約翰·斯坦貝克
1962年獲得諾貝爾文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)
It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
一個(gè)常見的經(jīng)驗(yàn)是，一個(gè)晚上難以解決的問題在睡眠委員會(huì)工作后，在早上得到了解決。
The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.
A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.
The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.
"It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success."
對(duì)我來說，這總是很奇怪……我們欽佩的人的品質(zhì)，如善良、慷慨、開放、誠實(shí)、理解和感受，在我們的系統(tǒng)中是失敗的伴隨物。而我們厭惡的那些特質(zhì)，如精明、貪婪、占有欲、卑鄙、自我中心和自私，是成功的特質(zhì)。
"The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success."
我們欽佩的人的品質(zhì)，如善良、慷慨、開放、誠實(shí)、理解和感受，在我們的系統(tǒng)中是失敗的伴隨物。而我們厭惡的那些特質(zhì)，如精明、貪婪、占有欲、卑鄙、自我中心和自私，是成功的特質(zhì)。
"I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit."
我開始相信，一位偉大的教師是一位偉大的藝術(shù)家，而且像其他偉大的藝術(shù)家一樣稀少。教學(xué)甚至可能是最偉大的藝術(shù)，因?yàn)槊浇槭侨说乃枷牒途瘛?/div>
"What good's an opinion if you don't know?"
如果你不知道，意見有什么用呢？
找出你是否能信任某人的最好方法就是信任他們。
The writer is delegated to declare and to celebrate man's proven capacity for greatness of heart and spirit—for gallantry in defeat, for courage, compassion and love. In the endless war against weakness and despair, these are the bright rally flags of hope and of emulation.
作家被委派去宣告和慶祝人類已被證明的偉大心靈和精神——在失敗中的英勇，勇氣，同情和愛。在對(duì)抗軟弱和絕望的無盡戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中，這些是希望和效仿的明亮旗幟。
We are lonesome animals. We spend all our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say — and to feel — 'Yes, that's the way it is, or at least that's the way I feel it.'
我們是孤獨(dú)的動(dòng)物。我們一生都在努力減少孤獨(dú)感。我們古老的方法之一是講述一個(gè)故事，懇求聽者說——并感受到——“是的，事情就是這樣，或者至少我是這樣感覺的?！?/div>
The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.
A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.
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