A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
数量
Number
There are, of course, an infinite number of places where one is not, yet only one place where one actually is.
当然，有无穷多的地方没有一个，但只有一个地方有一个。
The number of great museums and nonprofits versus the number of corporate headquarters is incredibly out of whack.
大型博物馆和非营利组织的数量与公司总部的数量相比，简直是天壤之别。
I was taught in school that I have to look out for number one. That was against everything that I intuitively felt.
我在学校里被教导，我必须为自己着想。这与我的直觉相悖。
I symbolized doping... My phone rarely rings. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of riders who call me.
我象征着兴奋剂……我的电话很少响。我可以用一只手的手指数出给我打电话的骑手的数目。
It does you no good to see the number two or number three man in the corporation-you have to get through to number one.
在公司里看到二把手或三把手对你没有好处，你必须和他们取得联系。
I had a number of very strong personalities in my family. My father was a concert flutist, the solo flute for Toscanini.
在我的家庭里，我有很多个性很强的人。我父亲是一名长笛演奏家，是托斯卡尼尼的独奏长笛手。
Someone had my number and they started text-stalking me. I've never replied to them. It was tempting to write back, but I resisted.
有人有我的电话号码，他们开始跟踪我。我从来没有回复过他们。我很想回信，但我拒绝了。
Number one, like yourself. Number two, you have to eat healthy. And number three, you've got to squeeze your buns. That's my formula.
第一，像你自己。第二，你必须吃得健康。第三点，你要捏紧你的面包。这是我的公式。
Fundamentally, legislation that is historic, that is comprehensive, that has a large number of senators supporting it is more durable.
从根本上说，具有历史意义的、全面的、有大量参议员支持的立法更持久。
People's intelligence tends to be in inverse proportion to their number. People don't tend to get smarter as they get into bigger groups.
人们的智力往往与他们的人数成反比。当人们进入更大的群体时，他们并不会变得更聪明。
The number of medals on an officer's breast varies in inverse proportion to the square of the distance of his duties from the front line.
军官胸前佩戴的勋章数量与他从前线执行任务的距离成反比。
I can cope with a smack in the face, or at least I should be able to after the number I have had. This one was just run-of-the-mill for me.
我能应付脸上的一记重击，或者至少我应该能在我打了那个号码之后应付得了。这个对我来说只是普通的。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
We must either reduce the number of our engagements or increase the number of our troops.
我们要么减少交战数量，要么增加兵力。
The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major.
成为一个成功作家的首要秘诀是:嫁给一个英语专业的人。
The physiologist who succeeds in penetrating deeper and deeper into the digestive canal becomes convinced that it consists of a number of chemical laboratories equipped with various mechanical devices.
生理学家如果能成功地把消化道越穿越深，就会相信它是由许多装有各种机械装置的化学实验室组成的。
The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed.
为自己作判断劳苦的人，实在太少了。
The smallest number, with God and truth on their side, are weightier than thousands.
因为有神和真理同在，最小的也胜过千万。
The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number.
为大多数人获得最大幸福的行动是最好的。