There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry.

  • -- Rita Dove 丽塔·达夫

桂冠诗人有其独特的职责。我计划在国会图书馆举办一系列的阅读活动,并为图书管理员提供建议。剩下的就是我如何推广诗歌。

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Any corporate policy and plan which is typical of the industry is doomed to mediocrity. Where this is not so, it should be possible to demonstrate that all other competitors are at a distinct disadvantage.

任何具有行业代表性的公司政策和计划都注定是平庸的。如果不是这样,应该有可能证明所有其他竞争对手都处于明显的劣势。

Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding.

真正的教育最终必须局限于那些坚持知道的人,其余的只是放羊。

Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.

总有一天你会长大到可以重新开始读童话了。

And once I know what the first page is, then the rest will come.

一旦我知道第一页是什么,剩下的就会出来。

The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it.

拥有一本书就成了阅读的替代品。

We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it.

我们不能计划生活。我们所能做的就是做好准备。