中英对照版 丘吉尔的所有名言( 三 )


成功就是不断失败,而不丧失热情 。
10 "We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival."
我们应从遭受苦难的心中获得呼吸、生存的方法 。
11 "Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."
态度是小事,但能造成很大区别 。
12 "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
我们靠获得的东西生存 。但我们靠给予的东西生活 。
13 "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
悲观主义者从每个机遇中看到困难,乐观主义者从每个困难中看到机遇 。
14 "Nothing is more costly, nothing is more sterile, than vengeance"
没有比复仇更昂贵、更没用的事情了 。
15 "If you mean to profit, learn to please."
如果你想挣钱,学会高兴 。
16 "It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary."
说“我们尽力了”,没有用 。你要在必须做的事情上成功 。
17 "Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught."
就我个人而言,我总是做好学习的准备,虽然我不总是喜欢被人教育 。
18 "I never worry about action, but only about inaction"
我从不担心行动 。而只担心没有任何行动 。
19 "The price of greatness is responsibility."
伟大的代价是责任 。
20 "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."
我能奉献的,只有鲜血、苦干、眼泪和汗水 。
21 "All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope"
伟大的事情都很简单 。而且大多数都可以被凝结成一个简单的单词:自由;公正;荣誉;责任;仁慈;希望 。
22 "Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong."
孤独的树如果成长,就会成长得非常茁壮 。
23 "No crime is so great as daring to excel."
彰显自己是最大的罪恶 。
24 "Difficulties mastered are opportunities won"
克服困难就是赢得机遇 。
25 "The first quality that is needed is audacity."
最需要的品质就是无畏 。
26 "There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result."
没有比被射击而未被击中更令人兴奋的事情了 。
27 "There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction"
改变没有错,如果方向正确的话 。
28 "It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see."
向前看总是明智的 。但试图高瞻远瞩很是困难 。
29 "When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber."
当老鹰沉默时,鹦鹉就开始叽叽喳喳了 。
30 "Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it."
风筝顶着风高飞,而不是顺着风 。
31 "In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times."
在战争中,你只会被干掉一次 。而在政治中,可以很多次 。
32 "A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril"
热爱传统从不会使一个国家变弱,甚至在生死存亡的关键时刻,他会使国家更强大 。
33 "Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times."
政治像战争一样刺激,一样危险 。在战争中,你只会被干掉一次 。而在政治中,可以很多次 。
34 "History is written by the victors."
历史是由胜利者书写的 。
35 "We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle"
我们说一个企图靠收税变富饶的国家就像一个坐在吊桶里,想拉绳让自己升上去的人一样 。