A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
幽默
Humour
A nostalgic yearning which is in itself more pleasant than the thing being yearned for.
一种怀旧的渴望,它本身比人们所向往的东西更令人愉快。
Everywhere's been where it is ever since it was first put there. It's called geography.
自从它第一次被放在那里,它就无处不在。它被称为地理。
Marines either know how to use an iron or they get married. The iron is less dangerous.
海军陆战队要么知道如何使用熨斗,要么就结婚。铁不那么危险。
Be very, very careful what you put in that head because you will never, ever get it out.
你要非常,非常小心,因为你永远不会把它取出来。
I don't care how much you eat, Ender, self-cannibalism won't get you out of this school.
我不管你吃多少,安德,自残不能让你离开这所学校。
They say that maths is a language. So how do I order a pizza with extra cheese in maths?
他们说数学是一种语言。那么我怎么才能在数学课上点一个加奶酪的披萨呢?
She was every inch the skeletal goddess that had been promised by the bones of her feet.
她是她脚上的骨头所承诺的骨瘦如牛的女神。
Someone once told me that we move when it becomes less painful than staying where we are.
有人曾经告诉我,当搬家比呆在原地痛苦更小的时候,我们才会搬家。
On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
总的来说,人类想要变好,但不是太好,也不是一直都很好。
No intelligent idea can gain general acceptance unless some stupidity is mixed in with it.
任何明智的想法都不可能得到普遍的接受,除非其中掺杂一些愚蠢。
The most powerful women in Sachaka and all you do is waste time gossiping and matchmaking.
在萨哈卡最有权势的女人和你所做的一切就是浪费时间闲聊和做媒。
Don't tell me I should only talk to people with a high influence score, or I'll Klout you.
别跟我说我应该只跟影响力高的人说话,否则我就揍你。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process.
解释一个笑话就像解剖一只青蛙。你能更好地理解,但青蛙在这个过程中死了。
If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.
如果你想让上帝发笑,告诉他你的计划。
I don't believe in ghosts but they blindly believe in me.
我不相信鬼,但他们盲目地相信我。
The great are eternally at the mercy of tiny men. And also, tiny madwomen.
伟人永远受小人的支配。还有,小疯女人。
Anyone who thinks money can't buy happiness has never owned a cat
认为金钱买不到幸福的人从来没有养过猫
Just the other day in the underground I enjoyed the pleasure of offering my seat to three ladies.
就在前几天,在地铁里,我很高兴地给三位女士让座。