A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
能力
Able
We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries.
除非允许通讯自由和公开地跨越国际边界,否则我们永远无法消除怀疑和恐惧作为战争的潜在原因。
I think you always have to find where the boundary is in relation to the context in order to be able to kind of articulate how you want the space to interact with the viewer.
我认为你总是必须找到与环境相关的边界,以便能够清晰地表达出你想要的空间如何与观众互动。
When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory.
当你结婚的时候,问自己这个问题:你相信在你年老的时候你能和这个人很好地交谈吗?婚姻中的其他一切都是短暂的。
When you have a background in combat sports, people think you're this martial arts expert, but really I'm just a guy who is able to do certain things without making a mess of himself.
当你有格斗运动的背景时,人们会认为你是武术专家,但实际上我只是一个能做某些事情而不把自己弄得一团糟的人。
He lives out in Orchard Park. I mean, to be able to sit on the bench so patiently, for whatever part, and to be able to get up and do something, with such heroic competencies would be great.
他住在果园公园外面。我的意思是,能够如此耐心地坐在替补席上,不管做什么,能够站起来做点什么,拥有如此英勇的能力将是伟大的。
The only thing that I could get with chance, and I never was able to use it, was that I would end up with something quite geometric or the spirit that I was interested in, indulging in, was gone.
我能得到的唯一的机会,我从来没有能够利用它,是我最终会得到一些非常几何的东西或我感兴趣的精神,沉迷其中,消失了。
It would be great to be able to pass on to someone all of the successes, the failures, and the knowledge that one has had. To help someone, avoid all the fire, pain and anxiety would be wonderful.
能够把自己所有的成功、失败和知识传授给别人,这将是一件很棒的事情。帮助别人,避免所有的火灾,痛苦和焦虑将是美妙的。
It is truly a privilege to be able to support all women's causes on a global level. It is remarkable that something as simple as television can empower us to create change and awareness in the world.
能够在全球范围内支持所有妇女的事业,确实是一种特权。值得注意的是,像电视这样简单的东西可以让我们在世界上创造改变和意识。
It's tempting to say the Ph.D. didn't have an effect, but it's not so. I think whatever resonance I may be able to achieve is in part simply from the amount of reading and learning that I acquired along the way.
人们很容易说博士学位没有任何影响,但事实并非如此。我想,无论我能获得什么样的共鸣,部分原因都是我在阅读和学习的过程中获得的。
My dream was to be known as a writer and to be able to produce at least one book that would be read by people. That dream came true with the publication of my first novel - and all the rest has been a sweet bonus.
我的梦想是成为一名作家,能够写出至少一本书供人们阅读。随着我的第一部小说的出版,这个梦想实现了——而其他的一切都是甜蜜的奖励。
To not sing with an orchestra, to not be able to communicate through my voice, which I've done all my life, and not to be able to phrase lyrics and give people that kind of joy, I think I would be totally devastated.
不能和乐队一起唱歌,不能通过我的声音交流,我这辈子都在这样做,不能用歌词给人们带来那种快乐,我想我会彻底崩溃。
Who of us is able to read and understand and be entirely confident of the validity of his title to the land he lives on, and which he has redeemed from a state of nature by the most indefatigable industry and perseverance?
我们当中有谁能够阅读、理解并完全相信他对他所居住的土地的所有权,以及他通过最不屈不挠的勤奋和毅力从自然状态中拯救出来的土地?
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't.
教育不在于你有多少记忆,甚至不在于你知道多少。它能够区分你知道的和你不知道的。
There's no way to be able to tell what it's like to be a country singer until you're walking in the shoes.
除非你穿上这双鞋,否则你不可能知道当乡村歌手是什么感觉。
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。
Because in order to beat Jimmy, I had to get around the ball a little bit quicker so I wasn't always on defensive and catching the ball on last stride, that I had little more time. Once I was able to get little bit quicker, then it has helped me a lot.
因为为了打败吉米,我必须更快地绕过球,所以我不总是处于防守状态,在最后一大步接住球,我没有更多的时间。一旦我能更快一点,它就帮了我很多。
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。
As long as I keep enjoying my golf, then hopefully I'll be able to play well.
只要我继续享受我的高尔夫,那么我希望我能打得很好。