, as if it were easy, that is faith.

选择一生中困难的事，好像它很容易，这就是信仰。

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Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention.

我们做的每一个决定，采取的每一个行动，都是出于一个意图。

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People who say they don't have time to read simply don't want to.

那些说自己没有时间读书的人根本就不想读书。

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