If this was adulthood, the only improvement she could detect in her situation was that now she could eat dessert without eating her vegetables.

  • -- Lisa Alther 丽萨·阿瑟

如果这是成年期,她能发现的唯一改善是,现在她可以吃甜点而不吃蔬菜了。

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When we accept any discipline for ourselves, we try to avoid everything except that which is necessary for our purpose; it is this purposefulness, which belongs to the adult mind, that we force upon school children. We say, "Never keep your mind aler

当我们接受任何对自己的约束时,我们试图避免一切,除了为了我们的目的所必需的;正是这种属于成人思维的目的性,我们强加给学生。我们常说:“永远不要把你的思想放在心上。

We have so much room for improvement. Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory... of how we are taking responsibility.

我们还有很大的改进空间。我们生活的每一个方面都必须加以审视。我们如何承担责任。

Any ordeal that you can survive as a human being is an improvement in your character, and usually an improvement in your life.

作为一个人,你能生存下来的任何磨难都是你性格上的进步,通常也是生活上的进步。

Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.

每当我看到一个成年人骑着自行车,我就不再对人类的未来感到绝望。