I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

  • -- Jack London 杰克伦敦

我宁愿成为一颗华丽的流星,我的每一个原子都闪耀着绚丽的光芒,也不愿成为一颗沉睡而永恒的行星。

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Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.

战斗是人类能沉溺其中的最壮观的竞争。它带出所有最好的东西;它去掉了所有的底数。在战斗中人人都害怕。懦夫是那种让恐惧战胜责任感的人。责任是男人的本质。

There is only one optimist. He has been here since man has been on this earth, and that is man himself. If we hadn't had such a magnificent optimism to carry us through all these things, we wouldn't be here. We have survived it on our optimism.

只有一个乐观主义者。自从人类来到这个世界上,他就一直在这里,那就是人类自己。如果我们没有如此乐观的心态来度过这一切,我们就不会在这里。我们靠乐观度过了难关。

How we are using up our home, how we are living and polluting the planet is frightening. It was evident when I was a child. It's more evident now.

我们如何使用我们的家园,我们如何生活和污染地球是可怕的。这在我小时候就很明显了。现在更明显了。

That's one of the ironies of our time: Right when we're on the edge of serious improvements in health care, we're also cooking the planet.

这是我们这个时代的一个讽刺之处:正当我们处于医疗保健水平大幅提高的边缘之际,我们也在烹饪这个星球。