Tag Archives: 困難

Dwayne Johnson (職業摔角手)

“When life puts you in tough situations, don’t say ‘Why Me?’ Just say ‘Try Me.’”

– Dwayne Johnson, Professional Wrestler

「當你面臨困難的處境,不要說『為何是我?』,說『來試試我。』」– 道恩‧強森 (職業摔角手)

  • 道恩‧強森 (1972- ) 為美國職業摔角手,外號 The Rock (巨石強森),是 WWE 人氣最高的選手之一,贏得冠軍頭銜達 16 次之多,他的知名度讓他轉戰電影業,處女秀為 The Scorpion King (魔蠍大帝)。

William Thomson (物理學家)

“When you are face to face with a difficulty, you are up against a discovery.”

— William Thomson, Physicist

「當你與困難面對面時,等待你的是一個新發現。」– 威廉·湯姆森 (物理學家)

  • be up against… 面對困難的問題或人物。例:We are up against an undefeated team. (我們面對的是一支沒嘗過敗績的隊伍。)
  • 威廉·湯姆森 (1824-1907) 是北愛爾蘭出生的英國數學物理學家、工程師,也是熱力學溫標 (絕對溫標) 的發明人,被稱為熱力學之父,受英國皇室封「開爾文勳爵」(Lord Kelvin)。

Harry Emerson Fosdick (牧師)

“He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human nature which we love best grow in a soil with a strong mixture of troubles.”

— Harry Emerson Fosdick, Pastor

「沒體驗過困苦的人不認識勇敢,沒遇過災難的人不需要勇氣。僅管神祕,我們最愛的人格特質,生長自混著各種不同麻煩的土壤。」– 哈利‧佛斯迪克 (牧師)

  • hardship (n.) 困境,艱難。hardihood (n.) 大膽,勇敢。calamity (n.) 災難,大禍。mysterious (adj.) 神祕的。though (conj.) 雖然,即便。characteristic (n.) 特質,特徵。
  • 哈利‧佛斯迪克 (1878-1969) 是美國基督教自由派牧師、教師、著作家,寫了超過 30 本書,電臺每週均轉播他的節目,是「新自由主義」最具影響力的人物。

Richard DeVos (安麗創辦人)

“The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.”

— Richard DeVos, Amway Co-founder

「豎立在一個人和他所想要中間的,通常只是要嘗試的意願,以及相信它可能成真的信念。」– 理查.狄維士 (安麗創辦人)

  • merely (adj.) 僅僅,只是。faith (v.) 信念,信心。
  • 理查.狄維士 (1926- ) 是安麗日用品公司 (Amway) 總裁及創辦人、NBA 球隊奧蘭多魔術的擁有者,據 2012 年富比士雜誌的報告,他資產淨值 50 億美金,為美國第 60 富有、全球第 205 富有的人。

Nelson Mandela (前南非總統)

“For me, survival is the ability to cope with difficulties, with circumstances, and to overcome them.”

— Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa

「對我而言,生存是處理困難、環境,並克服它們的能力。」– 納爾遜‧曼德拉 (前南非總統)

  • survival (n.) 生存,存活。例:Nothing will guarantee your survival once you leave this building. (你一旦離開這建物,沒有東西能保證你的存活。) cope (v.) 對付,應付。例:She finds it difficult to cope with her husband’s mother. (她發現與丈母娘很難相處。)
  • 納爾遜‧曼德拉 (1918-2013) 為南非第一位全民公投選上的總統,年輕時身為反對黨武裝組織的領袖,因反抗種族隔離而被捕入獄 27 年,他在 71 歲獲釋後領導多黨協商,達成多元族群的民主共識,並在 1993 年獲得諾貝爾和平獎。

Mary Kay Ash (化妝品先驅)

“Every failure, obstacle or hardship is an opportunity in disguise. Success in many cases is failure turned inside out. The greatest pollution problem we face today is negativity. Eliminate the negative attitude and believe you can do anything. Replace ‘if I can, I hope, maybe’ with ‘I can, I will, I must.'”

— Mary Kay Ash, Entrepreneur

「每一個失敗、障礙及困境,都是一個潛在的機會,成功在很多時候是失敗的裡外翻轉。我們今天最大的污染源是負面思維,剔除負面態度並相信你可以做任何事,把『如果我可以、我希望、或許』替換為『我可以、我將要、我必須』。」– 玫琳凱‧艾施 (化妝品先驅)

  • disguise (n.) 假扮,偽裝。例:The translator turned out to be a spy in disguise. (那翻譯原來是一名間諜。) inside out 裡外相反。例:You are wearing the t-shirt inside out. (你的汗衫穿反了。) negativity (n.) 負面想法及態度。eliminate (v.) 消除,根除。
  • 玫琳凱‧艾施 (1918-2001) 是化妝品公司 Mary Kay (玫琳凱) 的創辦人,幫助女性職員成功一直為該公司的宗旨,她的成功故事在美國被廣泛研究。

Ann Landers (專欄作家)

“If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity, it would be this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye, and say, ‘I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.'”

— Ann Landers, Advice Columnist

「如果有人問我哪一個建議對人們最有用,那就是:當麻煩出現時,視它為人生不可避免的一部分,把頭高高抬起,直視麻煩然後說:『我比你巨大,你無法擊倒我。』」– 安‧蘭德斯 (專欄作家)

  • consider (v.) 視…;認為。例:I consider you to be my best friend. (我視你為我最好的朋友。) inevitable (adj.) 不可避免的。例:A conflict down the road seems inevitable. (未來衝突的發生似乎無可避免。) squarely (adv.) 直接地,端端正正地。例:She hit him squarely on the nose. (她不偏不倚地打中他的鼻子。)
  • 安‧蘭德斯 (1918-2002) 是美國家喻戶曉的筆名,其真名為 Eppie Lederer,她的 “Ask Ann Landers” 專欄接受讀者來信提問生活問題,曾在北美各報紙同時刊登長達 47 年之久。

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