As a West Side kid fooling around with boxing gloves, I had been, for some reason of temperament, more interested in dodging a blow than in striking one.

  • -- Gene Tunney 滕尼

当我还是一个戴着拳击手套在西区玩耍的孩子时,出于某种性情上的原因,我对躲避一击比对击打更感兴趣。

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Any successful nominee should possess both the temperament to interpret the law and the wisdom to do so fairly. The next Supreme Court Justice should have a record of protecting individual rights and a strong willingness to put aside any political agenda.

任何一位成功的候选人都应该具备解读法律的气质和公正解读法律的智慧。下一任最高法院法官应该有保护个人权利的记录,并强烈愿意搁置任何政治议程。

What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of temperament, the power of being deeply moved by the presence of beautiful objects.

因此,重要的不是评论家应该对智慧的美有一个正确的抽象定义,而是一种气质,一种被美的存在深深打动的力量。

You take that walk from the dressing room to the ring and that's when the real man comes out. Then you climb up those four stairs and into the ring. Then finally, you can't wait for the bell to ring.

你从更衣室走到拳击台,这时真正的男人就出来了。然后你爬上那四层楼梯,进入斗牛场。最后,你不能等到铃声响起。

Being a public servant, this is a serious job, not like a boxer, you're entertaining people.

作为一名公务员,这是一项严肃的工作,不像拳击手,你是在娱乐人们。