I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be a pleasant road. that life may be a pleasant road
耶和华阿，我不求生命的道路平坦。 生活也许是一条愉快的道路
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愉快
Pleasant
However, very recently I have come to an understanding that complex music is not necessarily pleasant.
然而，最近我开始明白，复杂的音乐并不一定是令人愉快的。
One of the pleasant things those of us who write or paint do is to have the daily miracle. It does come.
我们这些写作或绘画的人所做的一件令人愉快的事情就是每天都有奇迹发生。它确实来了。
To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.
有一个伟人做朋友，对那些从未尝试过的人来说似乎是一件愉快的事;那些有过恐惧的人。
One of the pleasantest things about book writing is that sometimes it brings one in touch with old friends.
写书最令人愉快的事情之一是，有时它会使人与老朋友联系。
It's pleasant and bothersome and embarrassing all at once. Especially when you haven't done much and are a celebrity.
这是愉快的，麻烦和尴尬的同时。尤其是当你还没做什么，而且是个名人的时候。
Housework is a breeze. Cooking is a pleasant diversion. Putting up a retaining wall is a lark. But teaching is like climbing a mountain.
做家务轻而易举。烹饪是一种令人愉快的消遣。搭挡土墙是件有趣的事。但是教学就像爬山。
Men value things in three ways: as useful, as pleasant or sources of pleasure, and as excellent, or as intrinsically admirable or honorable.
人们以三种方式来评价事物:有用的、令人愉快的或快乐的来源、优秀的、或本质上令人钦佩的或光荣的。
She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should gaze on vanity, and chose the bitter truth.
她放弃了年轻时的美貌，放弃了所有的希望、欢乐和快乐;她闭上眼睛，以免他们看到虚荣，选择了苦涩的真相。
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。
It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.
没有明智、良好和公正的生活是不可能过上愉快的生活的。不过一种愉快的生活是不可能明智地、良好地、公正地生活的。
Well, it's not a pleasant experience. And it's a terribly political process, because that thing was initiated by the Congress and by, you know, our adversaries in the Congress.
这不是一次愉快的经历。这是一个可怕的政治过程，因为这是由国会发起的，而且是由我们在国会的对手发起的。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Home wasn't a pleasant place to live, growing up.
在成长的过程中，家不是一个快乐的地方。
If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
如果我们找不到任何令人愉快的东西，至少我们会找到一些新的东西。
There are some things that we know are just not as pleasant as the lies that we tell ourselves, and in that sense in order to endure existence everyone endures a certain amount of dishonesty in their everyday lives.
我们知道有些事情并不像我们对自己说的谎言那么令人愉快，从这个意义上说，为了生存，每个人在日常生活中都忍受着一定程度的不诚实。
Teaching was the most pleasant thing I did.
教书是我做过的最愉快的事。
A children's author on a soapbox is not a pleasant sight but I have become drawn into issues, slightly unwillingly, relating to young people, literacy and youth justice: just look at the number of young people we have locked up in prison, and the uselessness of it.
一个儿童作家站在讲台上发表演讲不是一件令人愉快的事情，但我已经有点不情愿地陷入了与年轻人、文化素养和青年正义有关的问题中:看看我们被关在监狱里的年轻人的数量，就知道了，这些年轻人毫无用处。
A pleasant think never comes too soon.
愉快的想法永远不会来得太早。
A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT
给此刻的你，一点向前的力量。
关于学习、善意与成长，读一句，再想一想。
If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.
如果你说不出什么好话，那就什么也别说。
Everyone has their weak spot. The one thing that, despite your best efforts, will always bring you to your knees, regardless of how strong you are otherwise.
每个人都有自己的弱点。有一件事，即使你尽了最大的努力，也总会让你屈服，不管你有多坚强。
If you spend enough time with your characters, plot simply happens.
如果你花足够的时间和你的角色在一起，情节就会自然而然地发生。