A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
政治
Political
An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.
空着肚子不是个好政治顾问。
Why go somewhere else and start up all over again?
为什么要去别的地方重新开始呢?
VX is now a dead issue... It is political, really.
VX现在是一个死问题…这确实是政治问题。
Capitalists wet dreams is to be involved in charity.
资本家的梦想是参与慈善事业。
You can't create a political movement out of pabulum.
你不能凭空创造一个政治运动。
Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.
政治意识形态可以腐蚀思想和科学。
Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
谁是富人?知足者常乐。那是谁?没有人。
If you desire many things, many things will seem few.
如果你想要很多东西,很多东西看起来就会很少。
It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.
预防坏习惯比改掉坏习惯容易。
A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.
一个只顾自己的人只能做一件小事。
Look, this job has always been a crucible of conflict.
听着,这份工作一直是冲突的熔炉。
Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later.
战争在战时是不需要支付费用的,法案后来才出台。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right.
人民的声音据说是上帝的声音;而且,无论这句格言被引用和相信的程度有多普遍,它都不符合事实。人民是动荡多变的,他们很少判断或决定正确的。
A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.'
一个好的妥协,一个好的立法,就像一个好的句子;或者一首好音乐。每个人都能认出来。他们说,‘啊。它的工作原理。它是有意义的。
Who had deceived thee so often as thyself?
谁像你自己那样经常欺骗你?
I will throw all my best efforts into it, my thoughts and political observations, but ultimately I want to create a narrative that keeps you turning the pages and leaves you with a sense that this thing has a reason for being there.
我将尽我最大的努力,我的想法和政治观察,但最终我想创造一个故事,让你不断翻动书页,让你感觉这件事存在的理由。
We should be therefore supporting a larger Europe, and in so doing we should strive to expand the zone of peace and prosperity in the world which is the necessary foundation for a stable international system in which our leadership could be fruitfully exercised.
因此,我们应该支持一个更大的欧洲,在这样做的时候,我们应该努力扩大世界上和平与繁荣的地区,这是一个稳定的国际制度的必要基础,在这个制度中,我们的领导才能能够得到有效的发挥。
I believe that I'm entitled to regard my pre-political life as off-limits in terms of what can be looked at and judged.
我相信我有权利把我的前政治生活看作是可以观察和判断的禁区。