A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
老
Older
What do I have to cheat for? I've always been playing against people older than me anyways. So what do I have to cheat for?
我为什么要作弊?我总是和比我年长的人比赛。那么我为什么要作弊呢?
The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.
对年轻人的谴责是老年人卫生的必要组成部分,并极大地促进了血液循环。
I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates.
我不相信人会变老。我认为,在人生的早期,人到了一定的年龄,就会停滞不前。
My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose.
我的激情像握紧拳头的手指一样聚集在一起。今天开车被认为是侵略;我当时就知道这是一种目的。
Feels good to try, but playing a father, I'm getting a little older. I see now that I'm taking it more serious and I do want that lifestyle.
尝试一下感觉很好,但是扮演一个父亲,我有点老了。现在我明白我要更认真地对待这件事,我确实想要那种生活方式。
I sometimes shy away because I don't want to be too 'showy-offy' but the older I get I think, 'You have a handkerchief, put it in your pocket.'
我有时会害羞,因为我不想太“卖弄”,但随着年龄的增长,我想,“你有手帕,把它放在口袋里。”
That's one of the things about getting older isn't it? You suddenly realise that you are what you set out to be. And there are no role models any more.
这就是变老的原因之一,不是吗?你突然意识到你就是你想成为的那个人。再也没有榜样了。
That the God-man died for his people, and that His death is their life, is an idea which was in some degree foreshadowed by the older mystical sacrifices.
神人为他的子民而死,他的死就是他们的生命,这一观念在某种程度上是由早期的神秘祭祀所预示的。
I'm older than I was, and I'm still washed-up, and I haven't changed my music one iota. It's just much easier to do this when people are being nice to you.
我比以前老了,但是我仍然很年轻,我从来没有改变过我的音乐。当别人对你很好时,你会更容易做到这一点。
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
要明白朋友来来去去,但你应该把握住一些珍贵的朋友。你年纪越大,就越需要那些在你年轻时就认识你的人。
What I am finding now is that my audience is getting younger as I get older, which is a very good thing as you know - you don't want them to get older as you get older.
我现在发现,随着我年龄的增长,我的观众越来越年轻,这是一件非常好的事情,你知道,你不希望他们随着你的年龄增长而变老。
I was appointed Poet Laureate. It came totally out of the blue because most Poet Laureates had been considerably older than I. It was not something that I even had begun to dream about!
我被任命为桂冠诗人。这完全出乎我的意料,因为大多数的桂冠诗人都比我大得多。
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沿着这个主题,再读几句。
The older we get the better we used to be.
随着年龄的增长,我们变得越来越好。
As I get older, I just prefer to knit.
随着年龄的增长,我更喜欢编织。
Nature's a tranquilizer as you get older.
随着年龄的增长,大自然是一剂镇静剂。
I'm an older generation.
我是老一代。
The older I get, the more I accept and appreciate myself.
年龄越大,我越能接受和欣赏自己。
After all, life hasn't much to offer except youth, and I suppose for older people, the love of youth in others.
毕竟,除了青春,生活没有什么可以奉献的,我想对于老年人来说,就是对他人青春的热爱。