A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
认为
Thought
I did the one concert, and I was not bitten by the conducting bug, and I thought I was done, but then the phone started to ring, and gradually, over time, I started conducting more and more. Now a third of my performances are with orchestras.
我只做了一场演唱会,我并没有被指挥迷倒,我以为我已经完成了,但是电话响了,渐渐地,随着时间的推移,我开始指挥越来越多的音乐。现在我有三分之一的演出是和管弦乐队一起进行的。
The question I asked Georges has now become a general one - You, who thought you were superfluous, who thought there was no place for you in society, not only are you not superfluous, you are needed and so those who were beggars become givers.
我问乔治的问题现在已经成为一个普遍的问题——你,你认为你是多余的,你认为你在社会上没有位置,你不仅不是多余的,你是被需要的,所以那些乞丐变成了给予者。
I'd been a wedding singer through college, but after a few years of doing my best renditions of jazz standards to clinking glasses and the sound of forks on salad, I thought, 'Oh God, if this is all I do, I'll never be able to live with myself.'
大学期间,我一直是一名婚礼歌手,但几年来,我尽我最大的努力演奏爵士乐,演奏出碰杯的声音和沙拉上叉子的声音。
A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure to exert power over us. He cannot altogether be resisted; because, if he understands us, he can make us understand him, through the word, the look, or other symbol.
一个有明确性格和目标的人,他理解我们的思维方式,一定会对我们施加力量。不能完全抗拒他;因为,如果他了解我们,他可以让我们了解他,通过文字、表情或其他符号。
I was at first but I mean I thought at first that I wanted a little bit of that in there but the reasoning behind what they cut and what they kept really makes sense and it really played for me when I saw it yesterday, it all worked and was understood.
起初我是,但我的意思是我起初以为我想一点点,但他们切割和背后的原因一直真的是有意义的,它真的在我昨天我看到它时,它所有的工作和理解。
I never thought I'd spend all my life with Gary. I suppose I was quite cynical about marriage. But with Jude, I knew right from the beginning: there was an electricity I'd never felt before. It was so easy, we talked for hours. It was a relief, really.
我从没想过我会和加里共度一生。我想我对婚姻相当愤世嫉俗。但是和裘德在一起,我从一开始就知道:我从来没有感觉到过一种电流。很简单,我们聊了好几个小时。这真的是一种解脱。
It may not be proper for me, perhaps, to let my feelings carry me further am therefore resigned to stop here, if sir, you think my particular reasons following too free, or will give offense to the House, which I would be sorry to be thought capable of intending.
因此,我只好讲到这里来,如果先生,你认为我的理由太随便了,或者会冒犯到府上的话,我很抱歉,如果人家认为我有这个打算的话。
I thought it must be pure science fiction. But when I checked it out I found a lot of magazine articles that actually supported the theory behind the book which was incredible. That's when I decided to acquire the rights of the book and everything went from there.
我想那一定是纯粹的科幻小说。但当我检查它的时候,我发现很多杂志文章实际上支持这本书背后的理论,这是不可思议的。就在那时,我决定获得这本书的版权,一切都从那时开始。
And I used to assemble the family to hear because I thought that they were so good that even from the point of view of enjoyment people shouldn't miss them, and I got every word of his that I could, and I could see by hard argument there was only the one way for it.
我用于组装的家人听,因为我觉得他们都非常好,甚至享受的观点的人不应该想念他们,和我说的每一句话,我可以,我可以看到硬参数只有一个方法。
I've had so many experiences in cycling, but in some ways I have nothing left to prove. I have achieved more than I could have dreamed of, I've raced a lot longer than I thought I would. I know I can still be better, but I just don't know if I love it enough any more.
我有这么多骑自行车的经验,但在某些方面我没有什么可证明的。我已经取得了超出我梦想的成就,我已经跑了比我想象中要长得多的时间。我知道我还可以做得更好,但我不知道我是否还足够爱它。
I want people to be inspired that I've always strived for excellence and I've always gone beyond what anybody ever thought I could do, what I thought I myself could do. And I've allowed myself to be inspired, kept my eyes open and my senses open to inspiration around me.
我希望人们受到鼓舞,因为我一直在追求卓越,我一直在超越任何人认为我能做的,我认为我自己能做的。我让自己受到启发,睁大眼睛,让自己的感官感受周围的灵感。
And I thought I would just share with you what science says today about silicone breast implants. If you have them, you're healthier than if you don't. In fact, there's no science that shows that silicone breast implants are detrimental and, in fact, they make you healthier.
我想和大家分享一下今天科学对硅胶乳房植入物的看法。如果你有,你会比没有更健康。事实上,没有科学证据表明硅胶乳房植入物是有害的,事实上,它们会让你更健康。
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沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Style is the dress of thought; a modest dress, Neat, but not gaudy, will true critics please.
风格是思想的外衣;真正的评论家会喜欢一件朴素、整洁但不花哨的连衣裙。
You loved me 'cause I'm fragile. When I thought that I was strong but you touch me for a little while and all my fragile strength is gone.
你爱我,因为我很脆弱。当我以为我很坚强,但你碰了我一会儿,我所有脆弱的力量都消失了。
If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.
如果不是一颗宝石,甚至一朵花,我们应该把爱的思想作为礼物扔进朋友的心里,那将是天使的给予。
So I went way too in depth? I thought they wanted the hole by hole.
所以我做得太深入了?我还以为他们想挖一个又一个洞呢。
I always thought marketing in general was an interesting kind of thing. I always liked commercials and billboards.
我一直认为市场营销是一件很有趣的事情。我一直喜欢广告和广告牌。
I thought that the chief thing to be done in order to equal boys was to be learned and courageous. So I decided to study Greek and learn to manage a horse.
我认为,要想与男孩平起平坐,最重要的是要有学问和勇气。所以我决定学习希腊语,学习管理一匹马。