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奉献
Dedication
We make mistakes, we have our faults, and God knows some of us have more than our share, but when danger threatens and duty calls, we go smiling to our own funeral.
我们会犯错，我们也有自己的缺点，上帝知道我们中的一些人会有更多的缺点，但当危险威胁和责任召唤时，我们会微笑着去参加自己的葬礼。
When you have great songs that are going to live longer than the composers, everything you can do to bring those different elements and nuances out, serve the song.
当你有一首伟大的歌曲比作曲家的寿命更长，你所能做的一切来把这些不同的元素和细微差别带出来，为这首歌服务。
I personally believe this Agency has always been very dedicated and has always worked as hard as it possibly can to do things as safely and as effectively as possible.
我个人认为，本机构一直非常敬业，一直在尽其所能地努力工作，以便尽可能安全有效地开展工作。
It's something I've always loved doing. I'm not one of the artists who comes in and just does my bit. I'm there every second of every day. That's my hands-on situation.
这是我一直喜欢做的事情。我不是那种只做自己份内工作的艺术家。我每时每刻都在那里。这就是我的实际情况。
And I definitely wanted to be a writer, but I felt a duty now, having used up those educational resources, I felt a duty to the church and my parents to become a priest.
我当然想成为一名作家，但现在我感到一种责任，在用完那些教育资源后，我觉得成为一名牧师对教会和父母都是一种责任。
From my father, I learned the importance of working sincerely at things to which I had committed myself, and to persevere untiringly even in the face of little progress.
从父亲那里，我懂得了对自己承诺的事情要真心实意地去做，即使在没有多大进步的情况下也要坚持不懈。
I am not stopped by low funds, physical exhaustion, mental exhaustion, or temptations to stop and work on some other production that would be more financially rewarding.
我不会因为资金不足、身体上的疲惫、精神上的疲惫，也不会因为诱惑而停下手头的工作去做一些更有经济回报的事情。
Leibniz dedicated his life to efforts to educate people to understand that true happiness is found by locating their identity in benefitting mankind and their posterity.
莱布尼茨一生致力于教育人们认识到，真正的幸福是通过把自己的身份定位于造福人类和子孙后代。
Oh yeah, I mean every fighter has got be dedicated, learn how to sacrifice, know what the devotion is all about, make sure you're paying attention and studying your art.
哦，是的，我的意思是每个战士都要有奉献精神，学习如何牺牲，知道奉献是什么，确保你在专心学习你的艺术。
I had become interested in economics, an interest that was transformed into a lifetime dedication when I met with the mathematical theory of general economic equilibrium.
我对经济学产生了兴趣，当我接触到一般经济均衡的数学理论时，这种兴趣变成了毕生的奉献。
Any accolades that anybody puts toward this band really makes me feel good, because I have devoted such a big part of my life to this band, making it what I want it to be.
任何人对这支乐队的任何褒奖都会让我感觉很好，因为我为这支乐队奉献了生命中如此重要的一部分，让它成为我想成为的样子。
I like to dedicate myself wholeheartedly to a cause so that I have more impact. My goal is to shed light on the beauty of the ocean and how important it is for our planet.
我喜欢全身心地投入到一项事业中，这样我就能产生更大的影响。我的目标是阐明海洋的美丽以及它对我们的星球有多么重要。
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There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love - every man works his oar voluntarily!
在神圣之爱的皇家船上没有苦役犯——每个人都是自愿划桨的!
There are a lot of dedicated people out there that don't get the recognition that we get, but they're as important as the people that are sitting in the vehicle.
有很多敬业的人没有得到我们得到的认可，但他们和坐在车里的人一样重要。
The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.
生命最大的用处是把它花在比生命更长久的事情上。
We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest.
为了得到更多，我们必须付出更多。正是我们自己的慷慨奉献才产生了慷慨的收获。
You're happiest while you're making the greatest contribution.
当你做出最大的贡献时，你是最快乐的。
To be a good artist, you have to serve the work of art and allow it to be what it is supposed to be.
要成为一名优秀的艺术家，你必须为艺术作品服务，让它成为它应该成为的样子。