I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.

  • -- Thomas Babington Macaulay 麦考莱

我宁愿贫穷时住在书屋里,也不愿做一个没有读书欲望的国王。

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My favorite literature to read is fairly dry history. I like the framework, and my imagination can do the rest.

我最喜欢读的文学是相当枯燥的历史。我喜欢这个框架,我的想象力可以做其他的事情。

I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.

我不记得读过的书,就像我不记得吃过的饭一样;即便如此,他们还是让我这么做了。

If you're from a poor background, you have to work even harder. But that's what makes you who you are.

如果你出身贫寒,你就得更加努力。但这就是你成为你自己的原因。

It sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.

有时候,强烈的欲望似乎不仅创造了自己的机会,也创造了自己的才能。

Private life, book life, took place where words met imagination without passing through the world.

私人生活,书本生活,发生在文字与想象相遇的地方,而不需要经过这个世界。

My desire to be valued is manifested in cultivating relationships with my friends and family.

我渴望被重视,这表现在与朋友和家人建立关系上。

We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.

我们宁可说自己的坏话,也不愿完全不谈论自己。

Ultimately, the number of books always exceeds the space they are granted.

最终,书籍的数量总是超过了它们被授予的空间。

Woke up this morning with a terrific urge to lie in bed all day and read.

今天早上醒来时,我有一股强烈的冲动,想躺在床上读一整天书。

That is poor help that helps you from the feather-bed to the straw.

帮助你从有羽毛的床到稻草都是无益的。

A lady would rather be hurt with the truth, than with a lie.

女人宁愿被真相伤害,也不愿被谎言伤害。

The covers of this book are too far apart.

这本书的封面相隔太远。

Every burned book enlightens the world.

每一本烧过的书都照亮了世界。

Never judge a book by its movie.

永远不要以貌取人。