书城英文图书青春阅读——聆听人生真谛(双语)
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第8章 理念篇(4)

The times produce their heroes.

时势造英雄。

It is not work that kills but worry.

干活不死人,愁要愁死人。

Prepare for the worst and strive for the best.

作最坏打算,向最好努力。

He who hesitates is lost.

犹豫者必失。

A true mans place is out in the real world.

好男儿志在四方。

Man endeavors to rise,water flows downwards.

人往高处走,水往低处流。

Nothing is easy in the beginning.

万事开头难。

One is never too old to learn.

活到老,学到老。 A trip of great distance starts at ones feet.

千里之行始于足下。

Out of the frying pan into the fire.

才出虎穴,又入虎口。

If wishes were horses,beggars might ride.

如果愿望等于事实,乞丐早就发财了。

Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.

天才出于勤奋。

If the shoe fits,wear it.

凡事如果合理,不妨试试。

Well never stop short of the goal.

不达目的决不罢休。

Once we set our mind on doing something,we saw it through.

不干则已,一干就干到底。

Who has never tasted bitter,knows not what is sweet.

不尝黄连苦,怎知蜜糖甜。

Fools rush in where angels fear to thread.

初生牛犊不怕虎。

All sufferings have their reward.

苦尽甘来。

The fortunes of a country depend on the people in it.

国家兴亡,匹夫有责。

I have just begun to fight.

我已开始了战斗。

Make sure youre right,and then go ahead.

如果你确信你的所为是正确的,做下去。

I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.

我遗憾的是我只有一条生命献给我的祖国。

There is no wisdom in useless and hopeless sorrow.

在无益无望的悲哀中决不会存在智慧。

Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means.

智慧就是用最好的办法去追求最崇高的目标。

A man of men is he who knows when to eat humble pie and when go hold his head high.

大丈夫能屈能伸。

Hope and Vision

希望与憧憬

Never say die.

永远不要说死。

It will strengthen you to know that your distinguished career is so widely respected and appreciated.

当您认识到您的杰出事业是如此广泛地受到人们的尊敬和赞赏时,您就会为自己增添力量。

If winter comes, can spring be far behind?

冬天来了,春天还会远吗?

If this was a time of triumph for the many, it was a painful period for the few.

多数人兴高采烈之日,却是少数人伤心失意之时。

If it worked once, it can work twice.

一次得手,再次不愁。

I believe in democracy because it releases energy of every human being.

我相信民主,因为它能使每个人发出全部的光和热。

Behind bad luck comes good luck.

倒霉之后必有好运。

First impressions are most lasting.

第一印象是最耐久的。

We only live once,but if we work it right once is enough.

生命只有一次,只要正确地生活,一次足矣。

A cloudy morning often changes to a fine day.

多云的早晨经常变成晴朗的白日。

Every dog has his day.

人人都有得意之日。

Every cloud has a silver lining.

黑暗中总有一线光明。

Life is sweet.

生活是甜美的。

There is nothing which has not be in bitter before being ripe.

凡是在成熟前,都是有苦味的。

The darkest hour is that before the dawn.

黎明前是最黑暗的。

The longest day has an end.

苦难的日子会有尽头。

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is plant of rapid growth.

自由,一旦开始扎根,便是一种速生植物。

Man is the artificer of his own happiness.

人是他自己幸福的建立者。

Let bygones by bygones.

过去的事就让它过去吧。

If all the good people were clever, and all the clever people were good, the world would be nicer than ever. We thought that it possibly could.

如果所有的好人都聪明,而所有的聪明人又都好,那么这个世界比我们所想象的会更美妙。

Wonders will never cease.

奇迹的出现是不会终止的。

God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time.

上帝赋予我们生命的同时,赋予了我们自由。

Hope springs eternal.

希望是永远会产生的。

The wealth of the mind is the only true wealth.

心灵中的财富才是真正的财富。

That which was bitter to endure may be sweet to remember.

令你忍受痛苦的事情,可能令你拥有甜蜜的回忆。 The longest way round is the shortest way home.

最长的道路往往是抵达目的地的最佳捷径。

The joy of the heart makes the face merry.

如果一个人内心充满欢乐,那么他的脸上也会充满笑意和光彩。

There is always someone worse off than you, so do not look down upon yourself.

总有人不如你,所以不要轻视自己。

A misty morning may have a fine day.

清晨虽多雾,但晴朗的一天也是可能出现的。

A man he seems of cheerful yesterday and confident tomorrows.

如果一个人在想起昨天的时候感到快乐,那么他对明天也会充满信心。

An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity.

乐观的人在灾难中能看到一线希望。

Do not allow one bad experience to affect our whole lives.

不要让一次不好的经历影响了我们自己的一生。

Even if the doctor does not give you a year, even if he hesitates about a month, make one brave push and see what can be accomplished in a week.

即使医生不给你能活一年的希望,即使他还怀疑你能否活一个月,请勇敢向前推进一下,看看在一周内能够完成什么。

Everything happens for the best.

一切都将向好的方向发展。

Even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.

虽然面临着现在与未来的困难,我仍然拥有一个梦想。

Since youth is short, beauty is but skin deep.

青春短暂,美貌不存。

Everything appears promising in Spring.

在春天里,一切都意味着新的希望。

Play it again, Sam. Heres looking at you, kid.

别泄气,再试一次,我们都在看着你,孩子。

Life begins at forty.

人到四十,生活才刚刚开始。

Most people, in my opinion, have an unrealistic approach toward happiness because they always use the fatal conjunction “if” as a condition. you hear them say: I would be happy if I were rich, or their most popular “if”—if I had good health. They often attain their goal, but they discover new “ifs” . As for myself, I love life for better or for worse, unconditionally.

我认为多数人对待幸福的态度很不现实,他们老是用那个要命的词“如果” 作为幸福的条件,人们听到他们说:“如果我有钱或是如果这姑娘爱我,我就会幸福,”他们最爱说的“如果”是——如果我身体好。这些人常常能达到他们的目的,但是他们又会有新的“如果”。对我来说,不管遇到多大的困难我都无条件地热爱生活。

Time and Money.

时间与金钱

Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today.

今天能做完的事就不要等到明天去做。

No one can call back yesterday.

没人可以召唤回昨天。 Every minute in life is precious.

生活中的每一分钟都是宝贵的。

Time and tide wait for no man.

时不我待。

No hand can make the clock strike for me the hours that are passed.

光阴如流水,一去不复返。

Seize the present:trust the future as little as you may.

抓住现在;尽量少指望未来。

Fools look to tomorrow,and wise men use tonight.

蠢人指望明天,智者利用今晚。

He that gains time gains all things.

赢得时间就赢得一切。

Everything can be bought except time.

什么都能买,唯有时间买不到。

Wasting time is robbing oneself.