西洋幽默语录(之五十九)
法兰克胡巴特 (HUBBARD, Frank McKinney), 1868-1930
美国报刊幽默作者和漫画家
Distant relatives are the best kind, and the further the better.
远亲是最好的一种, 而且越远越好.
Every time I read where some women gave a short talk I wonder how she stopped.
每当我读到一些妇女给予一个简短的讲话, 我总好奇她们怎么结束.
It’s pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.
很难说什么带来快乐; 贫穷和富裕都失败过.
A friend that ain’t in need is a friend indeed.
不必共患难的朋友才是真正的朋友.
Many a family tree needs trimming.
很多人的家谱须裁剪.
The safest way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.
把钱增加一倍最安全的办法是把它折成两半, 然后收在口袋里.
Some folks get credit for having horse sense that havin’t ever had enough money to make fools of themselves.
有些人以为自已有赌马运而去借钱, 可是他们的钱总是不够来愚弄他们自己.
Nobody works as hard for his money as the man who marries it.
没有人比一个嫁给钱的人更加勤劳去工作赚钱.
鲁伯特休斯 (HUGHES, Rupert), 1872-1952
美国小说家, 剧作家, 和编辑
Love is a wonderful thing and highly desirable in marriage.
爱情是一个神奇的东西, 在婚姻上特别想要得到它.
Women’s intuition is the result of millions of years of not thinking.
女人的直觉是几百万年没思考的结果.
雨果 (HUGO,Victor), 1802-1885
法国诗人, 小说家, 和剧作家
Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age.
四十是年青的老年, 五十是老年的年青.
God created the flirt as soon as He made the fool.
上帝创造荡妇的同时也创造了傻瓜.
Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad.
忧郁是感觉悲伤的乐趣.
Waterloo was a battle of the first rank won by a captain of second.
滑铁卢是第一级的战争, 由第二级的军官取得胜利.
When a woman is speaking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.
当一个女人和你讲话, 要看着她的双眼听她在讲什么.
