I think the biggest mistake I made was this wretched ability to see both sides of an argument.

  • -- John Major 约翰少校

我认为我犯的最大的错误是这种可怜的能力,看到双方的争论。

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Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.

很少有人有真正的艺术才能。因此,通过努力来刺激局势既不合适,也没有效果。如果你有一种强烈的,不安分的写作或绘画的冲动,只要吃点甜食,这种感觉就会过去。

I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has to be done to the best of my ability. And when you've done the best you can, you can't do any better. So when I go to sleep I turn everything over to the Lord and forget it.

我每天早上都到办公室来,花很长时间做我力所能及的事情。当你已经尽力了,你就不能做得更好。所以当我睡觉的时候,我把一切都交给主,然后就忘记了。

Of course, tax revenues have ended up being substantially higher than they were at the time these dire projections were made, and we are very close now to having a balanced budget. All that has been very helpful.

当然,税收收入最终大大高于做出这些可怕预测时的水平,我们现在非常接近实现预算平衡。所有这些都很有帮助。

Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we live and work in our own little worlds, that communication is totally disorganized.

电子邮件、即时通讯和手机给了我们惊人的沟通能力,但因为我们生活和工作在自己的小世界里,这种沟通完全没有条理。

Surprise, surprise. Never something I could hide. When I see we made it through another day.

惊喜,惊喜。我从不隐瞒什么。当我看到我们又熬过了一天。

For both faith and want of faith have destroyed men alike.

因为信心和缺乏信心,都叫人消灭。