A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
能力
Able
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
它是一个受过教育的头脑的标志,能够容纳一个想法而不接受它。
I want to be with you at all times. I wanna be able to hug you & kiss you whenever i want.
我想每时每刻都和你在一起。我想拥抱你,亲吻你,只要我想。
Computers are famous for being able to do complicated things starting from simple programs.
计算机以能够从简单的程序开始做复杂的事情而闻名。
The greatest luxury is being able to go to movies and plays now and then in the afternoons.
最大的奢侈是能够在下午不时地去看电影和戏剧。
I was very afraid that I wouldn't be able to do this job well. And the time never came back.
我很担心我不能做好这份工作。时间一去不复返。
I was able to promote a strong defense budget when it could have been cut a lot more severely.
我能够推动一个强大的国防预算,而它本来可以被削减得更严重。
Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name of reason.
人类是唯一能够以理性的名义做出非理性行为的生物。
I just want to be able to play as fast as my brain goes, and my brain doesn't go all that fast.
我只是想能玩得和我的大脑一样快,而我的大脑并没有那么快。
Unlike my grandfather or my brother, I've actually been able to make some money at a racetrack.
不像我的祖父或哥哥,我实际上能够在赛马场上赚到一些钱。
I've been able to make a good living as a musician, but now it's time to do all the other stuff.
作为一名音乐家,我已经过上了很好的生活,但现在是时候做其他的事情了。
Once you find you can't walk as far and as fast as you were able, life becomes more complicated.
一旦你发现你不能走得尽可能远、尽可能快,生活就会变得更加复杂。
You might not be able to stomach it, but as long as you can mind it, your heart will be all right.
你可能无法忍受,但只要你能记住,你的心就会好起来。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
I would not want to live with a tube in my neck and not be able to move a finger. I wouldn't - that to me is not life.
我不想活在脖子上插着管子,一根手指都动不了。我不会——那对我来说不是生活。
We were going to have to experiment, and we needed to develop our younger players. And a lot of the changes were because of injuries. But that's where I give a lot of credit to the group in terms of being able to maintain things.
我们必须进行实验,我们需要培养我们的年轻球员。很多变化都是因为受伤。但在这方面,我对这个团队给予了很大的肯定,因为他们有能力维护这些东西。
I had the privilege of being able to choose, or at least have the opportunity to work at, being anything but an actor.
我有幸能够选择,或者至少有机会去努力,成为一名演员以外的任何角色。
People who eat potatoes will never be able to perform their abilities in whatever job they choose to have.
吃土豆的人将永远无法在他们选择的任何工作中发挥他们的能力。