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Marianne Williamson (心灵导师)

“Success means we go to sleep at night knowing that our talents and abilities were used in a way that served others.”

— Marianne Williamson, Spiritual Activist

「成功是晚上睡觉时知道自己的能力及长处发挥到可服务他人。」– 玛丽安娜‧威廉森 (心灵导师)

  • 玛丽安娜‧威廉森 (1952- ) 是美国心灵导师,讲授一套「奇蹟课程」(A Course In Miracles),旨在以普世的心灵力量做心理的改变,她著有《阴影效应》及《改变的礼物》等畅销书。

Erma Bombeck (幽默作家)

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“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, I used everything you gave me.”

-– Erma Bombeck, Humorist

「当我在人生尽头面对上帝时,我希望我没有留下一点才华且能够说,我用完你给我的一切。」– 尔玛‧邦贝克 (幽默作家)

  • 尔玛‧邦贝克 (1927-1996) 是美国幽默作家,一周两篇文章在北美 900 家报社转载,以幽默手法描绘美国中产阶级的家居生活,字里行间蕴涵精准的人性观,引起广大读者共鸣。她另外著有 15 本书,大多也都是畅销书。

John Wooden (篮球教练)

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”

— John Wooden, Basketball Coach

「别让你不能做的事妨碍到你能做的事。」– 约翰.伍登 (篮球教练)

  • interfere (v.) 干涉,影响。例:My son-in-law said that I was interfering, but I was only trying to help. (我女婿说我在干涉,但我只是想帮忙。)
  • 约翰.伍登 (1910-2010) 分别以球员及教练的身份选入美国全国篮球名人堂 (Basketball Hall of Fame),他曾带领 UCLA (加州大学洛杉矶分校) 在 12 年里拿下 10 次全国大学男篮冠军。

Jonathan Ive (设计师)

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“It’s actually a rare and precious thing to discover what it is you love to do, and I encourage you to remain unapologetically consumed by it. Be faithful to your gift and very confident in its value.”

— Jonathan Ive, Product Designer

「发现你爱做的事,其实是很罕见且珍贵的事,我鼓励你不感愧疚的沉迷在那上面,忠于你的天份并对它的价值深感信心。」– 强纳生‧伊夫 (设计师)

  • precious (adj.) 珍贵的,宝贵的。例:I cannot afford to waste precious time. (我不能浪费宝贵的时间。) unapologetically (adv.) 不感抱歉地;apology (n.) 道歉;apologetic (adj.) 抱歉的,愧悔的。例:The nurse was very apologetic about her mistake. (那位护士对她的错误感到很愧疚。) consume (v.) 全神贯注,占用。例:The effort to pass the exam consumed all her energy. (准备考试用了她所有的精力。)
  • 强纳生‧伊夫 (1967- ) 是英国籍设计师、苹果公司设计部门资深副总裁,主管产品设计和人机界面设计。他是诸多苹果产品的主要设计者与概念发想者,包括 MacBook Pro、iMac、MacBook Air、iPod、iPhone 和 iPad。

John Wooden (篮球教练)

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“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”

— John Wooden, Basketball Coach

「别让你做不到的事,影响到你做得到的事。」– 约翰.伍登 (篮球教练)

  • interfere (v.) 干扰,防碍。例:We should not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. (我们不应该干涉其它国家的内务。)
  • 约翰.伍登 (1910-2010) 先后分别以球员及教练的身份选入 Basketball Hall of Fame (全国篮球名人堂),他曾带领 UCLA (加州大学洛杉矶分校) 在 12 年里拿下 10 次全国大学男篮冠军,美国史上至今无人能及。

Plato (古希腊哲学家)

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“Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.”

— Plato, Greek Philosopher

「不要以威势或严厉来训练孩子学习,借由让他们感到快乐的事物引导他们,好让你更能精准的发现每一位天才独特的才华。」– 柏拉图 (古希腊哲学家)

  • force (n.) 力量,武力。harshness (n.) 严厉,严酷。harsh (adj.)。amuse (v.) 使高兴,使快乐。例:Her performance amused the queen. (她的表演让女王欢喜。) accuracy (n.) 准确,精准;accurate (adj.)。peculiar (adj.) 独特的。例:The financial crisis is not peculiar to the USA. (财务的危机不是只有美国有。) bent (n.) 天生的才能/兴趣。例:musical/artistic bent (音乐/艺术的才能)。
  • 柏拉图 (427 B.C.-347 B.C.) 是数学家、哲学家,为苏格拉底的学生,亚里斯多德的老师,著有苏格拉底对话录,他们三人被广泛认为是西方哲学的奠基者。

Ludwig van Beethoven (音乐家)

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“Let us all do what is right, strive with all our might toward the unattainable, develop as fully as we can the gifts God has given us, and never stop learning.”

— Ludwig van Beethoven, Musician

「让我们都做对的事,用我们所有的力量朝达不到的努力,尽我们所能充分发挥上帝给我们的天赋,并从不停止学习。」– 贝多芬 (音乐家)

  • strive (v.) 努力。例:He is striving to be a successful entrepreneur. (他正努力要成为一位成功的企业家。) might (n.) 力气。toward (prep.) 朝;向。unattainable (adj.) 达不到的;attainable (adj.) 达得到的。”what is right” 为名词片语,当动词 “do” 的受词。”the gifts (that) God has given us” 为名词片语,当动词 “develop” 的受词。
  • 贝多芬 (1770-1827) 为德国作曲家及钢琴家,史上最有名及最具影响力的作曲家之一,他在 26 岁时听力开始退化,但在失聪后仍继续演出及作曲。他一生共作 9 首交响曲、35 首钢琴奏鸣曲、10 首小提琴奏鸣曲、及 16 首弦乐四重奏。