A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
英语
English
One of the glories of English simplicity is the possibility of using the same word as noun and verb.
英语简洁的一个优点是可以将同一个单词用作名词和动词。
English should be our official language. Reading and speaking English are requirements to become a citizen.
英语应该是我们的官方语言。阅读和说英语是成为公民的必要条件。
I speak English without an accent, and I speak Spanish without an accent. I really do have the best of both worlds.
我说英语没有口音，我说西班牙语没有口音。我真的是两全其美。
We may always depend on it that algebra, which cannot be translated into good English and sound common sense, is bad algebra.
我们可能总是相信，代数是不好的代数，它不能被翻译成好的英语和健全的常识。
Realistically, English is a universal language; it's the number one language for music and for communicating with the rest of the world.
实际上，英语是一种通用语言;它是音乐和与世界其他地方交流的第一语言。
My mother-in-law speaks not a word of English. I speak not a word of Tajiki. So I smile at her ingratiatingly and she fixes me with a beady eye.
我岳母一句英语也不会说。我不讲塔吉克语。于是，我讨好地对她笑了笑，她用锐利的眼睛盯着我。
In Mexico we have a trick - add a crystal of salt to the kettle and the tea tastes better, almost English. But after four pots, your kettle's broken.
在墨西哥，我们有一个小窍门——在壶里放一颗盐晶体，茶的味道就会更好，几乎是英式的。但是四个壶之后，你的水壶坏了。
We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.
我们不只是借用词语;有时，英语在小巷里追逐其他语言，把它们打得不省力气，搜刮口袋里的新词汇。
I've done quite a few adverts. I've also done some presenting and acting work in Spain. I did a lot of Spanish education videos for people wanting to learn English.
我做过不少广告。我还在西班牙做过一些表演和表演工作。我为想学英语的人制作了很多西班牙语教育视频。
I obtained a job at the Library of Congress. I loved books, so I felt at home. I was going to end up, I thought, majoring in English and teach at the college level.
我在国会图书馆找到了一份工作。我喜欢书，所以我觉得像在家里一样。我想，我最终会主修英语，在大学里教书。
In English, the sounds and melodies I created were an inspiration to me, and words came to me as I explored the sounds, and from there I was able expand on the meaning.
在英语中，我创造的声音和旋律对我来说是一种灵感，当我探索这些声音时，单词就会出现在我的脑海中，从那里我可以扩展我的意思。
My early wounds were the English school system among other things. It wasn't merely the discipline, it was the ways in which boys got what was called the school spirit.
我早期的创伤之一是英语学校体系。这不仅仅是纪律问题，这是男孩们获得所谓学校精神的方式。
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When I first came to this country, I didn't know how to speak English.
当我第一次来到这个国家时，我不知道如何说英语。
I was an English major in college!
我是大学英语专业的!
I translated Beatles songs for my English class.
我在英语课上翻译披头士的歌曲。
Let us work toward greater cooperation with all Caribbean Countries, whether we speak English, Dutch, French or Spanish, whether we are independent or not, and whether we be island or continental territories.
让我们努力同所有加勒比国家加强合作，不论我们说英语、荷兰语、法语或西班牙语，不论我们是否独立，不论我们是岛屿还是大陆领土。
English music is white - it evades everything.
英语音乐是白色的——它回避一切。
I don't want to play only Latin women. I want to have roles in English.
我不想只扮演拉丁女人。我想在英语中扮演角色。