A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
把好句子,读进生活里。
一句英文,一种视角。慢慢读,总有一句与你共鸣。
If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves.
如果我们都做了我们能做的事情,我们会让自己大吃一惊。
One cannot manage too many affairs; like pumpkins in water, one pops up while you try to hold down the other.
一个人不能管理太多的事情;就像水中的南瓜一样,当你试图按住另一个的时候,一个会弹出来。
If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on.
如果你还没有找到,继续找。不要停。就像全心全意去做的一样,当你找到它的时候,你会知道的。而且,就像任何伟大的关系一样,随着岁月的流逝,它会变得越来越好。
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
我们最大的光荣不在于从不跌倒,而在于每次跌倒之后都爬起来。
The qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker: an abiding passion for the task, courage to go out on a limb and an impeccable sense of balance.
一位杰出厨师的品质类似于一位成功的走钢丝者:对任务持久的激情,敢于冒险的勇气,以及完美的平衡感。
I have not told half of what I saw.
我所看到的一半还没有讲出来。
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
向知识投资,收益最佳。
It is a very lonely life that a man leads, who becomes aware of truths before their times.
一个人如果在他所处的时代之前就意识到真理,那么他的一生将是非常孤独的。
Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
艺术始于反抗——在反抗被克服的那一刻。没有一件人类杰作是不经过巨大劳动就能创造出来的。
A blanket could be used to show love, by providing warmth, comfort, and an itchiness of desire that cannot be satisfied by a single scratch.
毯子可以用来表达爱,它可以提供温暖、舒适和欲望的痒感,而这种痒感是不能被一个划痕所满足的。
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.
如果男人能少花点时间证明自己能战胜自然,多花点时间品味她的甜美,尊重她的资历,我就会对男人的光明未来感到更加乐观。
Everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground.
当你六英尺高的时候,每个人都爱你。