A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
单
Single
Originality is not seen in single words or even in sentences. Originality is the sum total of a man's thinking or his writing.
独创性不存在于单字或句子中。独创性是一个人的思想或写作的总和。
The Mind that lies fallow but a single Day, sprouts up in Follies that are only to be killed by a constant and assiduous Culture.
只有一天休息的心灵，会在愚蠢中萌芽，只有不断刻苦钻研的文化才能将其扼杀。
To single out a particular group and say we can't make a joke about them is almost a form of prejudice and it's kind of patronizing.
挑出一个特定的群体，说我们不能拿他们开玩笑，这几乎是一种偏见，有点居高人下的意味。
In spite of all the yearnings of men, no one can produce a single fact or reason to support the belief in God and in personal immortality.
尽管人类有种种渴望，但没有人能提出一个事实或理由来支持对上帝和个人不朽的信仰。
I'm not a figurehead for anything. I was a single mom with two kids. What else was I going to do? It was either be in a band or be a waitress.
我不是什么有名无实的人。我是一个有两个孩子的单亲妈妈。我还能做什么?要么在乐队里，要么当服务员。
For most entertainers, there is a single experience, one defining moment, when confidence replaces the self-doubt that most of us wrestle with.
对于大多数艺人来说，只有一个经历，一个决定性的时刻，自信取代了我们大多数人挣扎的自我怀疑。
Every song I put on a record could be a single and I just pack my bags for it... and the minute it takes off, I'm not gonna be home for a while.
我在唱片里放的每首歌都可以是一首单曲，我只是收拾行囊准备它……一起飞我就不在家了
A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop make the inundation.
积少成多，积少成多;谷仓里的堆是由一粒一粒的谷粒组成的，一滴一滴的谷粒形成了洪水。
It is perfectly obvious that no one nor any single country can save the world from the horrors of tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes and winged influenza.
很明显，没有任何人或任何一个国家能够把世界从海啸、飓风、地震和带翅膀的流感的恐怖中拯救出来。
So a lot of me is still a little kid, and I think that kind of helps alter my sense of reality - it makes me able to just become Belle every single night.
所以我很多人还是个小孩子，我认为这有助于改变我对现实的感觉——它让我能够每天晚上都变成美女。
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
当我走到生命的尽头，站在上帝面前时，我希望我不会留下一丁点儿才能，我会说，‘我用尽了你给我的一切’。
It is common for rural hospitals and nursing homes to operate as a single unit in order to take advantage of savings related to cost-sharing of some services and staff.
农村医院和疗养院通常作为一个单一单位来运作，以便利用与分担某些服务和工作人员费用有关的节省。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
A single breaker may recede; but the tide is evidently coming in.
一个单独的破碎机可能会后退;但潮水显然正在上涨。
I was single for six years and during those six years I went back to college and got my degree in Social Work and then... while I was single... Barney came here to Portsmouth on vacation.
我单身了六年，在这六年里，我回到了大学，拿到了社会工作的学位，然后……当我单身的时候……巴尼是来朴次茅斯度假的。
Two souls with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one.
两个灵魂只有一个思想，两颗心跳动得像一个整体。
We're all damaged in our own way. Nobody's perfect. I think we are all somewhat screwy, every single one of us.
我们都以自己的方式受到伤害。没有人是完美的。我觉得我们每个人都有点古怪。
Stones in the road ? I save every single one and one day i'll build a castle.
路上的石头?我拯救每一个人，总有一天我会建造一座城堡。
Why get married and make one man miserable when I can stay single and make thousands miserable?
当我可以保持单身并让成千上万的人痛苦时，为什么要结婚并让一个男人痛苦呢?