[中英對照]智慧之言+哲理人生

1. It is well to remember that possibly the greatest strength of humanity is its diversity, and that its strongest bond lies in mutual respect.

    最好記住，人類最大的長處可能是他的多樣化，而最強的紐帶則在於相互尊重。

2. The desire to be well thought of makes people reluctant to say no to anyone regarding anything. We should cultivate an ability to say no to activities for which we have no time, no talent, and in which we have no interest or real concerns. If we learn to say no to many things, then we will be able to say yes to things that matter most.

    為贏得他人對自己的好感，人們不願意對任何人有關任何事情說「不」。我們應該培養一種能力，對那些我們沒有時間，缺乏 能力做得事情，不感興趣或不關心的事情說「不」。如果我們學會了對許多事情說「不」，那麼，我們將能夠對很重要的事情說「是」。

3.You're never too heavy for your mother to bear. But try, as you get older, to swap roles once in a while.

    母親從不覺得孩子是負累。不過，在你長大以後，不妨偶爾試著交換一下角色。

4.Take the word "family". Strike out the "m" for mother and the "y" for youth--and all you have center is fail.

    看看「家庭」（family）這個字眼吧。劃去代表「母親」（mother）的「m」和代表「青春」（youth）的「y」——你就只剩下了「失敗」（fail）了。

5. A mother is one through whom God whispers love to his little children. And, yes, sometimes that voice can rise above a whisper,but only because you're not listening.

    上帝通過母親向孩子們悄聲傳達他的愛。還有，對了，有時這聲音很響亮，只因你沒有傾聽才認為「愛」是在悄悄傳達。


6.愛,永遠禁不起等待

    Don』t wait to show your charitable face until a smile has come.

    不要等到了一個笑容才面露慈愛。

    Don』t wait to love until you have been loved.

    不要等到被愛了以後，才去愛別人。

    Don』t wait to know the value of friends until you have felt lonely.

    不要等到寂寞了，才明白朋友的價值。

    Don』t wait to know your mistakes until others have been hurt.

    不要等到別人受傷了，才明白自己的過錯。

    Don』t wait to win back until you have broken up.

    不要等到分開了，才想到去挽回。



7. At times, although one is perfectly right, one's leg tremble; at other times, although one is completely in the wrong,birds sing in one's soul.

人有時雖然完全正確，雙腿卻不免顫抖；而有時雖然完全錯了，卻內心歡暢。

8. In a few generations more, there will probably be no room at all allowed for animals on the earth: no need of them, no toleration of them. An immense agony will have then ceased, but with it there will also have passed away the last smile of the world's youth.

幾代人之後，也許根本就不再有動物存在的空間：人們不再需要它們，也不再忍受它們。那時，一種劇烈的痛苦將已停止，而地球的青春的最後微笑也將隨之逝去。

9. S.Leonard Rubenstein, on the skill of honesty:Intention is not enough. The honest man suspects himself always. He knows honesty is a skill that must be exercised always. Most of us want to be honest, few know how. All men know their reactions; few men can identify what they are reacting to. The skill of honesty is to hold one's reaction at bay in order to discover what is causing it. The skill is difficult.

　 　S.倫納德＊魯賓斯坦談如何誠實處世：光有誠實的願望是不夠的。誠實的人總懷疑自己。他們懂得誠實處世是一種技巧，必須反覆練習才能熟練掌握。大多數的 人都很想做到誠實處世，但是知道怎樣去做的人並不多。所有的人都會對事物作出反應，但是對他們作出反應的事物能夠識別的卻不多。誠實處世的技巧在於，在弄 清事物的性質之前不要急於作出反應。這是個很難掌握的技巧。 

10.Bear in mind that brains and learning, like muscle and physical skill, are articles of commerce.They are bought and sold. You can hire them by the year or by the hour. The only thing in the world not for sale is character.

記住，頭腦和學識像肌肉和身體機能一樣，都是商品，可以買賣，你也可以按年或者按小時雇傭它們。世界上唯一不能買賣的是人的人格。

11.  I am very grateful that I had a grounding in faith that gave me the courage and the strength to do what I thought was center,regardless of what the world thought.

    我很感激，我的信仰給了我勇氣和力量，讓我可以不顧一切的去做自己認為正確的事。

12. At those moments in time when you are tested, it is absolutely essential that you be grounded in your faith.

    在受到考驗的時候，堅定自己的信仰是相當重要的。

13. Workplace friendships are like a double-edged sword. The benefits of a friendly workplace can be really positive, but organizations should be aware of the potential difficulties and how to manage friendships at work.

    職場友誼就像一把雙刃劍。工作單位友好團結，絕對是件好事，但單位要意識到這種現象的潛在問題以及如何管理好這種友誼。

14.    Respondents also experienced a great deal of anxiety about speaking to close friends about substandard work. A basic rule of friendship is being non-judgemental and accepting your friends' weaknesses, but giving critical performance feedback conflicts with this.

    受訪者表示，與好朋友談論自己工作不達標的問題時心裡也感到十分不安。友誼的一個基本原則是不評判朋友、接受他的缺點，而對朋友的工作表現提出批評性的反饋意見則與此相矛盾。

15.I believe you should live each day as if it is your last, which is why I don't have any clean laundry because, come on, who wants to wash clothes on the last day of their life?

    我相信人應該就象每天都是最後的日子那樣生活，這可以解釋為什麼我沒有乾淨衣服——因為，得了吧，誰在生命的最後幾天里還想洗衣服？

    註：充分利用自己的長處，享受生活。

16.Smile and the world smiles with you, fart and you stand alone.

    微笑，世界和你一起微笑；放屁，你獨自站在一邊。

    註：人們願意和你一起分享快樂，並不一定願意分擔你的痛苦。

17.The six most important words are " I  admit I made a mistake." The five most important words are " You did a good job." The four most important words are " What is your opinion ?" The three most important words are "If you please ." The two most important words are "Thank you ." The least important word is " I ".

    六個最重要的字是「我承認我錯了」。五個最重要的字是「你幹得很好」。四個最重要的字是「你的意見？」三個最重要的字是「隨你願」。兩個最重要的字是「謝謝」。最不重要的字是「我」。

18. Bear with evil, and expect good.

    忍受邪惡，才能盼到光明。

19. Kindness are easily forgotten; but injuries!——What worthy man does not keep those in mind?

    善言易被忘記，而惡言常存在心！—— 有哪位聰明的人不謹以為記？

20. Crime expands according to our willingness to put up with it.

    犯罪隨著我們對其姑息的程度而增長。

21. Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one coulg be capable of doing with the world looking on.

    完美的勇敢是無人在場的情況下做出一個人在全世界的矚目中所能做到的。

22.  Before marriage, a man will lie awake all night thinking about something you said; after marriage, he'll fall asleep before you finish saying it.

    在婚前，一個男人會整個晚上醒著，躺著在那裡想你說過的一些事情；在婚後，他在你說完以前就睡著了。

23.    One of the oldest human needs is having someone wonder where you are when you don't come home at night.

    人類自古以來就有這樣的需要，需要有人在你深夜不歸時翹首以待。

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