英文格言警句 第33期:人生真知(4)

 　　Happiness is not in the mere¹ possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. 幸福不在于仅仅拥有金钱，而在于取得成就时的喜悦和创造性劳动带来的兴奋、激动。

　　Franklin Roosevelt, American president 富兰克林·罗斯福，美国总统

　　Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude². 幸福就是时时刻刻都以仁爱、善良和感恩来生活的精神体验。

　　Denis Waitley, American motivational speaker and writer 丹尼斯·魏特利，美国励志演说家及作家

　　We cannot change anything unless we accept it. 对一件事情我们必先接受它，才能改变它。

　　Condemnation³ does not liberate⁴ it,it oppresses. 谴责并不能把我们从困扰中解脱出来，只会使之加剧。

　　Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist⁵ 卡尔·荣格，瑞士心理学家

　　The world has changed, and we must change with it. 世界已经变了，我们必须同时改变。

　　Barack Obama, American president 贝拉克·奥巴马，美国总统

　　Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit, and you reap a character. Sow a character, and you reap a destiny. 行为发展成习惯，习惯发展为性格，性格伴随人的一生。

　　Charles Reade, English novelist 查尔斯·里德，英国小说家

1 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

2 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

3 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

4 liberate   

v.解放，使获得自由，释出，放出；vt.解放，使获自由

参考例句：

• They did their best to liberate slaves.他们尽最大能力去解放奴隶。
• This will liberate him from economic worry.这将消除他经济上的忧虑。

5 psychiatrist   

n.精神病专家；精神病医师

参考例句：

• He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
• The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。