Everyday English

November 2020

Weep no more, no sigh, nor groan. Sorrow calls no time that’s gone.
别哭泣,别叹息,别呻吟;悲伤唤不回流逝的时光。

Whatever you are from nature, keep to it; never desert your own line of talent.
无论你秉性如何,保持你的本色;永远不要抛弃你的天赋。

The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them.
生命的价值不在于活了多少天,而在于我们如何使用这些日子。

Man can climb to the highest summit, but he cannot dwell there long.
人可以爬到最高峰,但却不能在那儿久住。

One may not reach the dawn save by the path of the night.
只有经过黑夜,才能到达黎明。

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
错误是发现的大门。

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.
世界上对勇气的最大考验就是承受失败却不灰心气馁。

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
从不犯错的人,也从不尝试新事物。

If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
如果你热爱自己所做的事,那么你将会成功。

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.
成功不是幸福的秘诀,幸福是成功的秘诀。

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
人生成功的秘诀是当机遇来临时要及时地抓住它。

Opportunity, sooner or later, comes to all who work and wish.
机会迟早会光顾那些努力工作又怀有志向的人。

All that you do, do with your might; things done by halves, are never right.
凡事须尽力而为,半途而废者永无成就。

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.
性格不可能在安逸和宁静中得以塑造。

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
乐观是通往成功的信念。没有希望和信心将一事无成。

Victory belongs to the most persevering.
胜利属于坚持到最后的人。

The man who has made up his mind to win will never say impossible.
凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能”的。

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
没有激情,任何伟大的事业都不能成功。

On earth there is nothing great but man; in the man there is nothing but mind.
地球上人最伟大,人类中心灵最伟大。
– Alexander Hamilton

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.
成功最大的障碍就是害怕失败。

Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.
成功是一种心境,如果你想要获得成功,就先开始把自己看做成功的人。

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing.
永远记住:你获取成功的决心比任何事情都重要。

Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.
不让挫败感把你吞噬,你就一定会成功。

Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.
当做必做,持之以恒。

At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.
二十岁时起支配作用的是意志,三十岁时是机智,四十岁时是判断。

We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.
我们必须接受失望,因为它是有限的,但千万不可失去希望,因为它是无穷的。

Fear not that the life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning.
不要害怕你的生活将要结束,应该担心你的生活永远不曾真正开始。

Our greatest glory consists not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
我们最值得自豪的不在于从不跌倒,而在于每次跌倒之后都爬起来。

Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
不要为成功而努力,要为做一个有价值的人而努力。

Life is measured by thought and action, not by time.
衡量生命的尺度是思想和行为,不是时间。