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行动
Action
Every action is seen to fall into one of three main categories, guarding, hitting, or moving. Here, then, are the elements of combat, whether in war or pugilism.
每一个动作都可以分为三大类:防守、击球或移动。这里是战斗的要素,无论是战争还是拳击。
I know there are a lot of people out there who have the best intentions but not the voice, so it's about people like me to give them a voice and hear their ideas.
我知道有很多人有最好的意图,但他们没有发言权,所以像我这样的人应该给他们发言权,倾听他们的想法。
Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.
我们的行为似乎有幸运和不幸之星,这在很大程度上要归咎于行为本身。
A successful individual typically sets his next goal somewhat but not too much above his last achievement. In this way he steadily raises his level of aspiration.
一个成功的人通常会设定他的下一个目标,但不会比他的上一个目标高太多。就这样,他稳步提高了自己的抱负水平。
One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action - the ability to pass directly from thought to action.
一个真正充满活力的社会的标志之一是,作为一个行动的助产士,能够摒弃激情——能够直接从思想转移到行动。
All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a fog or moonlight, often tends to make things seem grotesque and larger than they really are.
可以说,所有的行动都发生在一种朦胧之中,这种朦胧就像雾或月光一样,常常使事物显得怪诞,而且比实际情况还要大。
Wherever we play golf, people come out here to get autographs. They obviously come out to watch us play and see us in action, but they also want to interact with us.
无论我们在哪里打高尔夫球,人们都会到这里来签名。他们显然是来看我们踢球,看我们踢球,但他们也想和我们互动。
Nothing happens in a vacuum in life: every action has a series of consequences, and sometimes it takes a long time to fully understand the consequences of our actions.
生活中没有什么事情是在真空中发生的:每个行为都有一系列的后果,有时需要很长时间才能完全理解我们行为的后果。
And I thought if I don't pre-interview - first of all, we couldn't afford it - but the second thing was it would force me to do my own research, which takes two weeks.
我想,如果我不提前面试——首先,我们负担不起——但第二件事是,这将迫使我做自己的研究,这需要两周的时间。
The theatre is supremely fitted to say: 'Behold! These things are.' Yet most dramatists employ it to say: 'This moral truth can be learned from beholding this action.'
剧院最适合说:“瞧!这些东西。然而,大多数剧作家都用它来表达:“这种道德真理可以从观看这种行为中学到。”
The sun as the expression of old world energy is torn down from the heavens by modern man, who by virtue of his technological superiority creates his own energy source.
太阳作为旧世界能源的表现形式被现代人从天上撕下来,现代人凭借自己的技术优势创造了自己的能源。
The men who act stand nearer to the mass of man than the men who write; and it is in their hands that new thought gets its translation into the crude language of deeds.
行动的人比写作的人更接近大众;正是在他们的手中,新思想才得以转化为粗糙的行为语言。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
邪恶胜利的唯一必要条件是好人什么也不做。
I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.
我建议老师们给他们的学生展示一些具体的例子,说明黑帮说唱歌手所推崇的行为的负面影响。
Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought - asleep. When we are weary of the living, we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride, or design in their conversation.
书不过是废纸,除非我们把睡着时获得的智慧付诸行动。当我们对生者感到厌倦时,我们可以向死者寻求安慰,因为他们在谈话中没有丝毫的乖戾、骄傲和故意。
Don't think, just do.
不要想,只管做。
To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is a deep delight to the blood.
把一件东西撞倒,特别是当它以一种傲慢的角度倾斜时,对血液来说是一种深深的喜悦。
Don't be gullible, use life before it uses you. Understand there are no free lunches, and for every action you take, there's a reaction.
不要轻信,在生活利用你之前,先利用它。要知道没有免费的午餐,你所采取的每一个行动都有一个反应。