Tag Archives: 能力

Mahatma Gandhi (政治家)

“If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.”

– Mahatma Gandhi, Statesman

「如果我相信自己做的到,我将一定取得所需要的能力,即便一开始我可能没有。」– 甘地 (政治家)

  • 甘地 (1869-1948) 毕业于英国伦敦大学,回国后带领印度人民以非暴力、不合作的抗议方式,脱离英国的殖民统治并赢得独立,他的行为鼓舞了世界各地的人权及自由运动。

William Hazlitt (评论家)

“The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.”

– William Hazlitt, Critic

「我们做的愈多,能做的就愈多;我们愈忙,就有愈多的悠闲。」– 威廉‧哈兹列特 (评论家)

  • 威廉‧哈兹列特 (1778-1830) 是英国作家与哲学家,被视为英语文学当代最杰出的文豪之一,犹以评论著称,作品含盖文学评论、戏剧评论、艺术评论及社会评论。

George William Curtis (作家)

“It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage.”

— George William Curtis, Writer

「确保航行成功取决于有技巧的驾驭而不是船支本身。」– 寇蒂斯 (作家)

  • so much as 反而是。例:I’m not looking at her so much as I am studying her hat. (我不是在看她而是在研究她的帽子。) voyage (n.) 航行。例:The voyage will take about one month. (航行时间约 1 个月。)
  • 莫里斯.寇蒂斯 (1824-1892) 为美国作家,曾担任杂志编辑及专栏作家,文章中多为民众争取社会福利,1871 年被美国总统格兰特任命为「全国公共服务改革联盟」(The National Civil Service Reform League) 主席,多次进行改革工作。

Marcus Aurelius (罗马帝王)

“Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.”

— Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor

「只因你的能力无法完成一项任务,不要认为它就超出人类的能力范围;如果有任何事是人的能力所及,相信它也在你的能力范围内。」– 马尔库斯‧奥列里乌斯 (罗马帝王)

  • be unequal to the task/job 没有足够的能力达成某任务。assume (v.) 假设。province (n.) 专业、职务范围。例:Computers were once the exclusive province of elite scientists. (电脑曾经只有顶尖科学家才了解。) compass (n.) 能力、活动范围。例:This discussion is beyond the compass of my brain. (这个讨论议题超出我的脑力范围。)
  • 马尔库斯‧奥列里乌斯 (121-180) 为罗马帝国「五贤帝」时期的最后一位君主,任内成功讨伐日耳曼民族。他也是位哲学家,其著作 Meditations (沉思录) 阐述他的哲学理念并表现出罗马文明最优异之处。

Galileo Galilei (天文学家)

“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use and by some other means to give us knowledge which we can attain by them.”

— Galileo Galilei, Astronomer

「我不觉得我必须相信,赋予我们知觉、理智及智力的神,希望我们放弃使用这些能力,并透过其它方式给予我们知识,而不是让我们以这些能力自行取得。」– 伽利略‧伽利莱 (天文学家)

  • feel obliged to 觉得有义务要做某事。例:Many parents feel obliged to pay for their kids’ education. (许多父母觉得有义务为他们的孩子付学费。) endow (v.) 赋予,给予。例:She was endowed with a beautiful singing voice. (她被赋予美丽的歌喉。) reason (n.) 理智,推理。forgo (v.) 放弃,舍弃。例:I had to forgo dinner. (我得放弃晚餐。)
  • 伽利略‧伽利莱 (1564-1642) 是义大利物理学家、数学家、天文学家及哲学家,在科学演进的过程扮演重要角色,其成就包括改进望远镜和著名的天文发现,为誉为「观测天文学之父」及「科学之父」。

Seneca (哲学家)

“A man’s ability cannot possibly be of one sort and his soul of another. If his soul be well-ordered, serious and restrained, his ability also is sound and sober. Conversely, when the one degenerates, the other is contaminated.”

— Seneca, Philosopher

「一个人的能力与心灵不可能不同调,如果他的心灵有条理、认真且严谨,他的能力也一定不错且明智。相反的,当其中一方沉伦,另一方也会被玷污。」– 塞内卡 (哲学家)

  • sort (n.) 种类。well-ordered (adj.) 井然有序,有条理的。restrained (adj.) 严谨的; 克制的。sound (adj.) 健康的; 健全的。sober (adj.) 清醒的,冷静的。例:a sober, hard-working young woman (一个冷静、努力的年轻女孩)。degenerate (v.) 品质变坏。例:Due to lack of funds, school education is degenerating year by year. (由于资金不足,学校教育水准正每年下滑。) contaminate (v.) 弄脏,污染。例:Water used for drinking has been contaminated. (饮水已经被污染。)
  • 塞内卡 (4 B.C. – 65) 是古罗马时代著名斯多亚学派哲学家、政治家及剧作家,曾任尼禄皇帝的导师及顾问。

John Wooden (篮球教练)

“Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.”

— John Wooden, Basketball Coach

「不要以你达成什么来衡量自己,而是以你的能力你应该达成什么来衡量自己。」– 约翰.伍登 (篮球教练)

  • should have + p.p. 应该(与事实相反的)。例:You should have talked more when you were there. (你在那里时话应该多一点。)
  • 约翰.伍登 (1910-2010) 先后分别以球员及教练的身份选入全国篮球名人堂 (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,美国史上至今无人能及。