A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
准备
Preparation
Shape your heart to front the hour, but dream not that the hours will last.
要用心去迎接每一分每一秒，但不要梦想这一分每一秒都会过去。
The more complicated and powerful the job, the more rudimentary the preparation for it.
工作越复杂、越有力，对它的准备就越初级。
The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done.
对未来最好的准备就是把握好现在，完成最后的任务。
The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it.
人生最初的四十年给了我们人生的启示;接下来的三十篇文章提供了对它的评论。
I never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching.
我从来没有因为我的准备而和伤病作斗争——尤其是我的伸展运动。
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
成功取决于以前的准备，没有这样的准备，肯定会失败。
A speaker should approach his preparation not by what he wants to say, but by what he wants to learn.
一个演讲者不应该通过他想说什么来做准备，而应该通过他想学什么来做准备。
I've been approached to do some things with astronauts and the preparation that astronauts go through.
我被邀请和宇航员一起做一些事情宇航员要做的准备工作。
Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine.
有些人为雨天做了充分的准备，以至于他们不享受今天的阳光。
Education is a social process. Education is growth. Education is, not a preparation for life; education is life itself.
教育是一个社会过程。教育是成长。教育不是为生活做准备；教育就是生活本身。
To be the name on somebody's shirt that they've made themselves in preparation for one of your shows - it doesn't get much cooler than that.
成为某人衬衫上的名字，那是他们为你的一场演出所做的准备——没有什么比这更酷的了。
There is no fundamental difference between the preparation for death and the practice of dying, and spiritual practice leading to enlightenment.
对死亡的准备和对死亡的实践，以及通向启蒙的精神实践之间没有根本的区别。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Classical stuff takes a lot of rehearsal time and preparation, but with stuff that involves improvisation, you can over-rehearse it and it gets stale. You don't want it to be too comfortable. In fact, a good sound check, a good rehearsal usually means a bad performance.
经典的东西需要大量的排练时间和准备，但是如果是即兴的东西，你可能会排练过多，而且会变得陈旧。你不想让它太舒服。事实上，好的声音检查，好的排练通常意味着糟糕的表演。
You and I have spoken all these words but for the way we have to go words are no preparation. I have one small drop of knowing in my soul. Let it dissolve in your ocean.
你和我已经说了所有这些话，但是我们要走的路，这些话没有准备。我的灵魂里有一滴知识。让它溶解在你的海洋里。
Stretching was a major part of my preparation.
伸展运动是我准备的主要部分。
It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.
只有经过多年的准备，年轻的艺术家才应该触摸色彩——不是用来描述色彩的，而是作为一种个人表达的手段。
As much preparation as I had made for the old man Salieri, gestures and so on, the fact is after sitting for hours, your movements are kind of slow.
我为萨列里老人做了很多准备，做了很多手势等等，事实是，坐了几个小时之后，你的动作有点慢。
Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration.
过度准备是灵感的敌人。