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Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.

  • -- Benjamin Disraeli 本杰明·迪斯雷利

人不是环境的创造物，环境是人的创造物。我们是自由的个体，人比物质更强大。

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There are few circumstances which so strongly distinguish the philosopher, as the calmness with which he can reply to criticisms he may think undeservedly severe.

很少有比冷静地回答他认为不应该严厉的批评更能使哲学家与众不同的了。

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Everything can be taken from a man but ... the last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.

一个人的一切都可以被夺走，但是……人类最后的自由——在任何特定的情况下选择自己的态度，选择自己的道路。

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As a teenager I had no idea that I had the potential to win an Olympic gold medal and my athletic career developed only by lucky circumstances.

十几岁的时候，我不知道自己有可能赢得奥运会金牌，我的体育生涯只是在幸运的环境下发展起来的。

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No creature is there crawling on the earth, no bird flying with its wings, but they are nations like unto yourselves.

地上没有爬行的物，没有展翅飞翔的鸟，但他们是与你们相似的民族。

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It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.

正是对财产的执著阻碍了我们自由而高尚地生活。

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It's very nice having my mum as my agent. You know that she's always doing what's best for you.

有我妈妈做我的经纪人真是太好了。你知道她总是做对你最好的事。

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I got in touch with my agent and told him I wanted to start going out on things again.

我和我的经纪人取得了联系，告诉他我想重新开始约会。

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If there is one creature that represents my essence, it's butterflies.

如果有一种生物代表了我的本质，那就是蝴蝶。

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