There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read.

  • -- G. K. Chesterton 特顿

一个渴望读书的人与一个疲惫的人之间有很大的区别。

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When I'm on that field, I give it everything I have, and when I come off, I'm a mom. As tired and exhausting as it is, it's about coming back, even after double days, and still being able to enjoy the kids.

当我在球场上的时候,我付出了我所拥有的一切,当我离开球场的时候,我已经是一个母亲了。虽然很累,也很累,但关键是要回来,即使是在两天之后,仍然能够享受孩子们的快乐。

Traditional marriage between a man and a woman has been a cornerstone of our society for generations. If we are going to change that, it ought to be done by the will of the people.

几代人以来,传统的男女婚姻一直是我们社会的基石。如果我们要改变这种状况,就应该靠人民的意愿。

I realized I was tired of singing about trees and flowers. I wanted to sing about real life. From then on, nobody could tell me anything was better than blues.

我意识到我已经厌倦了唱关于树和花的歌。我想唱关于真实生活的歌。从那时起,没有人能告诉我什么比布鲁斯更好。

I would prefer to have one comfortable room well stocked with books to all you could give me in the way of decoration which the highest art could supply.

我宁愿有一个舒适的房间,里面放满了书,你可以给我最好的装饰。

We are thickly layered, page lying upon page, behind simple covers. And love - it is not the book itself, but the binding.

我们是厚厚的一层,一页一页地躺在简单的封面后面。爱——不是书本身,而是书的装帧。

The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar.

凡夫俗子永远是最杰出的人,因为非常想出名的欲望就是凡夫俗子。

In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore I learned quickly.

在我的早期,我渴望学习和做事,因此我学得很快。