西洋幽默语录(之一百一十二)
塔力蓝德 (TALLEYRAND, Charles Maurice de), 1754-1838
法国政治家和外交官
Don’t trust first impulses – they are always good.
不要相信最初的感动 – 它们永远是好的.
He thinks he is deaf because he no longer hears himself talked about.
他觉得他聋了, 因为他再也听到他自己讲什么.
If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you know already.
假如你希望看来和社会一致, 你就必须同意被教导许多你己经懂的东西.
Never speak ill of yourself; your friends will also say enough on that subject.
不要讲自已的坏处; 你的朋友常讲这个话题, 己讲够了
达金登 ((TARKINGTON, Booth), 1869-1946
美国小说家和剧作家
An ideal wife is any woman who has an ideal husband.
一个理想的老婆是任何一个有个理想的丈夫的女人.
李察塔奔那 ((TAVERNER, Richard), 1505(?)-1577
英国宗教改革者
Wedded persons may thus pass over their lives quietly … if the husband becomes deaf and wife blind.
结了婚的人能够静静的过他(她)们一生 …. 如果丈夫成为聋子, 妻子, 瞎子.
泰仑斯 (TERENCE), 190(?)-159(?) B.C.
罗马诗人和剧作家
There is nothing can’t be made worse by telling.
没有什么比讲能把事情弄得更糟.
威廉塔克雷 (THACKERAY, William Makepeace), 1811-1863
英国小说家
A clever, ugly man every now and then is successful with the ladies, but a handsome fool is resistible.
一个聪明但难看的男人偶而也能赢得女人的心, 但一个英俊的傻男却是无可抗拒的.
If a man’s character is to be abused, there’s nobody like a relative to do the business.
假如要污蔑一个人的品德, 没有比一个亲戚更适合做这件事.
To love and win is the best thing; to love and lose, the next best.
爱而赢得最好; 爱而失去也不差.
