A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
怀疑
Suspect
I do suspect that this world is hell.
我怀疑这个世界是地狱。
The higher the moral tone, the more suspect the speaker.
道德的音调越高,说话者就越怀疑。
Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.
好奇心害死猫,但有一段时间我还是个嫌疑犯。
I suspect this is all gonna end in screaming and drowning.
我怀疑这一切都会以尖叫和溺水告终。
Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
那些拥有最高权力的人总是怀疑和憎恨他们的下一个继承人。
There's always something suspect about an intellectual on the winning side.
一个知识分子总是有一些可疑之处。
I suspect that a lot of studio executives still think of me as 'what's-his-name'.
我怀疑,许多电影公司的高管仍然认为我是“他叫什么名字”。
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
没有能力犯下重罪的人不会轻易怀疑他人的罪行。
To suspect your own mortality is to know the beginning of terror, to learn irrefutably that you are mortal is to know the end of terror.
怀疑你自己的死亡就是知道恐怖的开始,无可辩驳地知道你是会死的就是知道恐怖的结束。
I suspect that even today, with all the progress we have made in liberal thought, the quality of true tolerance is as rare as the quality of mercy.
我怀疑,即使在今天,尽管我们在自由思想方面取得了种种进步,真正宽容的品质与仁慈的品质一样罕见。
I suspect there have been a number of conspiracies that never were described or leaked out. But I suspect none of the magnitude and sweep of Watergate.
我怀疑有一些阴谋从未被描述或泄露出去。但我不怀疑水门事件的规模和波及范围。
I suspect that writer's block afflicts mainly people who have some stable and ample source of income outside of writing. So far it hasn't been a problem.
我怀疑,文思枯竭主要折磨的是那些在写作之外有稳定而充足收入来源的人。到目前为止还没有出现问题。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
There is something suspicious about music, gentlemen. I insist that she is, by her nature, equivocal. I shall not be going too far in saying at once that she is politically suspect.
音乐有点可疑,先生们。我坚持认为她生性模棱两可。我不会马上说她在政治上有嫌疑。
I envy people with dreams and passions, but I don't think that way. I still don't have a 'bliss' to follow. For people like me - I suspect that's most people - holding out for a 'dream' or a 'passion' is paralyzing. I just like having work I enjoy that feels meaningful. That's hard enough... but it's enough.
我羡慕有梦想和激情的人,但我不这么认为。我仍然没有“幸福”可以追随。对于像我这样的人来说——我怀疑这是大多数人——坚持一个“梦想”或一个“激情”是令人麻痹的。我喜欢有意义的工作。这很难……但这就够了。
We all have our opinions. But I suspect that writers are actually less worth heeding, because they regard themselves as so uniquely important, so culturally sensitive.
我们都有自己的观点。但我怀疑,作家实际上不那么值得关注,因为他们认为自己是如此独特地重要,对文化如此敏感。