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I don't care what anybody says. Stick to the spirit of the play and you're doing it right. It's about embracing the spirit of the text instead of noodling some idea about things.
我不在乎别人怎么说。坚持戏剧的精神，你就做对了。它是关于拥抱文本的精神，而不是思考一些事情。
A comfortable old age is the reward of a well-spent youth. Instead of its bringing sad and melancholy prospects of decay, it would give us hopes of eternal youth in a better world.
一个舒适的晚年是一个度过美好青春的奖赏。它不会给我们带来衰败的凄凉前景，而会给我们带来在更美好的世界里永葆青春的希望。
New terms used like, 'overseas contingency operation' instead of the word 'war' - that reflects a worldview that is out of touch with the enemy that we face. We can't spin our way out of this threat.
“海外应急行动”取代了“战争”，这反映了一种与我们所面临的敌人脱节的世界观。我们无法摆脱这种威胁。
Just once I would like to persuade the audience not to wear any article of blue denim. If only they could see themselves in a pair of brown corduroys like mine instead of this awful, boring blue denim.
只有一次我想说服观众不要穿任何蓝色牛仔布的衣服。要是他们能看到自己穿一条像我的一样的棕色灯芯绒裤子，而不是这条糟糕、乏味的蓝色牛仔布就好了。
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.
当我们诚实地问自己生命中谁对我们最重要时，我们常常发现，是那些人，他们没有给出建议、解决方案或治愈方法，而是选择与我们分享痛苦，用温暖而温柔的手触摸我们的伤口。
I really haven't had that exciting of a life. There are a lot of things I wish I would have done, instead of just sitting around and complaining about having a boring life. So I pretty much like to make it up. I'd rather tell a story about somebody else.
我真的没有过那种激动人心的生活。有很多事情我希望我能做，而不是坐在那里抱怨有一个无聊的生活。所以我很喜欢编造。我宁愿讲一个关于别人的故事。
When I'm writing, I try not to think things like, 'Gosh, I have to finish writing this book.' Books are very long and it's easy to get discouraged. Instead I think to myself, 'Wow, I have this great story idea, and today I'm going to write two pages of it. That's all - just two pages.'
当我写作的时候，我尽量不去想，‘天哪，我必须写完这本书。“书很长，很容易泄气。相反，我对自己说，‘哇，我有一个很棒的故事构思，今天我要写两页。就这么多——只有两页。”
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
I wanted to tell you all my secrets, but you became one of them instead.
我本想告诉你我所有的秘密，但你却成了其中之一。
I didn't go to the lectures. My valet, who was more distinguished than I, went instead.
我没有去听讲座。我的男仆比我高贵，他代替我去了。
If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, than there'd be peace.
如果每个人都要求和平而不是另一台电视机，那么就会有和平。
Chicago seems a big city instead of merely a large place.
芝加哥似乎是个大城市，而不仅仅是一个大地方。
Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings.
歌剧是一个人被背后捅了一刀，他没有死，而是唱歌。
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead.
有时候爱能持久，但有时候爱又如此伤人。