A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
自我
Self
He does it with better grace, but I do it more natural.
他做得比较优雅，而我做得比较自然。
I needed to be accepted, not humored. I intended to act.
我需要被接受，而不是迁就。我打算采取行动。
I just don't eat too much. That's never been my problem.
我只是吃得不多。那从来不是我的问题。
I always feel attacked when I'm asked about my painting.
当有人问起我的画时，我总是觉得受到了攻击。
My eye muscles hurt now when I read our MasterCard bill.
现在，当我读到我们的万事达信用卡账单时，我的眼睛肌肉都痛了。
I was always hearing that I was pale and thin and small.
我总是听到别人说我脸色苍白，又瘦又小。
I would kill the clone. That would be my first response.
我会杀了那个克隆人。这是我的第一反应。
I like my coffee like I like my women. In a plastic cup.
我喜欢我的咖啡就像我喜欢我的女人一样。装在塑料杯里。
Not in the mornings, I'm always so tired in the morning.
不是在早上，我早上总是很累。
I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am.
我和比我聪明的人打交道有很多经验。
I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.
我疯了，在很长一段时间内都保持着可怕的清醒。
I'm not a ball in a pinball machine. I know what I want.
我不是弹球机里的球。我知道我想要什么。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
自我保护是自然的第一法则。
To be an ideal guest, stay at home.
要做一个理想的客人，就呆在家里吧。
We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.
我们必须敢于做我们自己，不管这个自我是多么可怕或奇怪。
Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.
只有我能改变我的生活。没有人能为我做这件事。
I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.
我一直在学习。墓碑将是我的毕业证书。
When I cook with my son, I might chop vegetables and have fun with different shapes. Cooking is a way to teach kids about other things, like reading or math with all of the weights and measures. There are so many things that are part of cooking that are also very educational.
当我和我的儿子一起做饭时，我可能会切蔬菜，和不同的形状玩得很开心。烹饪是教孩子其他事情的一种方式，比如用所有的砝码和量具来阅读或数学。烹饪中有很多东西都很有教育意义。