A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
条款
Terms
I don't think in terms of God.
我不以上帝的角度思考。
I like not fair terms and a villain's mind.
我喜欢不公平的条件和恶人的想法。
To put it in musician's terms, my chops are good.
用音乐家的话说,我的音乐天赋很好。
Production is something I've never come to terms with.
生产是我从未接受过的。
I've never thought in terms of 'men do this' and 'women do that.'
我从来没有想过“男人做这个”和“女人做那个”。
I was an idiot in terms of career-building, but I had a great time.
在事业发展方面,我是个白痴,但我玩得很开心。
Are right and wrong convertible terms, dependant upon popular opinion?
正确和错误的可转换条款是否依赖于民意?
Nobody can be kinder than the narcissist while you react to life in his own terms.
当你以自恋者自己的方式对待生活时,没有人能比他更仁慈了。
Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing.
神学是用不值得知道的东西来解释不可知的东西。
If people think they can elicit from me whatever terms they want, they are mistaken.
如果人们认为他们可以从我这里引出他们想要的任何术语,那他们就错了。
For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.
几个世纪以来,神学家一直在用“不值得知道”来解释“不可知”。
Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.
和平最重要的是要得到,但有时必须洒下鲜血才能以平等和持久的条件得到和平。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
In terms of the principles of politics, I think I understand well. Thailand needs someone who has leadership, who has the management skills to help the country.
就政治原则而言,我想我很了解。泰国需要一个有领导能力、有管理技能的人来帮助这个国家。
In terms of my free time, I really don't have much. The time I do have, I enjoy being domestic and spending time with my girlfriend, hiking and playing tennis.
就我的空闲时间而言,我真的没有很多。当我有时间的时候,我喜欢呆在家里和我的女朋友一起,徒步旅行和打网球。
And you know, I hate to admit this, but I don't always think in terms of Shakespeare. When I eat, I do. When I'm at a restaurant, I'll think, 'Hmm, what would Macbeth have ordered?'
你知道,我不愿意承认这一点,但我并不总是从莎士比亚的角度来思考。当我吃的时候,我吃。当我在餐厅的时候,我会想,‘嗯,麦克白会点什么?’
I write at the piano, so I write things that fit comfortably under my hands, and I'm not thinking in terms of any specific compositional methods. I'm just seeking sounds.
我在钢琴上写作,所以我写的东西很适合我的手,我没有考虑任何具体的构图方法。我只是在寻找声音。
I never really thought in terms of the concept of being a rock star - being around people like that just seemed like normal day-in-the-life stuff to me. Those were just the surroundings I grew up in.
我从来没有真正想过成为摇滚明星的概念——对我来说,和那样的人在一起就像生活中平常的事情一样。那就是我成长的环境。
I didn't worry about it because I kind of felt I left a good message and memory with the people in terms of my work, and I always felt with a good record, I could always come back.
我并不担心,因为我觉得我在工作上给人们留下了很好的信息和记忆,我总是觉得我的记录很好,我总能回来。