A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
能力
Ability
The ability to suspend reality and go into a make-believe world can be really, really difficult if there's something really big going on.
如果真的发生了什么大事，想要把现实抛诸脑后，进入一个虚构的世界是非常非常困难的。
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
一个人的伟大不在于他获得了多少财富，而在于他的正直和对周围人产生积极影响的能力。
They both have in common their conviction that they are still learning, still growing, when in fact they have long ago lost that ability.
他们都有一个共同的信念，那就是他们还在学习，还在成长，而事实上他们早已失去了这种能力。
What makes community organizing especially attractive is the faith it places in the ability of the poor to make decisions for themselves.
社区组织之所以特别有吸引力，是因为它相信穷人有能力自己做决定。
Be passionate about what you write, believe in your ability to convey timeless ideas, and let no one tell you what what you're capable of.
对你写的东西充满激情，相信你有能力传达永恒的想法，不要让任何人告诉你你能做什么。
Hoods are good parts because they're always flashy and attract attention. If you've got any ability, you can use that as a stepping stone.
兜帽是很好的部分，因为它们总是很华丽，能吸引注意力。如果你有任何能力，你可以把它当作垫脚石。
Our worldly successes cannot be guaranteed, but our ability to achieve spiritual success is entirely up to us, thanks to the grace of God.
我们在世俗上的成功并不能得到保证，但是我们获得属灵成功的能力完全取决于我们自己，这要感谢上帝的恩典。
I was always very leery of my piano playing. As a young kid, I wanted to be a jazz musician, but my taste was far greater than my ability.
我对自己的钢琴演奏一向很挑剔。小时候，我想成为一名爵士音乐家，但我的品味远远超过了我的能力。
The one thing about being a parent is the ability to be selfless: To give up the things you want and need for the benefit of someone else.
为人父母的一件事就是无私的能力:为了他人的利益而放弃你想要和需要的东西。
If you're going to stick around in this business, you have to have the ability to reinvent yourself, whether consciously or unconsciously.
如果你想留在这个行业，你必须有能力重塑自己，不管是有意识的还是无意识的。
Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others.
金钱可以大大增加一个人过建设性生活的能力，不仅使自己快乐，而且希望对他人有益。
The racing driver's mind has to have the ability to have amazing anticipation, coordination, and reflex. Because of the speed the car goes.
赛车手的大脑必须有惊人的预测、协调和反射能力。因为车速太快了。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.
对一流智力的测试是同时在头脑中持有两种相反观点的能力，同时仍能发挥作用。
Never let life impede on your ability to manifest your dreams. Dig deeper into your dreams and deeper into yourself and believe that anything is possible, and make it happen.
永远不要让生活阻碍你实现梦想的能力。深挖你的梦想，深挖你自己，相信任何事情都是可能的，并让它发生。
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of face within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity.
知识来了，智慧却迟迟不前。在相对较短的时间内在头脑中储存大量的面孔可能并不困难，但是形成判断的能力需要严格的刻苦训练和经验与成熟的磨练。
Certainly, anyone whom I've witnessed, who has gone through something horrible and life-changing, has a sense of ironic humor, or an ability to look at the peculiarities of the world and find humor in it.
当然，我所见过的任何一个人，经历过可怕的事情，经历过改变人生的事情，都有一种讽刺的幽默感，或者一种观察世界的特性并从中发现幽默的能力。
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
我所知道的最令人鼓舞的事实莫过于人类通过有意识的努力来提高自己的生活水平的无可置疑的能力。
Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
很少有人有真正的艺术才能。因此，通过努力来刺激局势既不合适，也没有效果。如果你有一种强烈的，不安分的写作或绘画的冲动，只要吃点甜食，这种感觉就会过去。