西洋幽默语录(之七十七)
詹姆斯罗威尔 (LOWELL, James Russell), 1819-1891
美国诗人, 编辑, 散文作家, 和外交官
Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.
民主给每个人有权作自已的压迫者.
Don’t ever prophecy – unless you know.
永远不要预言 – 除非你知道.
He mastered whatever was not worth the knowing.
他掌握了一切不值得知道的事.
There is no good in arguing with the inevitable; the only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.
和无可避免的事争论是徒劳无功的; 和东风唯一可以争论的是穿上风衣.
Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this: that you are dreadfully like other people.
无论你对任何事多肯定, 一定要肯定这: 你和其他人极其相像.
爱德华卢卡斯 (LUCAS, Edward Verrall), 1868-1938
英国散文作家和写作者
The best committee is a committee of two when one is absent.
最好的委员会是两个人的委员会, 其中一个委员缺席.
I am a believer in punctuality though it makes me very lonely.
我是准时的信仰者, 虽然这让我很寂寞.
The trouble with marriage is that, while every woman is at heart a mother, every man is at heart a bachelor.
婚姻的问题在於, 每个女人心理想当母亲, 每个男人心里想作单身汉.
People who are late often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.
迟到的人总是比等他的人有更多的笑容.
马丁路德 (LUTHER, Martin), 1483-1546
德国宗教改革先驱
Who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long.
不爱女人, 酒, 和歌的人, 终其一生, 傻瓜一个.
约翰力力 (LYLY, John), 1554(?)-1606
英国剧作家
Be sure always that your head be not higher than your hat.
要常常确定你的头不要高过你的帽.
Fish and guests in three days are stale.
鱼和客人三天会腥.
立登男爵 (LYTTON, Baron), 1803-1873
英国小说家和剧作家
If you wished to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues.
假如你想得到爱, 多表现你的缺点, 少一点你的道德.
It is difficult to say who do you the most mischief, enemies with the worst intentions, or friends with the best.
很难说谁带给你最大的祸害, 最坏心意的敌人, 还是最好心意的朋友.
Life would be tolerably agreeable if it were not for its amusements.
如果不是因为它的有趣, 人生怎还可以忍受.
A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry to a woman.
好的雪茄对於一个男人是一个很大的安慰, 正如一个女人好好的哭一场.
Castles in the air cost a vast deal to keep up.
空中楼阁得花费更多去维持.
