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。
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.
带着欢笑和笑声,让老皱纹来吧。
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
为了避免批评,什么也不做,什么也不说,什么也不做。
I write of the wish that comes true - for some reason, a terrifying concept.
我写的愿望成真——出于某种原因,一个可怕的概念。
All good books have one thing in common - they are truer than if they had really happened.
所有的好书都有一个共同点——它们都比真实发生过的书更真实。
In the age of the individual's liquidation, the question of individuality must be raised anew.
在个人清算的时代,必须重新提出个性的问题。
Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.
投票是赋予被统治者同意原则以生命的基本行为。
I am struck by the fact that personal faith and political agendas are intertwined more closely now than at any other time in recent history.
我感到震惊的是,个人信仰和政治议程现在比近现代历史上任何时候都更加紧密地交织在一起。
Nobody needs to prove to anybody what they're worthy of, just the person that they look at in the mirror. That's the only person you need to answer to.
没有人需要向任何人证明自己的价值,只需要向镜中的自己证明。那是你唯一需要回答的人。
The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals. We are first, therefore, to seek them blindfold, and then let them learn the trade at the expense of great losses.
造物主认为不应该在额头上标记出那些有能力成为优秀将军的人。因此,我们首先要蒙住他们的眼睛,然后让他们以巨大的损失为代价来学习交易。
I don't need to hear Bill to go through a song. I need to hear Keith to go through a song. I know Bill will be playing what I'm playing anyway. I need to hear Keith because it's all there: the time, the chord changes, and all the licks you have to follow.
我不需要听比尔唱一首歌。我要听基斯唱一首歌。我知道比尔无论如何都会玩我正在玩的游戏。我需要听到基思的声音,因为它就在那里:时间,和弦在变化,所有你必须跟上的节拍。
United we stand, divided we fall.
团结则存,分裂则亡。
A clear rejection is always better than a fake promise.
一个明确的拒绝总是好过一个虚假的承诺。