西洋幽默语录(之八十二)
乔治梅列笛斯 (MEREDITH, George), 1828-1909
英国小说家和诗人
After forty, men have married their habits, and wives are only an item in the list, and not the most important.
四十过后, 男人娶的是他们的兴趣, 而妻子只是其中一项, 并且不是最重要的.
In a dissension between a man and a wife, that one is in the right who has the most friends.
妻子和丈夫之间的纷争, 谁有最多的朋友就是对的一方.
艾迪生米兹勒(MIZNER, Addison), 1872-1933
美国建筑师
Don’t talk about yourself, it will be done when you leave.
不要谈你自已, 当你离开之后, 自会谈到你.
I’ve had several years in Hollywood and I still think the movie heroes are in the audience.
我在好莱坞已经有好多年, 而我还是觉得银幕上的英雄在观众席上.
A woman is never too old to yearn.
女人永远不会因年龄太大而放弃思慕之情.
A woman on time is one in nine.
女人准时九中得一.
Poets are born, not paid.
诗人是天生的, 不是用钱买的.
威尔逊米兹勒 (MIZNER, Wilson), 1876-1933
美国剧作家和智者
Be nice to people on your way up because you’ll meet them on your way down.
在你往上爬时对人要好, 因为你将遇到他们, 当你走下坡时.
The most effective waterpower in the world – women’s tears.
世界上最有效的水的力量是 – 女人的眼泪.
Most hard-boiled people are half-baked.
火药味最大的人是半生熟的人.
The only sure about luck is that it will change.
关於幸运唯一肯定的是它将会改变.
When a woman tells you her age, it’s all right to look surprised, but don’t scowl.
当一个女人告诉你她的年龄, 表情惊讶是可以的, 但不要皱眉.
雷门莫利 (MOLEY, Raymond), 1886-1975
美国新闻记者, 编辑, 和政论作者
A political war is one in which everyone shoots from the lip.
政治战每个人都用嘴唇开枪.
蒙太古夫人 (MONTAGU, Lady Mary Wortley), 1689-1762
英国社交名媛和书信作者
If it were fashion to go naked, the face would be hardly observed.
假如脱光衣服是时髦, 面孔就很少被注意了.
