Tag Archives: 習慣

Charles J. Givens (理財專家)

“Achieve success in any area of life by identifying the optimum strategies and repeating them until they become habits.”

— Charles J. Givens, Financial Consultant

「找到最適策略並反覆執行直到成為習慣,是在生活任何領域取得成功的辦法。」– 查理斯‧葛佛斯 (理財專家)

  • identify (v.) 認出,識別。optimum (adj.) 最適的,最佳的。例:Mongolia has the optimum environment to foster horsemanship. (蒙古擁有培養馬術的最佳環境。)
  • 查理斯‧葛佛斯 (1941-1998) 是美國個人理財專家,著有暢銷書「沒有風險的財富」(Wealth Without Risk) 和「財務自我防衛」(Financial Self Defense),並在電視及廣播節目推廣理財策略。

Colin Powell (美國國務卿)

“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.”

— Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State

「若你想在重要的事表現傑出,你得在小事裡養成這個習慣。傑出不是一個個案,它是一直存在的態度。」– 克林‧鮑威爾 (美國國務卿)

  • prevailing (adj.) 通行的,現有的。例:the prevailing mood of public opinion (社會大眾目前普遍的心情)。
  • 克林‧鮑威爾 (1937-) 是美國小布希總統任內的美國國務卿,為美國史上官階第二高的非裔美國人,僅次於美國第 44 任總統歐巴馬。他也擔任過參謀長聯席會議主席、陸軍四星上將等。

Abigail Van Buren (專欄諮詢作家)

“A bad habit never disappears miraculously; it’s an undo-it-yourself project.”

— Abigail Van Buren, Advice Columnist

「壞習慣絕不會神奇的消失,你要自己動手去把它戒掉。」– 范布倫 (專欄諮詢作家)

  • miraculously (adv.) 神奇地,非凡地;miracle (n.) 奇跡,不可思議的事。例:Miraculously, no one was hurt in the accident. (神奇的是,沒有人在意外中受傷。) undo (v.) 移除不好的影響。例:You cannot undo the damage of a lifetime in one month. (你無法在一個月內化解一生的傷害)
  • 范布倫 (1918- ) 在 1956 年成立了 Dear Abby 專欄,專門提供建議給讀者,一度在全球 1400 家報社刊登,有 1 億 1000 萬讀者,出版商形容她的文章提供「非凡的常識及年輕觀點」。

Jim Rohn (勵志作家)

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.”

— Jim Rohn, Author

「動機讓你展開行動,習慣讓你持續前進。你無法在一夕間改變命運,但你可以在一夕間改變方向。」–吉姆‧羅恩 (勵志作家)

  • motivation (n.) 動機,原因。例:What is her motivation for becoming a doctor? (她想成為醫生的動機為何?) destination (n.) 目的地,終點。overnight (n.) 一夜間,馬上。例:She became a millionaire overnight. (她在一夕間成為百萬富翁。)
  • 吉姆‧羅恩 (1930-2009) 是美國勵志及個人成長領域的講師,他由窮至富的個人成長經驗是他著作及演講的主軸。

Robert J. Ringer (勵志作者)

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“Success is a matter of understanding and religiously practicing specific simple habits that always lead to success.”

— Robert J. Ringer, Motivational Writer

「成功是有關瞭解並虔誠的實踐特定、簡單並永遠通向成功的習慣。」– 羅伯特‧林格 (勵志作者)

  • matter (n.) 事情,情況。例:It is a matter of life and death. (這是一件攸關生死的事。) religiously (adv.) 篤信地,虔誠地;religious (adj.) 宗教的;religion (n.) 宗教。practice (v.) 執行;實踐。
  • 羅伯特‧林格 (1938- ) 為美國企業家、勵志作者及演說家,他的數本著作曾登上紐約時報暢銷書 (The New York Times Best Seller)。
  • 解讀:如果一個人可以持續地執行好的習慣,一段時間後必定能看到效果。

Anonymous (無名氏)

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“Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”

— Anonymous

「注意你的想法,因為它將成為言語;注意你的言語,因為它將成為行為;注意你的行為,因為它將成為習慣;注意你的習慣,因為它將成為個性;注意你的個性,因為它將成為你的命運。」– 無名氏

  • character (n.) 是「個性,特質」,如:His character flaws. (他個性上的缺點。) destiny (n.) 是「命運」,如:She wondered if it was her destiny to marry him. (她思索與他結婚是否為她的命運。)

Samuel Johnson (字典編纂者)

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“The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.”

— Samuel Johnson, Lexicographer

「習慣之鏈微弱的無法讓人查覺,直到它強硬的無法被打斷。」– 塞繆爾‧詹森 (字典編纂者)

  • chain (n.) 是「鏈子,鐵鏈」。brokenbreak (v.)「打壞,打破」的過去分詞。
  • 塞繆爾‧詹森 (1709-1784) 是英國著名大文豪,集文評家、詩人、散文家、傳記家於一身,為英國文學史上最出色的人物之一。在牛津字典尚未出版前,他所著的 A Dictionary of the English Language (詹森字典) 為英國最重要的英語字典。

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