Tag Archives: 討好別人

Mahatma Gandhi (政治家)

“A No uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a Yes merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.”

— Mahatma Gandhi, Statesman

「為了最深的信念而說出的,比為了討好別人甚至躲避麻煩,而說出的更好更佳。」– 甘地 (政治家)

  • utter (v.) 說出,發聲。例:He did not utter a word in the meeting. (他在會議過程中不發一語。)。conviction (n.) 很強的信念或想法。例:She has a strong conviction that education is the way out of poor. (她深信教育能讓人脫離貧窮。)。what is worse 是「更差的情況」。
  • 甘地 (1869-1948) 畢業於英國倫敦大學,回國後帶領印度人民以非暴力、不合作的抗議方式,脫離英國的殖民統治並贏得獨立,他的行為鼓舞了世界各地的人權及自由運動。

Winston Churchill (英國首相)

“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”

— Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister

「刻意討好惡勢力,無非是希望最後一個受害。」– 溫斯頓‧邱吉爾 (英國首相)

  • appease (n.) 安撫,討好。例:The government changed the law in order to appease its critics. (政府修法是為了討好批評者。) crocodile (n.) 鱷魚。
  • 溫斯頓‧邱吉爾 (1874-1965) 曾擔任 2 屆英國首相,因第二次世界大戰領導英國而聞名。除此之外,邱吉爾也是文學家,在 1953 年獲得諾貝爾文學獎。

Aesop (說書人)

“He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.”

— Aesop, Storyteller

「永遠對他人讓步的人,最終將沒有自己的原則。」– 伊索 (說書人)

  • give way to 讓步,退讓。例:Despite growing pressure, the minister still refused to give way. (面對增加的壓力,部長依然拒絕讓步。)
  • 伊索相傳為公元前 7 至 6 世紀的希臘人、《伊索寓言》的作者,最早出現在希臘歷史學家希羅多德的史學名著《歷史》中,傳說是一名奴隸,後因博學多聞而獲主人釋放為自由人,可以參與公共事務。

Ronald Reagan (美國第 40 任總統)

“The person who pays an ounce of principle for a pound of popularity gets badly cheated.”

— Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president

「用一盎司原則來換取一磅人氣的人,將非常得不償失。」– 羅納德‧雷根 (美國第 40 任總統)

  • “principle” 這裡是指「道德原則」。”popularity” 是「受歡迎;受支持」,為名詞。”get cheated” 這裡是指「被不公平的對待;得到不應得的」。
  • 羅納德‧雷根 (1911-2004) 為美國史上最受人民愛戴的總統之一,在踏入政壇前為知名電影名星,後來加入共和黨並選上加州州長,再被選上總統並連任成功。他對內施行自由市場資本經濟政策,讓美國從 1982 年開始經濟成長茁壯,對外採取強硬作風,反共產主義並與蘇聯展開軍備競賽,為美國保守派象徵。

Bill Cosby (喜劇演員)

“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”

— Bill Cosby, Comedian

「我不知道成功的祕訣是什麼,但試著討好每一個人是失敗的祕訣。」– 比爾‧考斯比 (喜劇演員)

  • “key” 我把它翻成祕訣,原意是「鑰匙」的意思。”please” 我把它翻為迎合,這裡當動詞用,意思是「使人愉快」。
  • 比爾‧考斯比 (1937- ) 為美國知名喜劇演員,製作並演出於許多美國知名的情境喜劇 (situation comedy 或 sitcom) 如 The Cosby ShowA Different WorldCosby 等,他與孩童的訪談節目 Kids Say the Darndest Things (童言無忌) 也非常受歡迎。

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