Everyday English

February 2020

The mist is refracted by daylight to produce rainbows.
水雾被日光折射,形成了彩虹。

To anticipate, not the sunrise and the dawn merely, but, if possible, Nature herself!
不仅期盼日出和黎明的到来,而是,如果可能,还能盼着整个大自然。

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。

The music may stop now and then, but the strings remain forever.
曲调可时断时续,但琴弦却永世长存。

It’s true: If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.
是的,心中有目标,风雨不折腰。

I may have difficulties and frustrations in future, but I am ready for it.
我的未来会有困难和挫折,可是我已为此做好了准备。

Each of us has our own unique flaws. We are all cracked pots.
我们每个人都有独特的缺点,我们都是有裂缝的水罐。

I think that we’re growing up all the time, and we always will be.
我认为我们一直在成长,而我们会永远如此。

The joy of living comes from what we put into living, not from what we seek to get from it.
生活的乐趣来自我们对生活所做的投入,而非所求。

Friendship is no one-sided affair.
友谊不是单方面的事。

The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
真正可贵的是要超越以前的你。

No arguments will give courage to the coward.
没有什么话语可以鼓励懦弱的人。

A little thing in hand is worth more than a great thing in prospect.
一个掌握在手中的小事比期待中的大事还要有价值。

The priceless days must be spent meaningfully, joyfully.
宝贵的时光必须过得有意义且快乐。

Let widen and intensify our relations. While we live, let us live!
让我们扩大和加强我们的关系。只要一天我们活着,就要一天是在活着。

A mind at peace with all below, a heart whose love is innocent!
心态平和,与世无争,爱心永远纯真。

To decline is to accept the other alternative.
拒绝其实就是接受另一种选择。

When we love someone, it’s a reflection of loving ourselves.
我们爱某个人,也正是我们爱自己的表现。

The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature.
爱美是整个健全人性不可或缺的一部分。

Everyone who fears failure should work harder and harder with a faithful heart as long as he lasts.
凡是害怕失败的人应该在有生之年,一心一意地更加努力奋发才是。

We men are imperfect beings, so confilicts among us are unavoidable.
我们人类皆是不完美的造物,所以彼此之间必然会起争执。

Youth is not just a stage of life; it is a state of mind.
青春不只是人生的一个阶段;它是一种心境。

All of us hope for success, but it is illusive and hard to keep.
我们都希望成功,但成功却是虚幻且难以维持的。

And multitudes have perished spiritually for the lack of another’s belief in them.
而许多人以为无法获得别人的信任而在精神上形同死亡。

Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons.
快乐的人可以因种种理由而快乐。

It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.
为好的结果而转换立场是明智的决定。

Belief is a happier state of mind than doubt and suspicion.
相信乃是一种比怀疑与猜忌更快乐的心态。

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
我爱独处,我发现没有比独处更好的伴侣了。

at some point something must have come from nothing.
在某个时刻事物必然从无到有。