丘吉尔成功秘诀

温斯顿·丘吉尔，政治家、画家、演说家、作家以及记者，1953年诺贝尔文学奖得主（获奖作品《第二次世界大战回忆录》），曾于1940－1945年及1951－1955年期间两度任英国首相，被认为是20世纪最重要的政治领袖之一，带领英国获得第二次世界大战的胜利。据传为历史上掌握英语单词词汇量最多的人之一(十二万多)。被美国杂志《展示》列为近百年来世界最有说服力的八大演说家之一。2002年，BBC举行了一个名为“最伟大的100名英国人”的调查，结果丘吉尔获选为有史以来最伟大的英国人。

"Never, never, never, never give up."

永远，永远，永远，永远都不要放弃。

"The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they

are no longer strong."

世界历史可以总结为：当一个国家强大的时候，它并不总是公正的。而当它试图去变得公正时，它就不再强大。

"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm."

勇气就是不断失败，而不丧失热情。

"This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."

这不是结束。这甚至不是结束的开始。但，这可能是开始的结束。

"I like a man who grins when he fights."

我喜欢微笑着战斗的人。

"True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation¹ of uncertain, hazardous², and conflicting information."

真正的才华体现在对未知、危险和矛盾的信息的判断之中。

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."

站起来说话需要勇气。坐下倾听同样需要。

"Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft."

学习历史，学习历史。历史中有一切治国之道。

"Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm."

成功就是不断失败，而不丧失热情。

"We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival."

我们应从遭受苦难的心中获得呼吸、生存的方法。

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."

态度是小事，但能造成很大区别。

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."

我们靠获得的东西生存。但我们靠给予的东西生活。

"A pessimist³ sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist⁴ sees the opportunity in every difficulty."

悲观主义者从每个机遇中看到困难，乐观主义者从每个困难中看到机遇。

"Nothing is more costly⁵, nothing is more sterile⁶, than vengeance⁷"

没有比复仇更昂贵、更没用的事情了。

"If you mean to profit, learn to please."

如果你想挣钱，学会高兴。

"It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary."

说“我们尽力了”，没有用。你要在必须做的事情上成功。

"Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught."

就我个人而言，我总是做好学习的准备，虽然我不总是喜欢被人教育。

"I never worry about action, but only about inaction"

我从不担心行动。而只担心没有任何行动。

"The price of greatness is responsibility."

伟大的代价是责任。

"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil⁸, tears and sweat."

我能奉献的，只有鲜血、苦干、眼泪和汗水。

"All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope"

伟大的事情都很简单。而且大多数都可以被凝结成一个简单的单词：自由；公正；荣誉；责任；仁慈；希望。

"Solitary⁹ trees, if they grow at all, grow strong."

孤独的树如果成长，就会成长得非常茁壮。

"No crime is so great as daring to excel."

彰显自己是最大的罪恶。

"Difficulties mastered are opportunities won"

克服困难就是赢得机遇。

"History is written by the victors."

历史是由胜利者书写的。

"The Arabs are a backwards¹⁰ people who eat nothing but Camel dung"

阿拉伯人是一群只会吃驴粪的倒退民族。

A lie gets halfway¹¹ around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

真理还没机会穿上裤子时谎言已经满街跑了。

"The first quality that is needed is audacity¹²."

最需要的品质就是无畏。

"There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result."

没有比被射击而未被击中更令人兴奋的事情了。

"There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction"

改变没有错，如果方向正确的话。

"It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see."

向前看总是明智的。但试图高瞻远瞩很是困难。

"When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber¹³."

当老鹰沉默时，鹦鹉就开始叽叽喳喳了。

"Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it."

风筝顶着风高飞，而不是顺着风。

"A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril¹⁴"

热爱传统从不会使一个国家变弱，甚至在生死存亡的关键时刻，他会使国家更强大。

"Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times."

政治像战争一样刺激，一样危险。在战争中，你只会被干掉一次。而在政治中，可以很多次。 The United States is like giant boiler¹⁵. Once the fire is lighted

under it, there is no limit to the power it can generate.

美国是一个巨大的锅炉。只要下面点着火，它会产生无限的能量。

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have"

健康的国民是一个国家能拥有的最大财富。

An appeaser¹⁶ is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last

绥靖主义者是在喂鳄鱼----可最后鳄鱼也把他给吃了。

A man is about as big as the things that make him angry

从让一个人生气的事情大小就能看出一个人的价值。

No comment" is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again."

（对此事）不发表评论是个伟大的说法，我总使用它。

It is certainly more agreeable to have power to give than to receive

有能力给予当然比有能力接受来得更让人愉快。

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it

我们会展示出我们的仁慈。但我们不会向别人要求仁慈。