A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
至关重要
Essential
Few things are as essential as education.
没有什么比教育更重要。
Touch seems to be as essential as sunlight.
触摸似乎和阳光一样重要。
Water for me is so essential, like swimming.
水对我来说是如此重要，就像游泳一样。
Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of the State.
在国家事务中，保密是首要的。
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.
这是罪恶的本质，它使人堕落。
Writers are essential. Readers are essential. Publishers are not.
作家是至关重要的。读者是至关重要的。出版商则不是。
Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
老年和疾病显出一个人的本质特征。
This is what I think is very essential... moderation can be good for you.
这是我认为非常重要的……适度对你有好处。
The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice, love, passion.
你所做的每件事的基本条件必须是选择、爱和激情。
It is essential that we stop worrying about money and stop resenting our bills.
重要的是，我们要停止担心钱，停止怨恨我们的账单。
Intervals and other types of speed work are essential to improve running speed.
间歇训练和其他类型的速度训练对提高跑步速度至关重要。
No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.
再多巧妙的发明也不能取代想象力的基本要素。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
I would have thought it possible to choose delegates for these larger conferences who, even if they could not speak the principal languages, could at least understand them or could have friends seated beside them who could keep them informed on essential points.
我原以为，可以为这些较大的会议挑选代表，即使他们不会说主要语言，至少也能理解他们的意思，或者有朋友坐在他们旁边，随时向他们通报重要的问题。
I like to feel the butterflies in the stomach, I like to go home and have a restless night and wonder how I'm going to be able to accomplish this feat, get jittery. That hunger and those butterflies in the stomach are very essential for all creative people.
我喜欢在胃里感觉蝴蝶，我喜欢回家度过一个不安的夜晚，我想知道我如何才能完成这个壮举，变得紧张不安。对于所有有创造力的人来说，饥饿感和胃里的蝴蝶都是非常重要的。
I am, first of all, a basketball player. I've done this for so very long... For me, it's been essential to be successful on the court.
首先，我是一名篮球运动员。我干这行这么久了…对我来说，在球场上取得成功是至关重要的。
Storytelling is an ancient and honorable act. An essential role to play in the community or tribe. It's one that I embrace wholeheartedly and have been fortunate enough to be rewarded for.
讲故事是一种古老而光荣的行为。在社区或部落中扮演的重要角色。我全心全意地拥抱它，并且很幸运地得到了回报。
Honesty does not always bring a response of love, but it is absolutely essential to it.
诚实并不总是带来爱的回应，但它是绝对必要的。