
Even though he is a low man on the totem pole, he will not take advantage of anyone and be a free—loader.
即使他是底層人物,他不讓別人吃虧,也不做占便宜的人。
?。╰otem pole 有人稱為“圖騰桿”,據(jù)說上面刻著記號,是原始人用作部落等級的象征;free—loader 指愛占便宜的人)
It is not appropriate to do all the giving or all the taking.
一直贈送或一直收受,都非恰當(dāng)。
Don't stick your chest out when you are successful.
當(dāng)你成功時(shí),不必神氣巴拉。(動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài) = stick, stuck, 或 sticked)
Accept it for what it is; enjoy it while it lasts, because you never know what life brings (本句it,都指whatever)
逆來順受,及時(shí)享樂,因?yàn)槟悴恢郎鼤硎裁础?br/> Needs are the basic things we must have to survive, whereas wants are things that we could live without.
“必需品”是我們?yōu)榱松嫠璧幕緰|西,但“渴望品”是那些我們可以沒有卻仍可生存的東西。(without后面省去 them)
I never expect anything from anyone, but I am always grateful to receive.
我從不期待從任何人那里得到好處,但我領(lǐng)受好處時(shí),都是感激不盡。
The more it changes, the more it stays the same.
萬變不離其原。(意指世間事 ,再怎么變,還是衣、食、住、行的基本生活;這句話據(jù)說來自法國,it指anything)
If your mind fills with clouds, chase them away and fill it with sunshine.
假如你的思想,充滿陰影,把它消除,用陽光取代。
?。╰hem指clouds; it指mind)
Life is like a book; each day is like writing a new chapter.
人生就像一本書,每一天如同寫了新的一頁。
Don't dwell on thoughts that depress you..
不要活在讓你消沉的思維中。(dwell on滯留在,活在)
Try to be kind and courteous to those who cross your path.
對那些你所遇到的人,表示愛心和禮貌。
?。╰o cross someone's path = to meet someone)
Refrain from improving anyone except yourself.
除了自己外,別去改善別人。
Success is not measured by wealth and material things, but by making one's life breathe a little easier.
成功不是以金錢和物質(zhì)來衡量,而是使一個(gè)人的生活過得輕松些。
Don't beat yourself up over circumstances that are beyond your control.
在你無能為力時(shí),不必責(zé)怪自己。
A clean conscience is a soft pillow.
純潔的良心是舒服的枕頭。(不做虧心事,睡得就舒服)
It is better to see the glass half full than half empty.
看待玻璃杯里是“半滿”,要比是“半空”好些。
?。╤alf full指樂觀;half empty指悲觀)
Itching for what you want does not do much good; you have got to scratch for it.
單憑渴望得到你所要的,無濟(jì)于事;你必須努力才能獲得。
?。╥tch for something渴望得到某物;scratch for something努力工作而得到某物)
Help your friends make lemonade out of life's lemons.
幫助你的朋友,把生活中不好的變成好的。(lemonade是檸檬汽水,指好的東西;lemon是檸檬,指不好的東西)
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