A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
人民
People
I think that more and more you're going to see people of good will on their side of the aisle say you know what, we got to get off the bus here, this is not headed in the right direction.
我想你会看到越来越多的善意的人站在他们这边说，你知道吗，我们要在这里下车，这不是朝着正确的方向走。
People get so in the habit of worry that if you save them from drowning and put them on a bank to dry in the sun with hot chocolate and muffins they wonder whether they are catching cold.
人们养成了担心的习惯，如果你把他们从溺水中救出来，把他们放在岸边，用热巧克力和松饼在阳光下晒干，他们会怀疑自己是不是感冒了。
Probably I, like a lot of people, became a writer in imitation of or in homage to the books I enjoyed. When you're so captivated by something, you think, could I do that? Hmm, let me try.
也许我和很多人一样，成为一名作家是为了模仿或向我喜欢的书致敬。当你被某件事深深吸引时，你会想，我能做到吗?嗯，让我试试。
People in very high places suddenly fall, and we are always surprised because we don't factor in the basic element that they're humans and, therefore, they are flawed and have weaknesses.
身居高位的人会突然堕落，我们总是感到惊讶，因为我们没有考虑到他们是人类这一基本因素，因此，他们有缺陷，有弱点。
The holidays are also a time when people freak out about their finances. If you don't want to spend the money, why not try some of the other options instead of killing a bunch of animals?
假期也是人们对自己的财务状况感到恐慌的时候。如果你不想花钱，为什么不试试其他的方法，而不是杀一群动物呢?
People could rationally decide that prolonged relationships take up too much time and effort and that they'd much rather do other kinds of things. But most people are afraid of rejection.
人们可以理性地认为，长期的恋爱关系占用了太多的时间和精力，他们宁愿做其他事情。但是大多数人害怕被拒绝。
My dad used to say all the time to go out and win this inning. It's one pitch, one inning, one game at a time. It sounds ridiculous, but people who are good at doing it have more success.
我爸爸以前总是说要出去赢这一局。这是一个投球，一局，一场比赛。这听起来很荒谬，但擅长做这件事的人会更成功。
Which is, I'm an optimist that two people can be together to work out their conflicts. And that commitment, I think, might be what love is, because they both grow from their relationship.
也就是说，我乐观地认为两个人可以一起解决他们之间的冲突。我认为，这种承诺可能就是爱，因为他们都是从他们的关系中成长起来的。
We coin concepts and we use them to analyse and explain nature and society. But we seem to forget, midway, that these concepts are our own constructs and start equating them with reality.
我们创造概念，并用它们来分析和解释自然和社会。但我们似乎在中途忘记了，这些概念是我们自己的构念，并开始将它们等同于现实。
City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people are prepared to kill time, although both try to cherish in their mind's eye the notion of a better life ahead.
城市人总是尽可能地争取时间，而农村人则准备消磨时间，尽管他们都努力在心里珍视未来美好生活的概念。
You don't have to know people personally for them to be role models. Some of my most important role models were historical or literary figures that I only read about - never actually met.
你不必亲自去了解一个人，这样他们就会成为你的榜样。我的一些最重要的榜样是我只读到过的历史人物或文学人物——实际上从未见过。
I'm an entertainer. If people are paying good money for tickets they deserve the best show they can see. I don't get into lighting stuff on fire, but I do believe in going the extra mile.
我是一个艺人。如果人们花很多钱买票，他们就应该看最好的演出。我不喜欢把东西点燃，但我相信要多做一点。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time.
现代的悲剧之一是，人们开始相信某人过去说过的一些话，可能是为了说明或挑衅的目的，实际上代表了那个人当时的信仰。
I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect.
我认为有缺点的人比完美的人更有趣。
Month after month, Wizard Academy equips people who want to make a difference. This is why journalists and scientists and artists and educators and business owners and advertising professionals and ministers are attracted to our little school.
一个月又一个月，巫师学院为那些想有所作为的人提供装备。这就是为什么记者、科学家、艺术家、教育家、企业主、广告专业人士和部长们都被我们的小学校所吸引。
I think we're much smarter than we were. Everybody knows that abstract art can be art, and most people know that they may not like it, even if they understand there's another purpose to it.
我觉得我们比以前聪明多了。每个人都知道抽象艺术可以是艺术，大多数人知道他们可能不喜欢它，即使他们知道它还有另一个目的。
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
如果一个人今天没有比昨天更聪明，我认为他没有多大价值。