Husbands and wives in the process of divorce (and those in the throes of another argument )easily fall into the trap of denigraging the other, publicly if possible, and as often as possible. (Howards Mel, American writer)
正在闹离婚的(包括那些处于吵闹不停的痛楚中的)夫妻们很容易陷在对方的泥沼中不能自拔, 这种诋毁是尽可能公开的,尽量频繁地进行。(美国作家 梅尔.H.)
I don'nt know who my grandfather was. I' m much more concerned to know what his grandson will be. (Abraham Lincoln, American president)
我不知道我爷爷是什么样的人,我更关心的是,他的孙子会成为什么样的人。(美国总统 林肯.A.)
If you want your children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shouldres. (Joh Brnyan Btitish ssayist)
你若希望你的孩子总是脚踏实地, 就要让他们负些责任。(英国散文家 班扬,J.)
It was the policy of the good old gentlemen to make his chileren feel that home was the happiest place in the world; and I value this delicious home---feeling as one of the choicest gifts a parent can bestow. (Irvng Washington, Father of literature of the United States.)
让孩子感到家庭是世界上最幸福的地方,这是以往有涵养的大人明智的做法。这种美妙的家庭情感,在我看来,和大人赠给孩子们的那些最精致的礼物一样珍贵。(美国文学之父 华盛顿. I.)
Mariage may be compared to a cage:the birds outside deapair to get in and those within despair to get out. (Michel de Montaigne, French thinker and ssayist)
婚姻好比鸟笼,外面的鸟想进进不去;里面的鸟儿想出出不来。(法国思想家、散文家 蒙田.M.D.)
My father had always said that there are four things a child needs plenty of love, nourishing food, fegular sleep , and lots of soap and water---and after those, what he needs most is some intelligent neglect. (Ivy Baker Priest, American officer of government)
我父亲总是说,一个孩子需要四样东西--充分的爱、富于营养的食物、有规律的睡眠、大量的肥皂和水--这些完了呢,他最需要的是一些明智的放任。(美国政府官员 普里斯特.I.B.)
The brotherly spirit of science , which unites into one family all its votaries of whatever grade ,and however widely dispersed throughout the different quarters of the globe. (Franklin Rosevelt, American president)
科学的博爱精神把分散在世界各地、各种热心科学的人联结成一个大家庭。(美国总统 罗斯。.F.)
The family is one of nature's masterpieses. (George Santayana, American Philosopher and poet)
家庭是大自然创造的杰作之一。(美国哲学家、诗人 桑塔亚那.G.)
The family you came from isn't as important as the family you are going to have. (D.Herbert Lawrence, British writer)
你将拥有的家庭比你出身的那个家庭重要。(英国作家劳伦斯.D.H.)
The fundamental defect of fathers is that they want their children to be a credit to them. (Bretrand Rrssell, British philosopher)
父亲们最根本的缺点在于想要自己的孩子为自己争光。(英国哲学家 罗素.B.)
The house of every one is to him as his castle and fortress. (E.Coke, British jutist)
每个人的家对他自己都像是城堡和要塞。(英国法学家 科克.E.)
The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one. (William John Locke, British novelist)
越早把你的儿子当成男人,他就越早成为男人。(英国小说家 洛克.W.J.)
There is a skeleton in every house. (William Makepeace Thackeray, Bdritish novelist)
家家都有一本难念的经。(英国小说家 萨克雷.W.M.)
To make a lasting marriage we have to overcome self-centeredness. (Grorge Goreon Byron, Nritish poet)
要使婚姻长久,就需克服自我中心意识。(英国诗人 拜伦,G.G.)
We never know the love of the parents until we become parents ourselves. (Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman and orator)
不养儿不知父母恩(美国牧师、演说家 比沏.H.W.)
道德篇:
All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it. (John Locke, British Philosopher)
人都会犯错误,在许多情况下,大多数仍是由于欲望或兴趣的引诱而犯错误的。(英国哲学家 洛克.J.)
Character is what you are in the dark. (D. L Moody. USA churchman)
暗处最能反映一个人真正品格。(美国教士 穆迪.D.L)
Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount. (Clare Boothe Luce, RSA dramatist)
勇气是一架梯子,其他美德全靠它爬上去。(美国剧作家 卢斯.C.B.)
Despite all the life danger, with one selfless act from one common person, someone is saved, A hero is made. (Norman Stephens, USA writer)
不管一切危险,由于一个普通人的无私行动,有人得救了,英雄就应运而生。(美国作家 斯蒂芬斯.N.)
Distrust can be contagious. But, so can trust. (Robbins Stacia, British writer)
不信任有传染性。但是信任也如此。(英国作家 斯达卡.R.)
Fame is the chastisement of meit and the punishment of talent. (Nicolas Chamfort, French writer)
盛名殊誉是德才之忌。(法国作家 尚福尔.N.)
God was constructed out of mankind's need for hope, for purpose, for meaning:an invisible protector and conscientious father. (Howards Mel. USA writer)
人类出于对希望、目标意义的需要而造出了神:一位冥冥之中的保护者和尽责的养育者。(美国作家 梅尔.H.)
He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars; general good is the plea of the scoundrel , hypocrite and flatterer. (William Black, British poet)
行善总是具体的、特定的;抽象的、笼统的行善是恶棍、伪君子和献媚者的托辞。(英国诗人 布莱克.W.)
I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after. (Ernest Hemingway, USA writer)
我只知道所谓道德是指你事后觉得好的东西,所谓不道德是指你事后觉得不好的东西。(美国作家 海明威.E.)
If you would convince others ,you seem open to conviction yourself. (Philip Dormer Chesterfield, British statesman)
要说服别人,先得说服自己。(英国政治家 切斯特菲尔德.P.D.)
If your morals make you dreary. depend upon it, they are wrong. (Robert Louis Stevenson, British novelist)
如果你的品行使你郁郁寡欢,那么,这些品行无疑是错误的。(英国小说家 斯蒂文森.R.L.)
It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly. (Magaret Mead, USA humanist)
一个有待解决的问题是:基于是害怕无休止的惩罚而产生的行为是被视作有道德的呢,还是应该被视作懦弱的?(美国人文学家 米德.M.)
It is not enough to do good; one must do it the right way. (John Morley, British statesman)
人不仅要做好事,更要以正确的方式做好事。(英国政治家 莫利.J.)