A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
想法
Idea
You've got to break through this idea of being light as a ballerina. The heavier you'll feel, the lighter you'll look.
作为一名芭蕾舞演员，你必须打破轻装上阵的观念。你感觉越重，你看起来就越轻。
Hemingway never grew out of adolescence. His scope and depth stayed shallow because he had no idea what women are for.
海明威从未走出青春期。他的眼界和深度都很浅，因为他不知道女人是干什么的。
The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
我认为，书评的首要功能应该是让读者对这本书的内容和特点有所了解。
I like the idea that people hear my stuff, and if it's commercially successful, that's a good sign that it's being heard.
我喜欢人们听到我的东西，如果它在商业上成功了，这是一个很好的信号，它被听到了。
The first time with artistic endeavors is, if it's working, it was your idea, and if it's not, it's somebody else's idea.
第一次尝试艺术，如果成功了，那就是你的想法，如果失败了，那就是别人的想法。
I'm a bit frightened of the idea of a full facelift because, when you look in the mirror, you want to look like yourself.
我有点害怕整张脸的想法，因为当你照镜子时，你想看起来像你自己。
The idea that global warming is the most important problem facing the world is total nonsense and is doing a lot of harm.
认为全球变暖是世界面临的最重要问题的观点完全是一派胡言，正在造成许多危害。
My son had toyed with the idea of writing and trying to write a little bit, so that kind of gave me the bug to write also.
我的儿子曾经有过写作的想法，并试着写一点，所以这也给了我写作的灵感。
A man is a poet if difficulties inherent in his art provide him with ideas; he is not a poet if they deprive him of ideas.
如果艺术中固有的困难能给人以灵感，那么人就是诗人;如果他们剥夺了他的思想，他就不是诗人。
Most pieces just depict the finished product. This piece shows the beginning stages, too, and the formulation of the idea.
大多数作品只是描述成品。这篇文章也展示了这个想法的开始阶段和构想。
I'm the worst at picking what movies are going to do well. I have no idea. I'm really surprised if a movie I like does well.
我最不擅长挑选好电影。我不知道。如果我喜欢的电影卖得好，我真的很惊讶。
When you write a song you have an idea of how it should be sung but it doesn't work out that way if someone else records it.
当你写一首歌的时候，你知道该怎么唱，但是如果别人把它录下来，你就不知道该怎么唱了。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
My idea of a good time is creating something and reading a good book.
我心目中的美好时光就是创造一些东西，读一本好书。
It's not so much that I got that idea at some point, it came up naturally because of the improvisational nature of the story I was telling.
并不是说我在某个时候有了这个想法，而是因为我所讲的故事是即兴创作的。
A major fault, for example, is the fact that, along with the materialist principle, Darwin introduced into his theory of evolution reactionary Malthusian ideas.
例如，一个主要的错误是，达尔文连同唯物主义原则一起，把反动的马尔萨斯思想引入了他的进化论。
The whole idea of everybody wanting to be somebody new was an important insight in terms of liking God.
每个人都想成为新的人，这是一个很重要的观点，关于喜欢上帝。
Winning the Outstanding Contribution award is great, because you know you have won in advance. Previously, I have been really nervous during the ceremony because you have no idea if you are going to get called up on stage. This time I could relax and enjoy myself.
获得杰出贡献奖是很了不起的，因为你知道你已经提前赢了。以前，我在颁奖典礼上一直很紧张，因为你不知道你是否会被叫上台。这一次我可以放松和享受自己。
A thought is an idea in transit.
思想是一种正在传递的思想。