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。
Writing fiction has developed in me an abiding respect for the unknown in a human lifetime and a sense of where to look for the threads, how to follow, how to connect, find in the thick of the tangle what clear line persists.
写小说使我对人的一生中未知的东西产生了一种持久的敬意,让我有了一种去哪里寻找线索、如何追随、如何联系的感觉,在错综复杂的世界中找到一条清晰的线。
On the other hand, the waging of peace as a science, as an art, is in its infancy. But we can trace its growth, its steady progress, and the time will come when there will be particular individuals designated to assume responsibility for and leadership of this movement.
另一方面,和平作为一门科学、一门艺术的实现还处于起步阶段。但是,我们可以追溯它的成长,它的稳步进步,总有一天会有特定的个人被指定为这场运动的负责人和领导者。
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
机会一抓住就会成倍增加。
One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength. One must choose.
一个人不能为整个世界哭泣,这超出了人类的力量。一个人必须选择。
I just want to make sure you won't run away when things get hard like everyone else does.
我只是想确保你不会像其他人一样在困难的时候逃跑。
When you know what an actor has, you can reach in and arouse it. If you don't know what he has, you don't know what the hell is going on.
当你知道一个演员拥有什么时,你就可以伸手去激发它。如果你不知道他有什么,你就不知道到底发生了什么。
He who stands aloof runs the risk of believing himself better than others and misusing his critique of society as an ideology for his private interest.
孤傲的人有可能相信自己比别人更优秀,并将自己对社会的批判当作一种意识形态,为自己谋取私利。
There is something really mysterious about lions. They could rip you apart if they wanted to, but at the same time they look so cuddly. Can you imagine what humans look like to animals? They must think we're so weird.
狮子真的有一些神秘的地方。如果他们愿意,他们可以把你撕成碎片,但同时他们看起来又那么可爱。你能想象人类对动物的样子吗?他们一定觉得我们很奇怪。
The main stem was then in most cases twisted in a zigzag form, which process checked the flow of the sap, and at the same time encouraged the production of side branches at those parts of the stem where they were most desired.
然后,在大多数情况下,主茎被扭曲成z形,这一过程检查了汁液的流动,同时鼓励在茎的最需要侧枝的地方产生侧枝。
A language is a dialect with its own army and navy.
一种语言是一种拥有自己的陆军和海军的方言。
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
不要在敌人犯错时打断他。
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
如果没有内在的敌人,外在的敌人就无法伤害你。