A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
能力
Able
Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.
我在滑冰和生活中所取得的一切成就都来自于逆境和毅力。
A wise man should so write (though in words understood by all men) that wise men only should be able to commend him.
聪明的人应该这样写(虽然是用人人都能理解的语言)，只有聪明的人才能赞扬他。
We have seen a strong increase in oil prices and up to this year we see that the world has been able to absorb that.
我们已经看到了油价的强劲上涨，到今年为止，我们看到世界已经能够消化这一点。
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。
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。
If we are able to allow people to earn a decent rate of return, with sufficient scale, we can all do well by doing good.
如果我们能够让人们在规模足够大的情况下获得可观的回报率，那么我们都可以通过做好事做得很好。
A rock'n'roll band needs to be able to get under people's skin. You should be able to clear the room at the drop of a hat.
一个摇滚乐队需要能够深入人心。你应该能马上把房间打扫干净。
The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.
在我们这个共和国，一个好公民的首要条件是能够并愿意尽自己的力量。
I am so used to being able to express myself from being an actor. So when people don't understand me, I'm just completely lost.
我已经习惯了从演员的角色中表达自己。所以当人们不理解我的时候，我就完全迷失了。
As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.
正如我父亲曾经告诉我的那样，人生成功的唯一真正标志是能够为生活做些让你快乐的事情。
We are free, truly free, when we don't need to rent our arms to anybody in order to be able to lift a piece of bread to our mouths.
我们是自由的，真正的自由，当我们不需要为了能够把一块面包送到嘴里而向任何人张开双臂的时候。
If we can put a man on the moon and sequence the human genome, we should be able to devise something close to a universal digital public library.
如果我们能把一个人送上月球，并对人类基因组进行测序，我们应该能够设计出类似于一个通用数字公共图书馆的东西。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Poverty is the frontier we have to be able to cross.
贫困是我们必须跨越的边界。
Go as far as you can see; when you get there you'll be able to see farther.
尽你所能;当你到达那里时，你就能看得更远。
It is sad not to love, but it is much sadder not to be able to love.
没有爱是痛苦的，但不能爱是更痛苦的。
I am blessed to be able to work at a job I love and also give back in the most vital way - to people in need.
我很幸运能够从事我热爱的工作，并以最重要的方式回馈给需要帮助的人。
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。