英文名句，英文名言佳句賞析 vol.14

1. A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

   Durant, “What is Civilization?”

   政治家成不了道德家。

   杜蘭，〈何謂文明？〉
2. Teas in the listener’s eyes are the finest possible reward for any singer.

   Andersen, “The Nightingale”

   對任何歌唱者來說，聆聽者眼中的淚水是最好的報酬。

   安徒生<夜鶯>
3. The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a fool.

   Santayana

   不曾哭泣的年輕人是野人；不願歡笑的老人是愚人。

   桑塔亞那
4. He who loves another tries truly to understand the other.

   -----Overstreet, “The Hidden World Around Us”

   愛別人的人，就會真誠的設法了解別人。

   奧佛斯特里特，〈隱密的世界〉
5. If you are reading in order to become a better reader, you cannot read just any book or article.

   Adler, “Reading and the Growth of the Mind”

   如果你為了想成為更好的讀者而閱讀的話，你不能只讀任何書或文章。

   爾德勒，〈閱讀與心靈的成長〉
6. Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse.

   Stevenson

   破壞輿論的人與偷竊國庫的人同樣邪惡。

   史蒂文生
7. A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.

   Hugo, Saint Denis

   稱讚有幾分像是透過面紗的輕吻。

   雨果，《聖丹尼斯》
8. The history of man is the record of a hungry creature in search of food.

   Van Loon, The Story of Mankind

   人類歷史是飢餓者尋覓食物的紀錄。

   房龍，《人類的故事》
9. All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than other.

   Orwell, Animal Farm

   所有動物皆平等，但是有些動物比其他動物更平等。

   歐威爾，＜動物農莊＞
10. A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friend.

    Balthasar Gracian, “The Golden Mean”

    智者從他的敵人那而所得到的益處，要比愚者從他的朋友那所得到的益處為多。

    葛雷辛，〈中庸〉