I'm not a political comedian. That's just not what I do.
我不是政治喜剧演员。那不是我的工作。
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喜剧演员
Comedian
I'm an actor, I'm not a comedian, I never was a comedian.
我是个演员，我不是喜剧演员，我从来都不是喜剧演员。
I'm the only comedian qualified to navigate a supertanker.
我是唯一一个有资格驾驶超级油轮的喜剧演员。
One always writes comedy at the moment of deepest hysteria.
一个人总是在最歇斯底里的时候写喜剧。
Music is a great energizer. It's a language everybody knows.
音乐是一种强大的能量来源。这是一种大家都知道的语言。
Life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves.
生活只是一场梦，我们是自己的想象。
Whenever I go on a show with a comedian I just counter punch.
每当我和喜剧演员一起演出时，我就会反击。
It's easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
穿拖鞋比铺地毯更容易。
Well, I think that there's a value to comedy in and of itself.
我认为喜剧本身是有价值的。
It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.
认识到什么能让你快乐，这是一个很好的开始。
Every closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing.
不是每只闭着的眼睛都在睡觉，也不是每只睁开的眼睛都在看东西。
It's the Power of the Almighty, the Splendor of Nature, and then you.
它是全能的力量，是大自然的光辉，然后是你。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Well, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that. I've been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, you're under pressure.
嗯，很多政治活动都是与人交流的，很明显喜剧与此有关。我做过制片人，也领导过别人。而且，作为一个喜剧演员，你也有压力。
Yeah, we shot ourselves in the foot right out of the gate. The guy who ran it at first misled pretty much everybody about how much capital we had. He said we had enough to go three years without making money, and we had enough to go three weeks.
是啊，我们一出校门就搬起石头砸了自己的脚。一开始经营这家公司的人在我们有多少资本的问题上误导了几乎所有人。他说我们有足够的钱过三年不赚钱的日子，也有足够的钱过三个星期。
Women priests. Great, great. Now there's priests of both sexes I don't listen to.
女性牧师。太好了,太好了。现在我不听男女神父的。
Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you're telling them to do, you have to keep loving them just as much.
即使你的孩子总是和你说的完全相反，你也要一如既往地爱他们。
You know the only people who are always sure about the proper way to raise children? Those who've never had any.
你认识的人中，只有你能确定正确的抚养孩子的方法吗?那些从来没有吃过的人。
You don't need to be stable to be a stand-up comedian.
你不需要是一个稳定的单口喜剧演员。
A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT
给此刻的你，一点向前的力量。
关于学习、善意与成长，读一句，再想一想。
Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear.
好的作家是那些保持语言效率的人。也就是说，保持准确，保持清晰。
No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments.
凡有血气的人，没有一个是时时刻刻都有智慧的。
You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover's arms can only come later when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip.
在爱情的开始你要小心翼翼的走;只有当你确信你的爱人不会笑你绊倒时，你才会跑过田野，投入他的怀抱。