A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
生活
Life
从日常选择、人与人的相处，到面对变化时的态度，这些句子记录了不同的人对生活的理解。读英文原句，再对照中文，留意那些与你的经历相呼应的表达。
The lure of seeing new places, different ways of life, has been almost irresistible.
看到新的地方、不同的生活方式的诱惑几乎是不可抗拒的。
You walk a fine line between beautifully macabre and uncharacteristically psychotic.
你在美丽的恐怖和不同寻常的精神病之间游刃有余地。
We’ve been focusing so much on getting there that we haven’t been enjoying the ride.
我们太专注于到达目的地，以至于没有享受到旅途的乐趣。
Life is a real adventure. Every moment in every day is important so make them count.
生活是一场真正的冒险。每一天的每一刻都很重要，所以让它们有价值。
Nothing in life is certain except death, taxes and the second law of thermodynamics.
生命中没有什么是确定的，除了死亡、税收和热力学第二定律。
Our role in life is to bring the light of our own souls to the dim places around us.
我们在生活中的角色是把我们自己灵魂的光带到我们周围昏暗的地方。
The trouble is if you don’t spend your life yourself, other people spend it for you.
问题是如果你不把你的生命花在自己身上，别人会为你而花。
Pay attention to the intricate patterns of your existence that you take for granted.
注意你生活中那些你认为理所当然的错综复杂的模式。
I think I write fiction for the opportunity to get beyond the limits of my own life.
我想我写小说是为了有机会超越自己生活的极限。
The surrender of life is nothing to sinking down into acknowledgment of inferiority.
屈服于生活并不等于承认自己的低人一等。
This is what you do. You make a future for yourself out of the raw material at hand.
这就是你要做的。你用手中的原材料为自己创造未来。
I know I'm going to blow one day. My life is doomed the way it is. I have no future.
我知道总有一天我会失败。我的生活注定就是这样。我没有未来。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Chance favours the prepared mind. The more you practice, the luckier you become.
机会偏爱有准备的人。你练习得越多，你就越幸运。
Art is the highest task and proper metaphysical activity of this life.
艺术是人生最高的任务，是人生应有的形而上活动。
A composer knows that music is written by human beings for human beings and that music is a continuation of life, not something separated from it.
作曲家知道，音乐是人类为人类而创作的，音乐是生命的延续，而不是脱离生命的东西。
Life is not so short as one thinks. So, Don't be so proud of yourself, your status, beauty or money. Everything changes with time and everyone has his day. Even the earth which you stand on has sunny days and dark nights. So, Respect others for what they are and their feelings.
人生并不像人们想的那么短。所以，不要为自己、自己的地位、美貌或金钱感到骄傲。每件事都随着时间而改变，每个人都有属于自己的一天。甚至你所站的地球也有阳光灿烂的白天和黑暗的夜晚。所以，尊重他人的本性和感受。
The little unremembered acts of kindness and love are the best parts of a person's life.
一个人一生中最美好的部分，就是那些小小的、被遗忘的善举和爱心。
Your choices. Your actions. Your life. Live it your way with no regrets.
你的选择。你的行动。你的生活。过你自己的生活，不要后悔。