A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
命令
Command
While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions, they lost POW status by failing to obey the standards of conduct for legal combatants: wearing uniforms, a responsible command structure, and obeying the laws of war.
虽然塔利班武装分子最初声称受到公约的保护,但由于他们没有遵守合法战斗人员的行为标准:穿制服、负责任的指挥结构和遵守战争法,他们失去了战俘的地位。
For those men who, sooner or later, are lucky enough to break away from the pack, the most intoxicating moment comes when they cease being bodies in other men's command and find that they control their own time, when they learn their own voice and authority.
对于那些迟早会幸运地脱离群体的男人来说,最令人陶醉的时刻是,他们不再是受他人支配的躯体,而是发现自己掌握了自己的时间,学会了自己的声音和权威。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.
指挥就是服务,不多也不少。
Various are the pleas and arguments which men of corrupt minds frequently urge against yielding obedience to the just and holy commands of God.
有各种各样的恳求和辩论,就是那些思想败坏的人,常常极力反对顺服神的公义和圣洁的命令。
When placed in command - take charge.
当你被任命为指挥官时,你要负责。
The style of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice and command of language is the fruit of exercise.
一个作家的文体应该是他心灵的形象,而语言的选择和运用则是练习的结果。
Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.
不要等待;时间永远不会“恰到好处”。从你现在所处的位置开始,使用你所掌握的任何工具,你会发现更好的工具。
I'm a writer first and an editor second... or maybe third or even fourth. Successful editing requires a very specific set of skills, and I don't claim to have all of them at my command.
我首先是个作家,其次是个编辑……或者是第三,甚至第四。成功的编辑需要一套非常具体的技能,我并不声称我掌握了所有这些技能。