A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
欠
Owes
My youth is escaping without giving me anything it owes me.
我的青春正在溜走,却没有给我它所欠我的任何东西。
There is nothing that puts a man more in your debt than that he owes you nothing.
没有什么比一个人不欠你的债更让他欠你的了。
A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself.
一般来说,一个人对他与生俱来的东西几乎没有什么贡献——一个人是由他自己造就的。
He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care.
一个人被教导要靠很少的钱生活,他对父亲的智慧所欠的比他对父亲的关心所欠的还要多。
The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.
学会读书的人越多,学会谋生的人就越少。这是一点教育。它会因为你的实际工作而影响你。你知道的越多,你就越觉得别人欠你的钱越多。
One day I realized that I wasn't getting anywhere by blaming other people for my circumstances. I finally understood: Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free.
有一天,我意识到,把自己的处境归咎于他人并没有什么好处。我终于明白了:即使你觉得有人冤枉了你或欠了你什么,没有人会免费给你任何东西。