西洋幽默语录(之一百零五)
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
The truth is the one thing that nobody will believe.
真实是没人相信的一件事.
We are told that when Jehovah created the world he saw that it was good; what would he say now?
我听说当耶和华创造这个世界, 他看到的世界是好的; 不知他现在怎么讲?
What is the matter with the poor is poverty; what is the matter with the rich is uselessness.
穷人的问题是没钱; 富人的问题是钱多无处用.
When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him, he calls it ferocity.
当一个人要谋杀一只老虎, 他称之为运动; 当一只老虎要谋杀他, 他称之为残忍.
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
当一个笨的人做一些他感到羞耻的事, 他经常宣称这是他的责任.
When you read a biography remember that the truth is never fit for publication.
当你读一本自传, 记得真实的是绝对不适合发表的.
The worst cliques are those which consist of one man.
最坏的集团是那些只有一人的集团.
The other evening, feeling rather in want of a headache, I bethought me that I had not been to a music hall for a long time.
那天晚上,稍微感到头有点痛, 我就想起己经很久没上音乐会了.
You don’t expect me to know what to say about a play when I don’t know who the author is, do you?
当我不知道作者是谁, 你不会以为我知道该怎样去评论一出戏剧吧, 你会吗?
There may be some doubt as to who are the best people to have charge of children, but there can be no doubt that parents are the worst.
小孩由谁来照顾最好, 可能有点难讲, 但家长是最坏的,却是毫无疑问的.
The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.
人们最想知道的事, 常常是与他们无关的事.
