- Language is the road map of a culture.Brown, “To the Victor Belongs the Language”
語言是一種文化的公路線路圖。
布朗,〈語言屬於勝利者〉 - The difficulty in life is the choice.Moore, The bending of the Bough
生命中的困難在於抉擇。
摩爾,《樹枝之搖曳》 - One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.Mark Twain
貓與謊言最顯著的差異之一:貓只有九條命。
馬克吐溫 - As a rule, men habitually use only a small part of the powers which they actually possess.William James
一般來說,人習慣上只使用了他們真正擁有的能力的一小部分。
威廉 詹姆士 - The supreme happinees of life is the conviction that we are loved.Hugo, Les Miserables
堅信我們被愛是生命的至樂。
雨果,《悲慘世界》 - If it weren’t for art, we’d have vanished from the face of the earth long ago.Saroyan, ”Leaf and Loaf “
如果不是有藝術的話,我們早就從地球表面消失了。
薩拉揚,<葉子和麵包> - It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom.Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince
判斷自己遠比判斷他人困難。如果你能正確判斷自己,你實際上是一位具有真正智慧的人。
修伯里,《小王子》 - The love and freedom I want for myself are to be tested by the love and freedom I give others.Raymond Swing, “Action Is the Measure”
我所要的愛和自由,取決於我給予他人的愛和自由。
史溫,〈尺度〉 - The more we experience our freedom, the more we recognize that of the other.Sartre, “Why Write?”
我們越是感到自己的自由,我們就越承認別人的自由。
沙特,〈為什麼寫作?〉 - We (sea folk) can live to three hundred years old, but when we perish we turn into mere foam on the sea.Andersen, “The little mermaid”
我們(水族)能活到三百歲但我們死時我們成為海上的泡沫而已。
安徒生<美人魚>
2002年2月10日 星期日
英文名句,英文名言佳句賞析 vol.6
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