A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
老
Old
Death's an old joke, but each individual encounters it anew.
死亡是一个古老的笑话,但每个人都会重新遇到它。
Everything I've done is an old Marvel comic in its' own way.
我所做的一切都是一个老漫威漫画在它自己的方式。
Our old age was in some respects the happiest period of life.
我们的晚年在某些方面是一生中最幸福的时期。
Old men do it better. We're not so sensitive in certain areas.
老年人做得更好。我们在某些领域不是很敏感。
You can be young without money but you can't be old without it.
没有钱你可以年轻,但没有钱你不能老。
I retired from rugby because I was old and getting really slow.
我退出橄榄球是因为我年纪大了,动作很慢。
I guess I don't so much mind being old, as I mind being fat and old.
我想与其说我介意变老,不如说我介意变胖变老。
I'm not the last of the old bosses. I'm the first of the new leaders.
我不是最后一个老老板。我是新领导人中的第一个。
I've told so many lies about my age I don't know how old I am myself.
我说了很多关于我年龄的谎言,我都不知道我自己多大了。
When one is too old for love, one finds great comfort in good dinners.
当一个人老得不爱吃东西时,他会在丰盛的晚餐中得到极大的安慰。
The more the years go by, the more difficult it gets. I'm getting old.
岁月流逝得越多,它变得越困难。我老了。
You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.
当蜡烛比蛋糕贵的时候,你就知道自己老了。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
When you're in a movie, they treat you like you're four years old and give you whatever you want.
当你在电影里的时候,他们对待你就像你四岁一样,你想要什么就给什么。
We've put more effort into helping folks reach old age than into helping them enjoy it.
我们把更多的精力放在帮助人们进入老年,而不是帮助他们享受老年生活。
The trick is growing up without growing old.
诀窍是在不变老的情况下成长。
The old sergeant from headquarters treats me like a son and takes the greatest pride in whatever I do or write. He regularly assigns me now to certain doors, and I always obey orders like the little gentleman that I am.
总部的老军士把我当儿子看待,对我所做的和所写的一切都感到无比自豪。他现在经常派我到某些地方去,我总是像我这样的小绅士一样服从命令。
Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.
相信我,老年是一件美好而愉快的事情。诚然,你被轻轻地推下了舞台,但随后你作为观众得到了一个如此舒适的前排座位。
We get too soon old and too late smart.
我们老得太早,聪明得太晚。