A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
推进
Advance
Time has been transformed, and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in motion; it has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration.
时间改变了，我们也改变了;它向前推进，使我们行动起来;它揭开了自己的面纱，给我们带来了困惑和兴奋。
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.
如果一个人自信地朝着他的梦想前进，努力过他想象中的生活，他会在平常的时间里遇到意想不到的成功。
There is a spirit and a need and a man at the beginning of every great human advance. Every one of these must be right for that particular moment of history, or nothing happens.
在人类每一次伟大进步的开始，都有一种精神、一种需要和一个人。所有这些都必须符合那个特定的历史时刻，否则什么也不会发生。
Let that which stood in front go behind, let that which was behind advance to the front, let bigots, fools, unclean persons, offer new propositions, let the old propositions be postponed.
从前站在前的，当退到后;从前站在后的，当进到前。顽固的人，愚顽的人，污秽的人，当推陈出新。
The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
一个不贪图名利而奋发图强，不畏惧耻辱而退却的将军，他唯一的思想就是保卫他的国家，为他的君主做有益的事，他就是这个王国的宝石。
While advances in scientific research have led to some new and exciting treatments that have enlarged and enhanced the quality and length of human life, we must not lose sight as to what we are trying to accomplish.
尽管科学研究的进步导致了一些新的令人兴奋的治疗方法，这些方法已经扩大和提高了人类的生活质量和寿命，但我们决不能忽视我们正在努力实现的目标。
Riding in advance, we passed over one of these great plains; we looked back and saw the line of scattered horsemen stretching for a mile or more; and far in the rear against the horizon, the white wagons creeping slowly along.
我们提前骑着马，越过了其中的一片大平原;我们回头一看，只见散乱的马队绵延一英里以上;在后面地平线的远处，白色的马车慢慢地爬行着。
We were now, as I before mentioned, upon this St. Joseph's trail. It was evident, by the traces, that large parties were a few days in advance of us; and as we too supposed them to be Mormons, we had some apprehension of interruption.
正如我前面提到过的，我们现在正沿着这条圣约瑟夫的小径走着。从种种迹象可以看出，在我们之前几天就有许多人参加了。由于我们也认为他们是摩门教徒，所以有些担心会被打断。
I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all.
我不禁担心，人们可能会把每一种新理论都看成是一种危险，把每一项创新都看成是一种辛苦的麻烦，把每一项社会进步都看成是走向革命的第一步，而他们可能会完全拒绝前进。
Agricultural practice served Darwin as the material basis for the elaboration of his theory of Evolution, which explained the natural causation of the adaptation we see in the structure of the organic world. That was a great advance in the knowledge of living nature.
农业实践是达尔文阐述进化论的物质基础，他的进化论解释了我们在有机世界结构中看到的适应性的自然原因。这是对生命自然知识的一大进步。
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With all the advances, they really do make a difference in the outcome.
随着所有的进步，它们确实对结果产生了影响。
With scientific advances, Congress must now make changes to reflect new therapeutic options.
随着科学的进步，国会现在必须做出改变，以反映新的治疗方案。
I was never informed in advance about the start of the war or about foreign political developments.
我从来没有预先被告知战争的开始或外国的政治发展。
As society advances the standard of poverty rises.
随着社会的进步，贫困的标准也在提高。
If you ask me a question, don't tell me what the question is in advance, 'cause I'd rather not know.
如果你问我问题，不要事先告诉我问题是什么，因为我宁愿不知道。
Like a child star whose fame fades as the years advance, many once-innovative companies become less so as they mature.
就像童星的名气会随着岁月的流逝而褪去一样，许多曾经具有创新精神的公司也会随着年龄的增长而变得不那么耀眼。