1.It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of great whole of life dawn on you.
—P.Brooks
在你耐心地操劳于生活的琐事的过程中,你才能领悟整个生活的伟大意义和形象.
—布鲁克斯
2. Happiness is beneficial for the body , but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.
—Marcel Proust, French writer
愉快有益于人的身体,但只有悲伤才能培养心灵力量。
—法国作家 普鲁斯 M
3. A certain amount of care or pain or trouble is necessary for every man at all times. A ship without a ballast is unstable and will not go straight.
-Arthur Schopenhauer
一定的忧愁、痛苦或烦恼,对每个人都是时时必需的。一艘船如果没有压舱物,便不会稳定,不能朝着目的地一直前进。
—德国哲学家叔本华
4. The golden age is before us, not behind us.
-Mark Twain
黄金时代在我们面前而不在我们背后。
–美国作家马克•吐温
5. If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday.
–Pearl Buck
想要懂得今天,就必须探究昨天。
—美国女作家 赛珍珠
6. Goals determine what you are going to be.
—— Julius Erving
目标决定你将成为什么样的人。
—欧文
7. No man is angery that feels not himself hurt.
—–Bocon
每个愤怒的人都认为自己受到了伤害。
—-培根
8. Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings.
--Jean de La Bruyere, French moralist
如果两个人对于彼此的小缺点不能相互原谅,他们的友谊便不能持久。
--法国道德家 拉布吕耶尔 J. D.
9. Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.
—( S. Butler )
生活是一种艺术,要在不充足的前提下得出充足的结论。
—(巴特勒)
注:sufficient:adj. 足够的, 充分的 [古]有能力的, 够资格的, 能胜任的
be sufficient for sb.'s needs. 足够满足某人的需要。
10. The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but what they miss.
—( T. Carlyle )
生活的悲剧不在于人们受到多少苦,而在于人们错过了什么。
—(卡莱尔)
注: tragedy:n. 悲剧,惨事,灾难
e.g.It began as a jest and ended as a tragedy. 事情以玩笑开始,以悲剧告终。
11. We grow neither better nor worse as we grow old but more like ourselves. –( M. L. Becker )
随着年龄的增长,我们并不变得更好也不变得更坏,而是变得更象我们自己。
—(贝克尔)
12. There is only one success — to be able to spend your life in your own way.
–(C. Morley )
只有一种成功,那就是能够用自己的方式度过自己的一生。
–(莫利)
注: in one's own way: e.g.Do it (in) your own way if you don't like my way.如果你不喜欢我的办法,那就按你自己的办法去办吧。
13. When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.
—( R. Browning)
当一个人内心开始斗争时,他就有了价值。
—(布郎宁)
14. Happiness is a butterfly,which,when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
-N.Hawthorn
幸福是一只蝴蝶,你要追逐它的时候,总是追不到;但是如果你悄悄地坐下来,它也许会飞落到你身上。
—(美国作家霍桑)
注: alight upon: 飞落在… 降落在…
pursue:vt. 追赶[踪, 捕, 击] 追随, 跟随; (疾病等)纠缠 求, 追求; 向… 求爱 进行, 从事, 实行。
pursue a calling.从事一种职业。
Illness pursued him till his death. 疾病一直纠缠着他, 直到他去世。
15. Choose a life of action,not of ostentation.–C.Nepos
要选择行动的一生,而不是炫耀的一生。—内波斯
注: ostentation:n. 夸耀; 炫耀; 卖弄; 风头主义, 讲排场, 虚饰
do sth. out of ostentation.为外表好看而做某事
16. Don't part with your illusions . When they are gone you may still exist , but you have ceased to live.
—(Mark Twain , American writer)
不要放弃你的幻想。当幻想没有了以后,你还可以生存,但是你虽生犹死。
—((美国作家 马克•吐温)
注:part with :跟…分手, 放弃, 丧失, 卖掉, 辞退。
illusion:n. 幻想
e.g.be under no illusion about [as to] sth. 对某事不存幻想。
cherish the illusion that … 错误地认为…
cease to:The great man ceased to think.这个伟人与世长辞了。
17. You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
—Henry Ford, American businessman
你不能靠你声称将要去做的事情来建立声誉。
—–美国实业家福特.H.
注: reputation:n. 名声; 名誉 声望, 名望 荣[信]誉, 体面; 著名
e.g.a man of no reputation.默默无闻的人; 没有声望的人
习惯用语:live up to one's reputation 不负盛名; 名副其实
lose [ruin] one's reputation 名誉扫地
make an evil reputation for oneself 弄得声名狼藉
18. Nothing is more fatal to happiness than the remembrance of happiness. ——–Andre Gide
没有什么比回忆幸福更令人痛苦的了。 ——安德鲁.纪德
注: remembrance:n. 记忆; 回忆; 追忆; 记忆力, 记性 纪念, 纪念品; 纪念碑; 备忘录 (pl.)致意, 问候。e.g. Give my remembrances to your family. 向你全家致意。
常用短语:bear [keep] in remembrance 记在心里。
escape one's remembrance 忘记, 记不得了。
fatal:adj. 命中注定的; 命运的; 致命的, 致死的; 毁灭性的 悲惨的; 不幸的; 严重的。e.g.The loss of all my money was fatal to my plan.
钱都亏损了, 把我的计划也毁灭了。
19. Weep no more , no sigh , nor groan. Sorrow calls no time that's gone .
—(John Fletcher , British dramatist )
别哭泣,别叹息,别呻吟;悲伤唤不回流逝的时光。
—(英国剧作家 弗莱沏. J.)
注:
sigh:n. 叹息声,叹息
e.g.“I wish I had finished this work.” she said with a sigh.我希望我完成了这项工作.”她叹口气说。
groan:n. 呻吟声;抱怨声,vt. 呻吟, 哼,(东西)发出嘎吱的响声,嘘(某人); 呻吟表示; 哼着说 .e.g.The speaker was groaned down by the audience. 演讲人被听众嘘下台来。
no time :e.g.All time is no time when it is past.光阴一去不复返。
20. If a jewel falls into the mire, it remains as precious as before; and though dust should ascend to heaven, its former worthlessness will not be altered.
—( AL Jaber )
宝石即使落在泥潭里,仍是一样可贵;尘土纵然扬到天上,还是没价值。
—(贾比尔)
注: mire:n. 泥潭; 淤泥; 矿泥; 泥浆。
【习惯用语】 drag sb. [sb.'s name] through the mire 使某人丢丑, 把某人搞臭, 使某人的名声受到玷污。
find oneself [be, stick] in the mire 陷在泥淖里, 陷入困境, 弄得一筹莫展。
ascend to: 升至; 追溯(到…时间)。
worthlessness: n.没有价值。
21. If winter comes , can spring be far behind ?
–( P. B. Shelley , British poet )
冬天来了,春天还会远吗?
—( 英国诗人, 雪莱. P. B.)
22. No man can be brave who considers pain the greatest evil of life; or temperate , who regards pleasure as the highest good.
—-(Cicero, ancient Roman statsman)
把痛苦视为生活中最大的祸害的人不可能勇敢;把欢乐视为生活中最美妙的人不会自我节制。 —-(古罗马政治家 西塞罗)
注: evil:adj. 邪恶的, 罪孽的 灾难性的, 不幸的; 不吉[祥]的。
习惯用语:Of two evils choose the less . [谚]两害相权取其轻。
Return good for evil. 以德报怨。
speak evil of 谗言; 诽谤。
St. Martin's evil 酩酊大醉
the evil one 恶魔, 魔鬼
The evils we bring on ourselves are the hardest to bear. [谚]自作孽不可活。
temperate:adj. 有节制的 不过分的, 适度的, 稳健的。
e.g. a man of temperate habits.有节制的人。
23. Live as though you intend to live forever, and work as though your strength were limit less. –(S. Bernhardt)
要这样生活,仿佛你寿命永恒;要这样工作,仿佛你精力无穷。–(波恩哈特)
24. Don’t believe that winning is really everything. It’s more important to stand for something. If you don’t stand for something, what do you win? —-( Lane Kirkland )
不要认为取胜就是一切,更重要的是要有信念。倘若你没有信念,那胜利又有什么意义呢? —(柯克兰)
注:Stand for:是…的缩写,代表,主张
e.g.We stand for self-reliance.我们主张自立更生。
25. Look everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time, then your time on the earth will be filled with glory. ——John Wayne
看什么东西都好像看第一眼或最后一眼,那么你在世上的日子便会充满光彩
——韦恩
注: be filled with:充满。e.g.She seemed to be suddenly filled with energy.她好像突然间就充满了活力。
glory:n. 光荣, 荣誉,壮丽, 辉煌, 灿烂 可赞美的事 繁荣, 昌盛 兴致勃勃, 得意扬扬 。
习惯用语:
be in one's glory [口]在极得意[开心]时
cover oneself with glory 满载荣誉, 取得辉煌胜利
Eternal glory to … 永垂不朽
go to glory [口]升天, 死
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