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。
My mother said to me, "If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope." Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.
妈妈对我说:“如果你是一名士兵，你就会成为一名将军。”如果你是个和尚，你就会成为教皇。”相反，我是个画家，后来成了毕加索。
It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.
请求原谅往往比请求允许更容易。
What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning.
你想要什么意思?生活是一种欲望，而不是一种意义。
so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens.
这很大程度上取决于一辆红色的手推车，上面洒满了雨水，旁边是白色的鸡。
Through space the universe encompasses and swallows me up like an atom; through thought I comprehend the world.
宇宙在太空中像一个原子一样包围并吞噬着我;我通过思想了解世界。
The country's top chefs, designers, media personalities and businesses are part of this dynamic city. We know that Chicagoans are used to the highest standards.
这个国家的顶级厨师、设计师、媒体人物和企业都是这个充满活力的城市的一部分。我们知道芝加哥人习惯了最高的标准。
Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.
经济衰退是指邻居失业。抑郁是当你失去你的。
I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
我不害怕暴风雨，因为我正在学习如何驾驶我的船。
Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.
摄影需要瞬间的时间，通过静止来改变生活。
Each year one vicious habit discarded, in time might make the worst of us good.
每一年改掉一个坏习惯，假以时日，我们中最坏的人也会变好。
I love everything that’s old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines.
我喜欢一切古老的东西:老朋友、旧时代、旧礼节、旧书、旧酒。
What was the use of doing great things if i could have a better time telling her what i was going to do ?
如果我能有更好的时间告诉她我要做什么，那么做伟大的事情又有什么用呢?