智者名人幸福名言——之一_中英对照赏析

智者名人幸福名言——之一

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　　　　　　　　　　　　　　HAPPINESS

A contented¹ mind is the greatest blessing² a man can enjoy in this world. 知足是人生在世最大的幸事。
Joseph Addison, American writer 美国作家艾迪生. J.

A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it; it would be hell on earth. 终身幸福！这是任何活着的人都无法忍受的，那将是人间地狱。
G. Bernard Shaw, British dramatist 英国剧作家肖伯纳. G.

A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one. 写得很好的生活和过得很好的生活几乎一样少。
Thomas Carlyle, British historian and essayist 英国历史学家、散文家卡莱尔. T.

Absence of occupation is not rest; a mind quite vacant is a mind distress³. 无所事事不是休息，十分空虚的心灵是痛苦的心灵。
William Cowper, British poet英国诗人考伯. W.

All the blessings⁴ we enjoy are the fruits of labor⁵, toil⁶, and self-denial, and study. 我们得到的一切幸福都是劳动、辛苦、自我克制和学习的成果。
William Graham Sumner, American sociologist⁷ 美国社会学家萨姆纳. W. G.

Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall not be disappointed. 一无所求的人是幸福的，因为他永远也不会失望。
Alexander Pope. British Poet 英国诗人蒲伯. A.

Call no man happy till he dies; he is at best but fortunate. 人不进棺材，谁也称不上幸福，而至多不过是幸运。
Solon, ancient Athenian statesman 古雅典政治家梭伦

For in all adversity of fortune the worst sort of misery⁸ is to have been happy. 在所有不幸中，最不幸的事是曾经幸福过。
A. M. S. Boethius, Ancient Roman statesman 古罗马政治家伯修斯. A. M. S.

Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers’ garden. 幸福生长在我们自己的火炉边，而不能从别人的花园中采得。
D. W. Jerrold, British dramatist 英国剧作家杰罗尔德. D. W.

Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. 幸福是一只蝴蝶，你要追逐它的时候，总是追不到；但是如果你悄悄地坐下来，它也许会飞落到你身上。
N. Hawthorn⁹, American writer 美国作家霍桑. N.

Happiness is a form of courage. 幸福是勇气的一种形式。
H. Jackson, British writer 英国作家杰克逊. H.

Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly¹⁰ often attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults. 幸福是想象中的东西。从前，生者认为死者幸福；现在则是大人认为孩子幸福，而孩子则认为大人幸福。
Szasz Thomas, American psychiatrist¹¹ 美国精神病学家托马斯. S.

Happiness is a way station between too much and too little. 幸福是太多和太少之间的一站。
C. Pollock, British jurist 英国法学家波洛克.C.

Happiness is not a goal，it is a by-product¹². 幸福不是目的，而是一种副产品。
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, American president’s wife
美国总统罗斯福的夫人埃莉诺

Happiness is not something you experience; it’s something you remember. 幸福不是你经历的事，而是你记得的事。
O. Levant, American pianist 美国钢琴家利万特

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1 contented
adj.满意的，安心的，知足的
参考例句：
He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。 The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。

2 blessing
n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿
参考例句：
The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。 A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

3 distress
n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛
参考例句：
Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。 Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

4 blessings
n.（上帝的）祝福( blessing的名词复数 )；好事；福分；因祸得福
参考例句：
Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。来自《简明英汉词典》 We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。 He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

6 toil
vi.辛劳工作，艰难地行动；n.苦工，难事
参考例句：
The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。 Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。

7 sociologist
n.研究社会学的人，社会学家
参考例句：
His mother was a sociologist,researching socialism.他的母亲是个社会学家，研究社会主义。 Max Weber is a great and outstanding sociologist.马克斯·韦伯是一位伟大的、杰出的社会学家。

8 misery
n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦
参考例句：
Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。 He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

9 hawthorn
山楂
参考例句：
A cuckoo began calling from a hawthorn tree.一只布谷鸟开始在一株山楂树里咕咕地呼叫。 Much of the track had become overgrown with hawthorn.小路上很多地方都长满了山楂树。

10 formerly
adv.从前，以前
参考例句：
We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。 This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。

11 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。

12 by-product
n.副产品，附带产生的结果
参考例句：
Freedom is the by-product of economic surplus.自由是经济盈余的副产品。 The raw material for the tyre is a by-product of petrol refining.制造轮胎的原材料是提炼汽油时产生的一种副产品。

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