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Man cannot live by coffee alone, but he will give it a good try. —Harry Styles, musician

人不能只靠咖啡活下去，但是他可以好好尝试一下。——音乐家哈里·斯泰尔斯

I want people to see me and go, “Oh my God, she got so old!” —Linda Hamilton, actor

我想让人们看到我后说，“天啊，她变得这么老了！”——演员琳达·汉密尔顿

Karma’s going to make sure I come back as a lobster—I’ve cooked too many. —David Chang, chef¹

我来生一定会成为一只龙虾——我烹饪了太多龙虾。——厨师大卫·昌

If you’re one of those people who says, “Please, no gifts on my birthday,” you and I are very different.

如果你是那种会说“请不要在我生日那天送礼物”的人，你和我就很不一样。

I like gifts. I demand them. I’ll make you feel awkward² if you don’t get me one. —John Krasinski, actor

我喜欢礼物。我要求他们送礼物。如果你不给我买礼物，我会让你感到尴尬的。——演员约翰·拉辛斯基

To me, that’s the American dream—that if you just keep putting one foot in front of the other, fantastical things can happen. —Sheryl Crow, singer

对我来说，这就是美国梦——如果你一直往前走的话，幻想的事情就会发生。——歌手雪儿·克罗

When I say “Be kind to one another,” I don’t mean only the people that think the same way you do. I mean be kind to everyone. —Ellen DeGeneres, comedian³

当我说“善待他人”的时候，我并不是指那些和你想法一样的人。我的意思是要善待每一个人。——喜剧演员艾伦·德杰尼勒斯

Work eight hours and sleep eight hours, and make sure they are not the same eight hours. —T. Boone Pickens, businessman

工作八小时，睡眠八小时，确保他们不是同样的八小时。——商人T·布恩·皮肯斯

There’s some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for. —J. R. R. Tolkien, author

这个世界上总有一些美好，值得我们为之奋斗。——作家J. R. R.托尔金

POINT TO PONDER⁴. I was a boy from Puerto Caimito, with a glove made of cardboard⁵ and a tree branch as a bat and a baseball wrapped⁶ with tape.

值得思考的观点。我是一个来自凯米托港的男孩，戴着用硬纸板做的手套，用树枝当球棒，还有一个用胶带包着的棒球。

That’s the reason why I always thank God, because my abilities weren’t enough.

这就是为什么我总是感谢上帝，因为我的能力还不够。

To end up in Cooperstown the way I ended up there is like the cherry on top of the ice cream, or however that goes. —Mariano Rivera, athlete

我在库珀斯敦的结局就像冰淇淋上的樱桃，或类似的情况。——运动员马里亚诺·里维拉

1 chef   

n.炊事员，厨师

参考例句：

• He started work as a trainee chef.他开始了见习厨师的工作。
• No one can become a chef without practical experience.没有实际工作经验，谁也当不了厨师长。

2 awkward   

adj.笨拙的，尴尬的，使用不便的，难处理的

参考例句：

• John is so shy and awkward that everyone notices him.约翰如此害羞狼狈，以至于大家都注意到了他。
• I was the only man among the guests and felt rather awkward.作为客人中的唯一男性，我有些窘迫。

3 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

4 ponder   

vt.考虑；vi.沉思

参考例句：

• You should pause and ponder now.你现在应该停下来仔细考虑一下。
• He sits to ponder his misfortune there.他坐在那里沉思着他的不幸。

5 cardboard   

n.硬纸板，卡纸板

参考例句：

• She brought the shopping home in a cardboard box.她将买的东西放在纸箱里带回家。
• There is a sheet of stiff cardboard in the drawer.在那个抽屉里有块硬纸板。

6 wrapped   

adj.有包装的，预先包装的v.包( wrap的过去式和过去分词 )；覆盖；用…包裹（或包扎、覆盖等）；卷起

参考例句：

• The chocolates are individually wrapped in gold foil. 巧克力用金箔纸一颗颗独立包装。
• Would you like the chocolates gift-wrapped? 你要把巧克力糖打成礼品包吗？