西洋幽默语录(之七十四)
佐汉拉拔特 (LAVATER, Johann Kaspar), 1741-1801
瑞士诗人和哲学家
If you wish to appear agreeable in society you must consent to be taught many things which you already know.
假如你想看来和社会一致, 你就必须同意接受重新教育你已经知道的.
Never say you know a man until you have divided an inheritance with him.
不要说你了解一个人, 直到你必须和他分享财产的时候.
D.H.劳伦斯 (LAWRENCE, David Herbert), 1885-1930
英国小说家, 诗人, 和散文作家
When I wish I was rich, then I know I am ill.
当我希望我有钱, 我就知道我病了.
The unhappiness of a wife with a good husband is much more devastating than the unhappiness of a wife with a bad husband.
一个好老公和一个不快乐的老婆, 比一个坏老公和一个不快乐的老婆, 更具毁灭性.
史蒂芬列库克 (LEACOCK, Stephen), 1869-1944
加拿大政治经济学者和幽默作家
It’s called political economy because it has nothing to do with either politics or economy.
之所以称为政治经济学, 是因为它既和政治也与经济无关.
The minute a man is convinced that he is interesting, he isn’t.
一旦一个人自信自己是一个有趣的人, 他就不是.
I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
我深信运气, 而我发觉我越勤劳我越有运气.
Many a man in love with a dimple makes the mistake of marrying the whole girl.
不少男人因爱上酒涡而犯错去娶整个女人.
尼农林克罗斯 (LENCLOS, Ninon de), 1620-1705
法国名媛和智者
Love never dies of starvation, but often if indigestion.
爱情不会饿死, 但常因消化不良而死.
Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.
男人失去征服的能力, 多半是因为他们自已的失礼, 而不是因为女人的道德.
The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience.
一个女人的反抗, 不常是她道德的证明, 更常是她的经验所致.
奥斯卡李范德 (LEVANT, Oscar), 1906-1972
美国钢琴家, 作曲家, 和智者
I’ve given up reading books; I find it take my minds off myself.
我放弃看书; 我发现它让我失神.
The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.
我早晨做的第一件事是刷我的牙, 利我的舌.
My first wife divorced me on grounds of incompatibility, and besides, I think she hated me.
我第一任老婆和我离婚, 理由是不合, 除此之外, 我想她恨我.
A pun is the lowest form of humour – when you don’t think of it first.
双关语是最低级的幽默 – 当你不是第一个想到它时.
