The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

  • -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生

做好一件事的回报是已经做了。

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It is the advertiser who provides the paper for the subscriber. It is not to be disputed, that the publisher of a newspaper in this country, without a very exhaustive advertising support, would receive less reward for his labor than the humblest mechanic.

是广告客户为订户提供报纸。毫无疑问,在这个国家,如果没有详尽的广告支持,报社的出版人所得到的报酬,会比最卑微的机修工所得到的报酬还要少。

I've done made a deal with the devil. He said he's going to give me an air-conditioned place when I go down there, if I go there, so I won't put all the fires out.

我已经和魔鬼做了交易。他说如果我去那里,他会给我一个有空调的地方,所以我不会把所有的火都扑灭。

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

教育是令人钦佩的,但要不时地记住:凡是值得知道的,没有一个是可以教会的。

He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.

帮助过你的人,比你自己所感激的人,更愿意帮助你。

There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off.

写短篇小说是一种乐趣,当你完成某些事情时,会有一种奇妙的成就感。

I learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the case, and got my tuition back.

我学法律很好,毕业那天我起诉了大学,打赢了官司,还拿回了学费。

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

健康是最大的礼物,满足是最大的财富,忠诚是最好的关系。

When you're young, the silliest notions seem the greatest achievements.

当你年轻的时候,最愚蠢的想法似乎是最大的成就。

If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join a union.

如果我去工厂工作,我要做的第一件事就是加入工会。

Immigration is a good thing. We should make that as easy as possible.

移民是件好事。我们应该让它尽可能简单。