As long as we are young, we can tell ourselves that we are batter than others. The terrible thing about becoming old is seeing that we are not even as good as ourselves.

只要我们年轻，我们就能告诉自己，我们比别人更好。变老的可怕之处在于，我们发现自己甚至不如自己。

As technology advances, it reverses the characteristics of every situation again and again. The age of automation is going to be the age of do it yourself.

随着技术的进步，它一次又一次地颠覆了每一种情况的特征。自动化时代将是你自己动手的时代。

As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.

随着我们生活的进步，它变得越来越困难，但在与困难的斗争中，内心深处的力量得到了发展。

As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.

随着年龄的增长，我们的身体变得越来越短，我们的轶事也越来越长。

As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two...

随着年龄的增长，会发生三件事。第一个是你的记忆消失了，另外两个我记不起来了……

As you get older, the pickings get slimmer, but the people don't.

随着年龄的增长，你的收入会越来越少，但人不会。

As you know, no one over thirty years of age is afraid of tittle-tattle. I myself find it much less difficult to strangle a man than to fear him.

你知道，三十岁以上的人是不会怕闲话的。我自己发现掐死一个人比害怕他要容易得多。

At an early age, I started my own paper route. Once I saw how you could service people and do a good job and get paid for it, I just wanted to be the best I could be in whatever I did.

在我很小的时候，我就开始了自己的送报路线。当我看到你可以为人们服务，做得很好并因此获得报酬时，我只想在我所做的任何事情中做到最好。

At college age, you can tell who is best at taking tests and going to school, but you can't tell who the best people are. That worries the hell out of me.

在大学时代，你可以分辨出谁最擅长考试和上学，但你不能分辨出谁是最好的人。这让我非常担心。

At middle age the soul should be opening up like a rose, not closing up like a cabbage.

中年时，灵魂应该像玫瑰一样开放，而不是像卷心菜一样闭合。

At my age I do what Mark Twain did. I get my daily paper, look at the obituaries page and if I'm not there I carry on as usual.

在我这个年纪，我做的事和马克吐温一样。我拿起我的日报，看看讣告页面，如果我不在那里，我会像往常一样继续。

At my age flowers scare me.

在我这个年龄，花使我害怕。

At my age, I realize that my most precious possession is time, and I've got too much unfinished work to do to spend even a minute talking about myself.

在我这个年龄，我意识到我最珍贵的财产是时间，我有太多未完成的工作要做，甚至花一分钟谈论自己。

At my age, I'm envious of a stiff wind.

在我这个年纪，我很羡慕寒风凛冽。

At the age of four with paper hats and wooden swords we're all Generals. Only some of us never grow out of it.

四岁的时候戴着纸帽子和木剑，我们都是将军。只有一些人永远无法摆脱它。