A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
城市
City
So, like I said, I will visit Jeffersonville more often because I now have a little getaway house up there.
所以,就像我说的,我会更经常去杰弗森维尔,因为我现在在那里有一个小度假屋。
In cities like Athens, poor houses lined narrow and tortuous streets in spite of luxurious public buildings.
在像雅典这样的城市,尽管有豪华的公共建筑,贫穷的房屋仍然排列在狭窄曲折的街道两旁。
That's great advertising when you can turn Chicago into a city you'd want to spend more than three hours in.
当你可以把芝加哥变成一个你愿意在里面待上三个多小时的城市时,这是一个很棒的广告。
Being human is itself difficult, and therefore all kinds of settlements (except dream cities) have problems.
作为人类本身是困难的,因此各种各样的定居点(梦想城市除外)都有问题。
San Franciscans know we live in the most beautiful city in the world, a jewel on the edge of the Golden Gate.
旧金山人知道我们住在世界上最美丽的城市,金门边上的一颗宝石。
As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big city. Nowadays, it is the only desert within our means.
为了改善社会生活,我建议你去大城市。如今,它是我们力所能及的唯一沙漠。
In the modern city, it takes on the status of a cathedral, our Chartres, our Notre Dame, our marble museum of the soul.
在现代城市,它的地位就像一座大教堂,我们的沙特尔,我们的圣母院,我们的大理石灵魂博物馆。
I've been in many of them and to some extent I would have to say this; if you've seen one city slum you've seen them all.
我经历过很多,在某种程度上,我不得不这么说;如果你见过一个城市贫民窟,你就见过所有的贫民窟。
San Francisco is a mad city - inhabited for the most part by perfectly insane people whose women are of a remarkable beauty.
旧金山是一个疯狂的城市——居住着绝大多数完全疯狂的人,他们的女人有着非凡的美丽。
I've always been sort of interested in the rural countryside. Things happen out there that are very strange to city dwellers.
我一直对农村很感兴趣。外面发生的事情对城市居民来说很奇怪。
Until we're educating every kid in a fantastic way, until every inner city is cleaned up, there is no shortage of things to do.
直到我们以一种奇妙的方式教育每一个孩子,直到每个市中心都被清理干净,我们才会有很多事情要做。
There's no unemployment in squatter cities. Everyone works. One-sixth of humanity is there. It's soon going to be more than that.
棚户区没有失业。每个人都工作。六分之一的人在那里。很快就会超过这个数字。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Only through the conscious action of the working masses in city and country can it be brought to life, only through the people's highest intellectual maturity and inexhaustible idealism can it be brought safely through all storms and find its way to port.
只有通过城市和农村劳动群众的自觉行动,才能使它焕发生机;只有通过人民最高的智力成熟和取之不尽的理想主义,才能使它安然度过一切风雨,找到通往港口的道路。
Atlanta? I think it's the greatest city anywhere I know of.
亚特兰大?我想这是我所知道的最伟大的城市。
We didn't make the mistakes that many other cities did.
我们没有犯其他许多城市所犯的错误。
A city is a strange place for dawn. The sun just can't seem to make any headway in the cold streets.
城市对于黎明来说是一个陌生的地方。在寒冷的街道上,太阳似乎没有任何进展。
We can drive through the city, no doubt, but don't say my car's topless, say the titties is out.
毫无疑问,我们可以开车穿过这个城市,但不要说我的车是袒胸露乳的,说咪咪过时了。
I'm a great mummy. I've mapped out all the fun spots in every city.
我是一个伟大的妈妈。我已经把每个城市的所有好玩的地方都画出来了。