英汉对照名言隽语(四)2004-7-7 21:46:00 The greater the man, the more restrained his anger. ( Ovid )人越伟大,越能克制怒火奥维德) It is easier to fight for principles than to live up to them. ( A. E. Stevenson )为原则而斗争容易,按原则的要求活着难史蒂文森) There is nothing permanent except change. ( Heracleitus )惟有变化才是永恒的赫拉克利特) Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it. ( T. Paine )想要收获自由之果的人,必须承受维护自由的劳苦潘恩) No road of flowers lead to glory. ( La Fontaine )没有一条通向光荣的道路是铺满鲜花的拉封丹) Do not, for one repulse, forgo the purpose that you resolved to effort. ( Shakespeare )不要只因一次挫败,就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。
莎士比亚) The man who has made up his mind to win will never say " Impossible".( Napoleon )凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能”的拿破仑) Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly for them. ( C. Weizmann )奇迹有时候是会发生的,但是你得为之拼命蒂努力魏茨曼) There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see. ( Muggeridge )没有黑暗这种东西,只有看不见而已马格里奇) It never will rain roses. When we want to have more roses we must plant trees. ( G. Eliot )天上永远不会掉下玫瑰来,如果想要更多的玫瑰,必须自己种植艾略特) Time is a bird for ever on the wing. ( T. W. Robertson )时间是一只永远在飞翔的鸟。
罗伯逊) If you do not learn to think when you are young, you may never learn. ( Edison )如果你年轻时不学会思考,那就永远不会爱迪生) A day is a miniature of eternity. ( Emerson )一天是永恒的缩影爱默生) The course of true love never did run smooth. ( Shakespeare )真诚的爱情之路永不会是平坦的莎士比亚) Love is stronger than death.爱的力量大于死亡《圣经》) When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. ( A. J. Heschel )少时喜欢聪明人,老来喜欢仁厚人赫歇尔) All good things are cheap, all bad things are very dear. ( H. D. Thoreau )一切好的东西都是便宜的,所有坏的东西都是非常贵的。
梭罗) Patience! The windmill never strays in search of the wind. ( Andy J. Sklivis )耐心等待!风车从不跑去找风斯克利维斯) Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice. ( L. Blum )品德可能仅仅在于有勇气作出抉择布鲁斯) Fame usually comes to those who are thinking something else. ( O. W. Holmes )通常是没想到成名的人反而成了名霍姆斯) The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves. ( W. Penn)妒忌者对别人是烦恼,对他们自己却是折磨佩恩) If there were less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world. ( O. Wilde )如果世界上少一些同情,世界上也就会少一些麻烦。
王尔德) Many a man’s reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. ( E. Hubbard )许多人的名声如果在街上遇到自己的品德会互相不认识哈伯德) Don’t waste life in doubts and fears. ( Emerson )不要把生命浪费于怀疑与恐惧中爱默生) The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere. ( A. M. Lindbergh )生活中最使人筋疲力尽的事是弄虚作假林德伯格) It is discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. ( N. Coward )令人沮丧的是,有那么多人对诚实感到吃惊,而对欺骗感到吃惊的人却那么的少科沃德)英汉对照名言隽语(五)2004-7-7 21:39:00 I’ve never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them. ( George Eliot )我从不怜惜自负的人们,因为我觉得他们无处不能自我安慰。
艾略特) Man can climb to the highest summit, but he cannot dwell there long. ( Bernard Shaw )人可以爬到最高峰,但他不能在那儿久住萧伯纳) The tyrant dies and his rule ends, the martyr dies and his rule begins. (Kierkegaard)暴君死了,他的统治就结束了;烈士死了,他的统治刚开始克尔凯郭尔) Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important. ( T. S. Eliot )世界上大部分的麻烦都是要想成为伟大人物的人搞出来的艾略特) The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything --- or nothing. ( Lady Astor )生活中的主要危险来自那些想要改变一切或什么也不想改变的人。
阿斯特子爵夫人) Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step a time. ( Mark Twain )习惯就是习惯,谁也不能将其扔出窗外,只能一步一步地引它下楼马克吐温) Bigotry may be roughly defined as the anger of men who have no opinions. ( C. K. Chesterton )可以给偏执下一个粗略的定义:没有观点的人的愤怒切斯特顿) Optimist: A man who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery. ( W. Winchell )乐观主义者:被狮子逼上了树但仍能欣赏风景的人温切尔) You know what charm is : A way of getting the answer "yes" without having asked any clear question. ( A. Camus )你知道什么是魅力:一种不用明白地提出问题而能得到肯定答复的办法。
加谬) The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood. ( J. Cocteau )对于诗人来说,最大的悲剧莫过于由于误解而受到钦佩科克托) The essence of language is human activity. ( O. Jesperson )语言的本质是人类活动耶斯佩森) Animals are such agreeable friends ----they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. ( George Eliot )动物是极容易相处的,它们从不提问,也从不会批评艾略特) Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. ( W. Durant )教育是一个逐步发现自己无知的过程杜兰特) In education we are striving not to teach youth to make a living, but to make a life. ( W. A. White )教育不是为了教会青年人谋生,而是教会他们创造生活。
怀特) I would rather see a young man blush than turn pale. ( M. P. Cato )我宁可看到青年人脸红,也不愿看到它脸色变得苍白加图) It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument. ( W. G. McAdoo )在争论中是无法击败无知者的麦卡杜) A long dispute means that both parties are wrong. ( Voltaire )持久的争论意味着双方都是错的伏尔泰) 。