A contented1 mind is the greatest blessing2 a man can enjoy in this world.
知足是人生在世最大的幸事。 -Joseph Addison(美国作家艾迪生)
If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.
要想知道钱的价值,就想办法去借钱试试。 -Benjamin Franklin(美国总统富兰克林)
If you wish to succeed, you should use persistence3 as your good friend, experience as your reference, prudence4 as your brother and hope as your sentry5.
如果你希望成功,当以恒心为良友,以经验为参谋,以谨慎为兄弟,以希望为哨兵。-Thomas Edison(美国发明家爱迪生)
Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.
有时候一个人为不花钱得到的东西付出的代价最高。-Albert Einstein(美国科学家爱因斯坦)
You have to believe in yourself. That's the secret of success. 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"。 -Bonapart Napoleon(法国皇帝拿破仑)
Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice6 of opportunity.
命运给予我们的不是失望之酒,而是机会之杯。 -Richard Nixon(美国总统尼克松)
Genius only means hard-working all one's life.
天才只意味着终身不懈的努力。-Mendeleyev(俄国化学家门捷列耶夫)
You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.
从一个国家的广告可以看出这个国家的理想。 -Norman Douglas(英国作家道格拉斯)
The only limit to our realization7 of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。 -Franklin Roosevelt(美国总统罗斯福)
The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
具有新想法的人在其想法实现之前是个怪人。 -Mark Twain(美国作家马克.吐温)
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain8 it.
人生重要的事情是确定一个伟大的目标,并决心实现它。 -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe(德国诗人、剧作家歌德)
If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.
如果你怀疑自己,那么你的立足点确实不稳固了。-Ibsen(挪威剧作家易卜生)
1 contented [kənˈtentɪd] 第8级 | |
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的 | |
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2 blessing [ˈblesɪŋ] 第7级 | |
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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3 persistence [pəˈsɪstəns] 第8级 | |
n.坚持,持续,存留 | |
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6 chalice [ˈtʃælɪs] 第12级 | |
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n.实现;认识到,深刻了解 | |
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