Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest deer in the flock.

  • -- Francis Beaumont 弗朗西斯·博蒙特

嫉妒像虫子一样,只会爬向最美丽的果实;就像一只狡猾的侦探犬,它把羊群中最肥的鹿挑出来。

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It's the word 'artful'; it's such a great word, with its dark and its light side, its art and its cunning, the craft and the crafty of it - I've been preoccupied with the word 'artful' and the twin notions of 'cornucopia' and 'pickpocket' it suggests for quite some time.

它是“巧妙的”这个词;这个词太棒了,有它黑暗的一面,也有它光明的一面,有它艺术的一面,也有它狡诈的一面,有它的技巧,也有它的狡诈——我一直专注于“巧”这个词,以及它所暗示的“聚宝盆”和“扒手”这两个概念。

There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people can commend it without envy.

没有什么比一个晴朗的日子更受到普遍称赞的了;原因是人们可以毫无嫉妒地称赞它。

People don’t like to think, if one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.

人们不喜欢思考,如果思考,就必须得出结论。结论并不总是令人愉快的。

I loved being on the radio. Being paid to talk? It's like being paid to eat.

我喜欢上电台。拿薪水来说话?这就像吃饭一样。

I envy people who drink - at least they know what to blame everything on.

我羡慕那些喝酒的人——至少他们知道该把一切都归咎于什么。