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改变
Change
Now, I don't expect what I write to change things. I think I write now simply as a witness. This is how it is. This is what we have done. This is what we have permitted.
现在，我不指望我写的东西能改变什么。我想我现在写作只是作为一个证人。事情就是这样。这就是我们所做的。这是我们所允许的。
But it is true that some magazines have a policy to show only a certain amount of black girls on their covers. Naomi is right. It's not fair, and I wish it would change.
但确实，一些杂志的封面上只有一定数量的黑人女孩。内奥米是正确的。这不公平，我希望它能改变。
The point is to change one's life. The point is not to give some vent to the emotions that have been destroying one; the point is so to act that one can master them now.
关键是要改变一个人的生活。关键不在于发泄那些已经摧毁了你的情绪;关键是要行动起来，现在就能掌握它们。
There are millions of kids who, naturally, if we could only remember how it is - you know, you resent authority, you are impatient for change, you want to fix things up.
有成千上万的孩子，很自然地，如果我们能记住这是怎么回事——你知道，你憎恨权威，你渴望改变，你想要解决问题。
It can be sad how time may change things in our lives, yet let us not forget we always maintain the power to choose whether or not to be happy about the changes it brings.
时间如何改变我们生活中的事情，这可能是令人悲伤的，但让我们不要忘记，我们总是有能力选择是否为它带来的改变感到高兴。
That man is a creature who needs order yet yearns for change is the creative contradiction at the heart of the laws which structure his conformity and define his deviancy.
人是一种需要秩序但又渴望改变的生物，这是构成他的从众性和定义他的越轨行为的法则的核心的创造性矛盾。
It is kind of tedious after a while, to parse politicians doing the same thing over and over again. The facts change from week to week, but the sort of masquerade doesn't.
一段时间后，解析政客们一遍又一遍地做同样的事情是有点乏味的。事实每周都在变化，但化妆舞会却没有。
Some people try to change the world one life at a time. Others try to change the world one death at a time. And I try to change the world one bucket full of dirt at a time.
有些人试图一次改变一个世界。另一些人试图一次一个人的死亡来改变世界。我试着改变这个世界，每次一桶土。
It's absolutely not acceptable for people to argue that, if we are going to do anything about climate change at all, well, the responsibility lies solely with the individual.
人们认为，如果我们要为气候变化做点什么，那么责任完全在于个人，这是绝对不能接受的。
Working with my new coach has helped a lot. I've been a lot more focused and I'm doing all the little things in order to get faster. It's been a total lifestyle change really.
和我的新教练一起工作帮助了我很多。我变得更加专注，我做所有的小事都是为了更快。这真的是一种生活方式的彻底改变。
Living is strife and torment, disappointment and love and sacrifice, golden sunsets and black storms. I said that some time ago, and today I do not think I would add one word.
生活就是斗争和折磨，失望，爱和牺牲，金色的夕阳和黑色的风暴。我前段时间说过，今天我想我不会再多说一个字。
Luckily because I had a family and children, my priorities changed. I mean, I'm very passionate about my work but I have other interests and other things that balance my life.
幸运的是，因为我有家庭和孩子，我的优先级发生了变化。我的意思是，我对我的工作很有激情，但是我有其他的兴趣和其他事情来平衡我的生活。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Change before you have to.
在你不得不改变之前先改变。
As an actor, you always have to reinvent yourself or you end up in the gutter somewhere. It's my job to always change people's minds. I've known that for a long time and I've had to do it.
作为一名演员，你总是要重新塑造自己，否则你就会落得个落魄潦倒的下场。我的工作就是改变人们的想法。我知道这一点很长时间了，我必须这么做。
The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
乐趣永远不会消失，但它会随着时间的推移而变化，随着输赢而变化。
If any man claims the Negro should be content... let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large city. Then and only then has he a right to such a claim.
如果有人说黑人应该感到满足……让他说，他愿意改变自己的肤色，到大城市的黑人区去生活。只有到那时，他才有权提出这样的要求。
It's funny how day by day, nothing changes. But when you look back, everything is different.
有趣的是，日复一日，什么都没有改变。但当你回头看，一切都不一样了。
You can't change what happened. But you can still change what will happen.
你无法改变发生了什么。但是你仍然可以改变将要发生的事情。