1、1Absence to love is what wind is to fire. It extinguishes ikstigwi v. 熄减,消减,偿清 the small; it inflames infleim v. 激怒,点火,使.发炎 the great. (Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, French writer)离别之于爱情好比风之于火,它能将小火熄灭,使大火熊熊燃烧。(法国作家 比西-拉比旦.R.)2Every man is a poet when he is in love. (Plato ancient Creek philosopher filsf n
2、. 哲学家)每个恋爱中的人都是诗人。(古希腊哲学家 柏拉图)3First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity. (George Bernard Shaw)初恋就是一点点笨拙外加许许多多好奇。(英国剧作家 肖伯纳.G)4Friendship is like earthenware n. 陶器: once broken, it can be mended; love is like a mirror: once broken, that ends it. (Josh Billings. American humorist
3、)友谊就像陶器,破了可以修补;爱情好比镜子,一旦打破就难重圆。(美国幽默作家 比林斯 .J.)5Friendship is love without his wings. (George Gordon Byron, Bdritish poet)友谊是没有羽翼的爱。(英国诗人 拜伦.G,G)6Gravitation a. 万有引力的 is not responsible for people falling in love. (Albert Einstein, American scientist)并非地球引力使人坠入爱河。(美国科学家)7The greater the power, the m
4、ore dangerous the abuse. (Burke Edmund, British statesman)权力越大,滥用职权的危险就越大。(英国政治家 埃德蒙.B.)8The greatest of evils a. 邪恶的,坏的n. 邪恶,罪恶 and the worst of crims a. & n.=criminal is poverty. (George Bernard Shaw, British dramatist)最大的恶和最凶的罪是贫穷。(英国剧作家 肖伯纳.G.)9The paramount prmaunt 极为重要的 duty of Congress is to
5、stop deficiencies difinsi n. 缺乏,不足by the restoration restrein n. 恢复,归还,复位of that protective legislation ,ledislein . n. 立法,法律 which has always been the firmst prop prp n. 支柱,支持者,倚靠人v. 支撑,维持of the Treasury. (William Mckinley, American president)国会的最高职责是恢复始终是国家财政最坚实支柱的保护性立法,以制止财政赤字。(美国总统 科金利.W.)10. Th
6、e people may safely be trusted to hear everything true and false, and to form a correct a. 正确的v. 改正,纠正vt. 改正 judgment. Were it fall to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers of newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. (Thomas
7、Jefferson杰斐逊.T., American president) 11.The tyrant tairnt n. 暴君. dies and his rule ends, the martyr m:t n. 烈士,殉道者vt. 杀害,折磨,牺牲dies and his rule be-gins. (Soren Kierkegaard基尔克戈德.S, Danish religious philowopher)12.There is something behind the throne run n. 王座,君主 greater than the king him-self. (Willia
8、m Pitt皮特.W., British statesman n. 政治家,国务活动家)13.To be acquainted with the merit merit . n. 功绩,价值,真相of ministry, we need only observe the condition of the people. (Junius朱尼厄斯, Unidentified letter writer) 。(国籍不明书信代理人)14. The people may safely be trusted to hear everything true and false, and to form a
9、correct judgment. Were it fall to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers of newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. (Thomas Jefferson, American president)人民是完全可以信赖的,应该让他们听到一切真实和虚伪的东西,然后作出正确的判断。倘使让我来决定,我们应该是有一个政府而不要报纸呢,还是应该有报纸
10、而不要政府,我会毫不犹豫选择后者。(美国总统 杰斐逊.T.) To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to know its pleasure, we must go to those who are seeking it :the pains of power is real, its pleasures imaginary. (C.Colton Charles, British churchman)欲知权力带来的痛苦,去问那些当权者;欲知权力带来的乐趣,去问那些追逐权势者:权力带来的痛苦是真实的,而权力带来的
11、乐趣只不过是凭空想象的。(英国牧师 查尔斯.C.C.)Too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. (Oliver Goldsimith, British poet)过分喜欢权力就会不择手段。(英国诗人 哥尔德斯密斯.O.)We need in politics man who have something to give, not men who have something to get. (Bernard Baruch, Averican economist)在政治中我们需要能有所奉献的人,而不是想有所收获的人。(美国经济学家 巴鲁克.B.
12、)When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property. (Thomas Jefferson, American President)当一个人受到公众信任时,他就应该把自己看作公众的财产。(美国总统 杰斐逊.T.)When society requires to be rebuilt, there is no use attempting to rebuild it on the old plan. (John Stuart Mill, BAritish economist)当社会需要重
13、建时,试图墨守旧的蓝图重建它是徒劳无益的。(英国经济学家 穆勒.J.S.) A certain amount of care or pain or trouble is necessary for every man at all times .A ship without a ballast is unstable and will not go straight. (Arthur Schopenhauer. Geman philosopher)一定的忧愁、痛苦或烦恼,对每个人都是时时必需的。一艘船如果没有压舱物,便不会稳定,不能朝着目的地一直前进。(德国哲学家 叔本华 A)A man wh
14、o fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears. (Michel Eyquem Montaigne, French essayist)害怕痛苦的人已经在承受他所害怕 的痛苦了。(法国散文家 蒙田 M E)As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have least wit are the greatest babblers. (Plato , Ancient Greek Philosopher)正像空容器发出的声音最大,智力最低者最善于唠叨不休。(古希腊哲学家
15、 柏拉图)Better one suffer, than a nation grieve. (John Drydon, British poet)宁可一人受苦,不使民族悲伤。(英国诗人 德莱顿 J)Between grief and nothing I will take grief. (William Faulkner, American writer)在悲痛与虚无之间,我愿意选择悲痛。(美国作家 福克纳 W)Comparison, more than reality, makes men happy or wretched. (Thomas Fuller, American invento
16、r)使人高兴的或者沮丧的,与其说是事实,还不如说是攀比。(美国发明家 富勒 T)For evil news rides fast, while good news baits later. (John Milton, Britsh poet)好事不出门,坏事传千里。(英国诗人 弥尔顿 J)Grief is itself a medicine. (William Cowper, British poet)悲痛本身也是一种药。(英国诗人 考伯 W)Happiness is beneficial for the body , but it is grief that develops the pow
17、ers of the mind. (Marcel Proust, French writer)愉快有益于人的身体,但只有悲伤才能培养心灵力量。(法国作家 普鲁斯 M)Have no doubts because of trouble nor be thou discomtited你虽然在困苦中也不惴惴不安for the water of lifes fountain springeth from a gloom bed从暗处往往流出生命之泉Sit not sad because that time a fitful aspect weareth不要因为时运不济而郁郁寡欢,忍耐虽然最痛苦Pati
18、ence is most bitter , yet most sweet the fruit it bearth其果实也最香甜Sadi , Perisian poet波斯诗人 萨迪He best can pity who has felt the worse. (John Gay, British dramstist and poet)感受过悲伤的人最富有同情心。(英国剧作家、诗人 盖伊 J)He who in adversity would have succor, let him be generous while he rests secure. (Saki, British write
19、r)谁想在逆境中得到援助,就应在身处顺境时待人宽厚。(英国作家 萨基)I tell you hopeless grief is passionless. (E.B.Browning, British poetess)我告诉你,没有希望的悲伤是没有激情的。(英国女诗人 布朗宁 E B)It is not miserable to be blind; it is miserable to be incapable of en-during blindness. (John Milton, British poet)失明本身并非是悲惨的,不能忍受失明才是悲惨的。(英国诗人 弥尔顿 J)Life is
20、 made up of sobs, sniffles and smiles with sniffes predomi-nating. (O.Henry, American writer)人生是由呜咽、抽泣和微笑组成的,而在三者之中,抽泣处于支配地位。(美国作家 欧 享利)No man can be brave who considers pain the greatest evil of life; or temperate , who regards pleasure as the highest good. (Cicero, ancient Roman statsman)把痛苦视为生活中最
21、大的祸害的人不可能勇敢;把欢乐视为生活中最美妙的人不会自我节制。(古罗马政治家 西塞罗)One must mourn not the death of men but their birth. (Charles Scondat Montesquieu, French thinker and Philosopher)人所悲伤的并不是人类的死亡而是他们的诞生。(法国思想家、哲学家 孟德斯鸠)Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy. (LeoTolstoy ,Russian writer)纯粹的、完全的哀愁
22、和纯粹的、完全的欢乐一样都是不可能的。(俄国文学家 托尔斯泰 L)handicaps a mans pow Sadness diminishes or er of action. (Benedict de Spinoza, Dutch Philosopher)忧伤会减少或者妨害一个人行动的力量。(荷兰哲学家 斯宾诺莎 B)Sorrow and trouble either soften the heart or harden it. (James Mackintosh, British writer)悲哀和烦恼不是使人心软,就是使人心狠。(英国作家 麦金托什 J)Tears are the s
23、ilent language of grief. (Voltaire, French philosopher)眼泪是无声的、悲伤的语言。(法国哲学家 伏尔泰)The fiercest agonies have shorest reign. (William Crllen Bryant, American poet)最猛烈的痛苦持续的时间也最短。(美国诗人 布莱恩特 W C)The most glorious moment in your life are not the socalled days of success, but rather those days when out of de
24、jection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishment. (Gustave Flaubert, French writer)的一生中,最为辉煌的一天并不是功成名就的那些天,而是从悲叹与绝望中产生对人生的挑战和对未来辉煌的期盼的那些日子。(法国作家 福楼拜 G)He pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body. (Publius Syrus, Syrian Latin writer)心理疾
25、病比身体疾病更糟。(叙利亚拉丁语作家 西拉士 P)The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. (George Bernard Shaw, British dramatist)痛苦的秘密在于有闲功夫担心自己是否幸福。(英国剧作家肖伯纳.G.)To mourn a mischief that is past and gone is the next way to draw new mischief on. (William Shkespeare, Bri
26、tish dramatist)为了一去不复返的灾祸而悲伤将会抬致新的灾祸。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚 W)Whats the use of worrying担忧又有什么用It never was worthwhile不值得为它浪费时间So, pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag把烦恼塞进行囊去And smile, smile, smile让微笑永远充满你的心田George Asaf, British poet英国诗人 阿萨夫 G All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points,
27、 by passion or interest, under temptation to it. (John Locke, British Philosopher)人都会犯错误,在许多情况下,大多数仍是由于欲望或兴趣的引诱而犯错误的。(英国哲学家 洛克.J.)Character is what you are in the dark. (D. L Moody. USA churchman)暗处最能反映一个人真正品格。(美国教士 穆迪.D.L)Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount. (Clare Boothe Luc
28、e, RSA dramatist)勇气是一架梯子,其他美德全靠它爬上去。(美国剧作家 卢斯.C.B.)Despite all the life danger, with one selfless act from one common person, someone is saved, A hero is made. (Norman Stephens, USA writer)不管一切危险,由于一个普通人的无私行动,有人得救了,英雄就应运而生。(美国作家 斯蒂芬斯.N.)Distrust can be contagious. But, so can trust. (Robbins Stacia,
29、 British writer)不信任有传染性。但是信任也如此。(英国作家 斯达卡.R.)Fame is the chastisement of meit and the punishment of talent. (Nicolas Chamfort, French writer)盛名殊誉是德才之忌。(法国作家 尚福尔.N.)God was constructed out of mankinds need for hope, for purpose, for meaning:an invisible protector and conscientious father. (Howards Me
30、l. USA writer)人类出于对希望、目标意义的需要而造出了神:一位冥冥之中的保护者和尽责的养育者。(美国作家 梅尔.H.)He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars; general good is the plea of the scoundrel , hypocrite and flatterer. (William Black, British poet)行善总是具体的、特定的;抽象的、笼统的行善是恶棍、伪君子和献媚者的托辞。(英国诗人 布莱克.W.)I know only that what
31、is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after. (Ernest Hemingway, USA writer)我只知道所谓道德是指你事后觉得好的东西,所谓不道德是指你事后觉得不好的东西。(美国作家 海明威.E.)If you would convince others ,you seem open to conviction yourself. (Philip Dormer Chesterfield, British statesman)要说服别人,先得说服自己。(英国政治家
32、 切斯特菲尔德.P.D.)If your morals make you dreary. depend upon it, they are wrong. (Robert Louis Stevenson, British novelist)如果你的品行使你郁郁寡欢,那么,这些品行无疑是错误的。(英国小说家 斯蒂文森.R.L.)It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merel
33、y cowardly. (Magaret Mead, USA humanist)一个有待解决的问题是:基于是害怕无休止的惩罚而产生的行为是被视作有道德的呢,还是应该被视作懦弱的?(美国人文学家 米德.M.)It is not enough to do good; one must do it the right way. (John Morley, British statesman)人不仅要做好事,更要以正确的方式做好事。(英国政治家 莫利.J.)Lying disguises our mortality, our inadequacies, our fears and anxieties,
34、 our loneliness in the midst of the crowd. We yearn for the comfort of familiar lies to create a more amenable reality. (Howards Mel, USAwriter)说谎掩盖了人死的必然性、缺陷、恐惧、焦虑和在熙熙攘攘的人群中所感到的孤独。耳熟能详的谎言会创造一个较易应付的现实。 人渴望从这些谎言中得到安慰。(美国作家 梅尔.H.)Morality is not really the doctrine of how to make ourselves happy but o
35、f how we are to be worthy of happiness. (Immanuel Kant, German Philosopher)道德确实不是指导人们如何使自己幸福的教条,而是指导人们如何配享有幸福的学说。(德国哲学家 康德.I.)Morality is the custom of ones country ;cannibalism is moral in a cannibal country. (Samuel Brttler, British writer)道德是一个人所在国家的风俗习惯:在吃人的国家里,吃人是合乎道德的。(英国作家 勃特勒.S.)Morality is
36、the herd instinct in the individual. (German Philosopher)道德是个人心目中的群居本能。(德国哲学家 尼采.F.)Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice. (Leon Nlum, French statesman)道德可能仅仅在于有勇气作出抉择。(法国政治家 布鲁姆.L.)Mutual forgiveness of each vice, such are the gates of Paradise. (William Black, British poet)
37、相互宽容对方的缺点,乃是通向天堂之门。(英国诗人 布莱克.W.)No mourality can be founded on authority, even if the authouity were divine. (A. J. Ayer. USA writer)道德不可能建立在权威的基础上,即使这种权威是至高无上的。(美国作家 艾尔.A.J.)Nothing is easier than to deceive ones self. (Demothenes, Ancient Greek statesman)再没有什么比欺骗自己更容易的了。(古然希腊政治家 德摩西尼)Personality i
38、s to man what perfume is to a flower. (C C Schwab. US A Businessman)品格之于人,犹如芳香之于花。(美国实业家 施瓦布 C .C.)Plain living and high thinking. (william Wordsworth, British poet)生活要朴素,情操要高尚。(英国诗人 德莱顿., J)Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind. (william shakewspeare British dramalist)如果送礼的人不是出于真心,再贵重的礼物也会失去
39、它的价值。(英国剧作家 莎 士比亚. W)There is , however, a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue. (E Burke, British statesman)克制也有个限度,超过了限度就不再是美德。(美国政治家 伯克 . E.)Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful. (William shakespeare, British dramatist)美德是勇敢的,善良从来无所畏惧。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚. W.)We all tell lieslittle lies,
40、 big lies, necessity lies in order to insure social and psychological peace and comfort. (Howard Mel, USA writer)所有的人说 的谎小谎、大谎、善意的谎都是为确保社会安宁、心理舒适采取的必要手段。(美国作家 梅尔, H.)We know the good, we apprehend it clearly, but we cant bring it to achievement. To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courag
41、e in a man. (Euripides,ancient Creek dramatist.)我们懂得善,我们理解善,但是我们无法实现善。人的勇气就是坚信自己的希望能够实现,并为之进行不屈不挠的努力。(法国作家 赖奇特 J. P)Wherever true valor vl n. 勇气,刚勇,勇猛 is found, true modesty mdisti n. 谦逊 will there abound. (William Gilbert吉尔伯特, British dramatist and poet) 真正的勇敢,都包含谦虚。Words may be false and full of a
42、rts, sighs saiz 叹息are the natural language of the heart. (Thomas Shadwell沙德韦尔.T., British dramatist剧作家)言语可以是谎言并带有技巧;叹息才是心灵的自然流露。The law cannot make all men equal, but they are all equal before the law. (Frederick n. 弗雷德里克(男子名)Pollock波洛克 F ,British jurist jurist durist n. 法学家,法理学者,法律著作家)法律不能使人人平等,但是在
43、法律面前人人是平等的。The laws of Nature, that is to say the laws of God, plainly made every human being a law unto himself, we must steadfastly refuse to obey those laws, and we must as steadfastly stand by the conventions which ignore them , since the statutes furnish us peace, fairly good government and sta
44、bility, and therefore are better for us than the laws of God, which would soon plunge us into confusion and disorder and anarchy if we should adopt them. (Mark Twain, American writer)自然法即神灵法,只是用来约束每一个个体的法律,我们必须坚定地拒绝遵守。我们应该坚定地遵守忽视神灵法的规章制度,因为规章制度赋予我们和平、比较好的政府和稳定,因而对我们来说,规章制度比神灵法更好,因为如果我们采用神灵法的话,他会将我们陷
45、入迷惑、无序和无政府状态。(美国作家 马克吐温) No society can make a perpetual ppetjul a. 永恒的,永久的constitution, or even a perpetual law.( Tomas Jefferson Jefferson defsn .杰斐逊(姓氏 Thomas, 1743-1826, 美国政治家, 第三任总统, 独立宣言的起草人杰斐逊追随者), America president)没有哪个社会可以制订一部永远适用的宪法,甚至一条永远适用的法律。One of the most striking straiki a. 引人注目的,显著的
46、. and salutary sljutri a. 有益的,有用的,有益健康的. . thing in American life is the widespread a. 分布(或散布)广的,普遍的study of law. (Alexis de Tocqueville亚历克西斯 托克维尔 A ,French judge)美国人生活中最显著而又有益的事情莫过于对法律的广泛研究了。Punishment is justice for the unjust. (Augustine奥古斯丁,British writer)惩罚是对正义 的伸张。Really, what we want now, is
47、not laws, against crime, but a law against insanity insniti n. 疯狂,愚顽,精神错乱. . (Mark Twain马克吐温, American writer) mark m:k n. 标志,分数,马克v. 做标记于,留意,打分数 .实际上,我们想要的不是针对犯罪的法律,而是针对疯狂的法律。Singularity is almost invariably a clue. The more featureless and commonplace a crime is, the more difficult is it to bring
48、it home. (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer)奇特几乎总能提供一种线索。一种犯罪越是普通,越是不具特点,就越难以查明。(英国作家 柯南道尔爵士 A)The administration of the law can never go lax where every individual sees to it that it grows not lax in his own case, or in cases which fall under his eyes. (Mark Twain, Arerican writer)在个人自己的案件中或是他所看到的案件中不能有疏忽,因此执法从来不能疏忽。(美国作家 马克吐温)It is better to fight for just