Tag Archives: 财富

Ralph Waldo Emerson (诗人)

“There is always a reason, in the man, for his good or bad fortune in making money. Men talk as if there were some magic about this. He knows that all goes on the old road, pound for pound, cent for cent — for every effect a perfect cause — and that good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poet

「人在赚钱过程中遇到的好运及坏运,都有它的理由,人们却说得彷佛有魔力介入,但这道理放诸四海皆准,每一镑、每一分钱 – 因为每一结果都有它相对应的原因 – 而运气只是对目标执著的代名词。」– 拉尔夫‧爱默生 (诗人)

  • all goes on the old road tenacity (n.) 即使遇到困难仍坚持不放弃;tenacious (adj.) 例:I can see that Ted is tenacious in his pursuit of excellence. (我看得出泰德对追求卓越的坚持。)
  • 拉尔夫‧爱默生 (1803-1882) 为美国思想家、演说家、作家及诗人,在 19 世纪领导美国的「超验主义」运动,主张一种理想的精神状态会超越人的肉体经验,对美国文化有深远的影响。

Norman Vincent Peale (牧师)

“Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.”

— Norman Vincent Peale, Minister

「口袋空空从来不会限制一个人的发展,只有脑袋空空和心里空空会达到此效果。」– 诺曼‧文森特‧皮尔 (牧师)

  • 诺曼‧文森特‧皮尔 (1898-1993) 为牧师及作家,其最有名的著作为 The Power of Positive Thinking (正面思考的力量),他是「正面思考」理论的先驱之一。

Anonymous (无名氏)

“Measure wealth not by the things you have, but by the things you have for which you would not take money.”

— Anonymous

「衡量财富不是凭你所拥有的东西,而是那些你不肯卖的东西。」– 无名氏

  • measure (v.) 衡量,测量。例:Students’ learning shouldn’t be measured by examination results alone. (学生的学习不应只由考试来衡量。)

Andrew Carnegie (工业家)

071212]

“The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.”

— Andrew Carnegie, Industrialist

「成为有钱的方法是,把你所有的鸡蛋放在一个篮子里,然后顾好那个篮子。」– 安德鲁‧卡内基 (工业家)

  • 安德鲁‧卡内基 (1835-1919) 出生苏格兰,幼年移民美国,创立了当时世界最大的卡内基钢铁公司,该公司后来被 J.P. Morgan 买下与其它钢铁公司合并而成为现今纽约上市公司 U.S. Steel (美国钢铁公司)。他是史上仅次约翰‧洛克菲勒第二富有的人,晚年投身大量公益活动,成立学校、图书馆,博物馆、国际和平基金会、科学研究机构等。
  • 解读:把所有的精力、注意力集中在一个领域,做出必胜的决心。

Napoleon Hill (励志作家)

“Fortunes gravitate to men whose minds have been prepared to attract them, just as surely as water gravitates to the ocean.”

— Napoleon Hill (励志作家)

「财富流向心里准备好吸引它们的人,就如同水肯定会流向大海般。」– 拿破仑‧希尔 (励志作家)

  • “gravitate” 是「吸引;移向」,为动词;”gravitation” 则是「引力」,为名词;”gravity” 则是「地心引力」。”attract” 是「吸引」,为动词。
  • 拿破仑‧希尔 (1883-1970) 为美国最早的成功励志作家之一,并在 1933-36 年担任小罗斯福总统的顾问。他的著名代表作 Think and Grow Rich (思考致富) 为史上最畅销的书本之一。”What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” (人内心所能构思及相信的,它就能达成。) 为他的代表名言。

Mike Todd (影片制作人)

012611]

“Being broke is a temporary situation. Being poor is a mental state.”

— Mike Todd, Film producer

「破产是一个暂时的处境。贫穷是一个心理的状态。」– 麦克陶德 (影片制作人)

  • “broke” 是「破产;没钱」,为形容词。”temporary” 是「暂时的」。”mental” 是「心理的」。”state” 是「状况;状态」。 
  • 麦克陶德 (1909-1958) 是美国著名戏剧及影片制作人。

Benjamin Franklin (政治家)

081910]

“Wealth depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality; that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.”

— Benjamin Franklin, Statesman

「财富主要取决于两个字,努力及节俭;也就是,不浪费时间与金钱,但对于两者善尽其用。」– 班杰明‧富兰克林 (政治家)

  • “industry” 这里是「努力」的意思,”frugality” 是「节俭」,”frugal” 则是形容词。片语 “make the best use of” 是「善尽其用;充分利用」。
  • 班杰明‧富兰克林 (1706-1790) 是美国开国元勋之一;也是著名的科学家,他发现了电的理论;也是外交家,担任美国第一任驻法国大使,在英国代表殖民地发言,他的思想对美国文化有深远的影响,被誉为 “The First American” (第一位美国人)。

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