A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
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The bottom line is that the death tax is a tax on the economy because it slows economic growth.
归根结底,遗产税是对经济征收的一种税,因为它减缓了经济增长。
But I can also write in crappy motel rooms, while standing in line, or sitting in the dentist's chair.
但我也可以在蹩脚的汽车旅馆房间里写作,排队时,或者坐在牙医的椅子上。
We certainly employ a lot of immigrants at Fox... and we do not take any consistent anti-immigrant line.
我们福克斯公司当然雇佣了很多移民。我们不采取任何一贯的反移民路线。
My own personal taste in films as a member of the audience was not completely in line with films I was doing.
作为一名观众,我个人对电影的品味并不完全符合我所拍的电影。
Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it is the sense of France.
拿破仑说的每一句话,他写的每一行字,都值得一读,因为这就是法兰西。
In battle, you forgive a man anything except an unwillingness to take risks. Sometimes you have to put it on the line.
在战斗中,除了不愿意冒险,你什么都可以原谅一个人。有时候你必须把它放在线上。
What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through mountains.
直是什么?一条线可以是直的,也可以是一条街道,但是人的心,哦,不,它是弯曲的,就像一条穿越高山的路。
If I were asked for a one line answer to the question' What makes a woman good in bed?' I would say, 'A man who is good in bed.'
如果有人问我“是什么让女人在床上表现出色?”我会说,‘床上功夫好的男人。’
It is of course the nature of historical contraction that the shortest distance to a historical destination is never a straight line.
当然,历史收缩的本质是,到历史终点的最短距离绝不是一条直线。
I think if you spend much time dwelling on influence you can get self-conscious about every line you write. That's a great way to freeze up.
我认为,如果你花很多时间在影响上,你会对你写的每一行感到难为情。这是一个冻结的好方法。
It was dripping and, you know, and there was a whole line of cameras and microphones. I felt like - you remember the honor guards, only it was a dishonor guard.
当时还在滴水,你知道,还有一排摄像机和麦克风。我觉得——你记得仪仗队吧,只不过是个不光彩的仪仗队。
The bottom line is what we do might not be the safest so there is always some risk but we are ready to take that into account because we love racing and we love motor sports and it is dangerous.
底线是,我们所做的可能不是最安全的,所以总是有一些风险,但我们准备考虑到这一点,因为我们喜欢赛车,我们喜欢赛车运动,这是危险的。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
When they came to you for your line, you had to be ready and you had to get it in one.
当他们来找你的时候,你必须做好准备,你必须把它装进一个。
All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.
好了,大家按身高的字母顺序排好队。
He will hew to the line of right, let the chips fly where they may.
他会坚守正确的路线,让一切顺其自然。
Initially, it was the unpractical in fashion that brought me to design my own line. I felt that it was much more attractive to cut clothes with respect for the living, three-dimensional body rather than to cover the body with decorative ideas.
最初,正是时尚的不实用性让我设计了自己的系列。我觉得裁剪衣服更有吸引力的是尊重生命的立体的身体,而不是用装饰的想法来盖住身体。
The fellow who says he'll meet you halfway usually thinks he's standing on the dividing line.
那个说他会和你各让一半的人通常认为他是站在分界线上。