西洋幽默语录(之一百零三)
萧伯纳 (SHAW, George Bernard), 1856-1950
英格罗爱尔兰剧作家, 评论家, 小说家, 社会改革者, 和智者
Human beings are the only animals of which I am thoroughly and cravenly afraid.
人类是唯一让我完全丧胆的动物.
I’m only a beer teetotaller, not a champagne teetotaller; I don’t like beer.
我是啤酒的绝对戒饮者, 不是香槟的绝对戒饮者; 我不喜欢啤酒.
I dislike feeling at home when I’m abroad.
当我在国外, 我不喜欢有在家的感觉.
I enjoy convalescence; it is the part that makes the illness worthwhile.
我享受痊愈; 这是让生病值得的部分.
I have never thought much of the courage of a lion-tamer; inside the cage he is, at least, safe from other men.
我从不认为驯狮者有多勇敢; 他是在笼里,至少其他人安全.
I often quote myself; it adds spice to my conversation.
我常引用自己的话; 它加强我的谈话的兴趣.
If a great man could make us understand him we should hang him.
如果一个伟人能令我们了解他, 我们准会吊死他.
If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion.
如果把所有的经济学家集合在一起, 他们将达不到结论.
If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must man be of learning from experience!
如果历史重演, 预想不到的事时常发生, 说明人学习前车之鉴是多么的无能为力!
In heaven an angel is nobody in particular.
在天堂, 天使和常人无异.
It is a woman’s business to get married as soon as possible, and a man’s to keep unmarried as long as he can.
女人的本务是越早结婚越好, 而男人则是能拖延多久就多久.
Kings are not born; they are made by universal hallucination.
皇帝不是天生的; 他们是世人的幻觉造成的.
Lack of money is the root of all evil.
缺钱是万恶之本.
A learned man is an idler who kills time by study.
一个有学问的人是个懒惰的人, 他们把时间消磨在读书上.
The liar’s punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
骗子的惩罚并不在於他完全不能相信, 而在於他不能相信任何人.
Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.
婚姻之所以流行因为它结合了最大的诱惑和最大的机会.
Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.
殉道是使一个人不需靠才干就能出名的唯一途径.
