西洋幽默语录(之一百二十六)
王尔德 (WILDE, Oscar), 1856-1900
英国剧作家和诗人
In America, the President reigns for four years, and journalism governs forever and ever.
在美国, 总统掌权四年, 而新闻业的统治, 永无尽期.
In examinations the foolish ask questions that the wise cannot answer.
在考试中, 愚者问问题, 智者答不出.
In this world there are only two tragedies: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
在这个世界只有两种悲剧: 其一是得不到自已想要的, 另一是得到自已想要的.
It is always a silly thing to give advice, but to give good advice is absolutely fatal.
给予劝告往往是件愚蠢的事, 但给予好的劝告则绝对是致命的.
It is a terrible thing for a man to find out suddenly that all his life he has been speaking nothing but the truth.
这可是件可怕的事, 当一个人忽然发现, 他这一生一直在讲真话.
It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.
真心诚意是危险的, 除非你同时是个笨蛋.
It is only an auctioneer who should admire all schools of art.
只有拍卖馆的人会欣赏各派的艺术.
A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her.
一个男人能够和任何一个女人快乐的在一起, 只要他并不爱她.
A man who desires to get married should know either everything or nothing.
一个男人若欲结婚, 就必须什么都知道, 或什么都不知道.
A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes is inevitably plain.
一个有道德的男人往往是个伪君子, 而一个有道德的女人, 无可避免的, 其貌不扬.
A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth glancing.
世界地图若不包括乌托邦, 是不值得一睹的.
Marriage is the one subject on which all women agree and all men disagree.
婚姻这一题目是所有女人皆同意, 而所有男人皆反对的.
Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.
记忆是跟随我们一生的日记.
Men become old but they never become good.
人会老不会变好.
Men marry because they are tired, women because they are curious; both are disappointed.
男人结婚因为他们厌倦了, 女人因为她们好奇; 两者皆失望.
Modern journalism justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of the survival of the vulgarest.
现代新闻业生存的正当性, 是基於伟大的达尔文原理, 最粗野者生存.
