The Greeks said grandly in their tragic phrase, 'Let no one be called happy till his death;' to which I would add, 'Let no one, till his death, be called unhappy.'

  • -- Elizabeth Barrett Browning 伊丽莎白·巴雷特·布朗宁

希腊人在他们的悲剧中庄严地说:“没有人在死前被称为幸福的;”对此,我还要补充一句:“没有人在死前被称为不幸福的。”

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And it's a crime because the great plays of history, going all the way back to the Greeks, are part of everybody's heritage. It's just like in music, Beethoven or Mozart, that's everybody's heritage.

这是一种犯罪,因为历史上伟大的戏剧,可以追溯到古希腊,是每个人的遗产的一部分。就像在音乐中,贝多芬或莫扎特,那是每个人的遗产。

If you start out with a tragic view of life, then anything since is just a bonus.

如果你一开始就抱着一种悲剧性的人生观,那么此后的任何事情都只是一种奖励。

The phrase 'work/life balance' encapsulates a depressing outlook.

“工作/生活平衡”一词概括了一种令人沮丧的前景。

World history is tragic.

世界历史是悲惨的。