江西省九江市 刘 延 供稿
1.快乐无处不在。
Seen on the bathroom walls of Concordia University,“Ignorance is bliss.”And right underneath it...“I don’t know what this means but I’m happy.”
Concordia大学卫生间的墙上写着:“无知是福”,正下方写着:“我不知道这是什么意思,但我很高兴。”
2.虽然我们不再拥有快乐的童年时光,但我们应该尽量保持童心。
It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.
拥有一个快乐的童年从来都不晚。
3.信心很重要。
The happy idea that one Englishman can beat three Frenchman,encourages,and sometimes enables one Englishman,in reality,to beat two.
“一个英国人能够打败三个法国人”,这种快乐的观念鼓励着英国人,有时侯能够使一个英国人实际上打败两个法国人。
4.别人意外发现自己做了好事。
The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good deed anonymously,and then have it found out by accident.
最愉快的事儿是偷偷做好事,然后被别人意外发现。
5.人的一生要经历很多。
A weary hiker stumbled upon another hiker deep in the North Woods. “I’m very glad to see you,”said the hiker,“I’ve been lost for three days.”
“Don’t be too relieved,”answered the second hiker,“I’ve been lost for three weeks.”
一个疲惫的野游者在森林深处遇到另一个野游者,他说:“非常高兴遇见你,我已经迷路三天了。”
“别太放松了,”第二个野游者回答,“我已经迷路三个月了。”
6.真实世界里无奇不有,如果我们培养一双幽默的眼睛,生活里到处是笑话。
My way of joking is to tell the truth.It’s the funniest joke in the world.
我讲笑话的方式是讲实话,那是世界上最可笑的笑话。
7.丑和美没有绝对的界限。
Ugliness is a point of view:an ulcer is wonderful to a pathologist.
丑陋只是一种观点——溃疡对于病理学家来说是美妙的东西。
8.演讲完了,没人为你鼓掌,但你依然快乐。
Thank you for that wonderful round of restraint.
谢谢你们了不起的克制力。
9.乐观的态度。
Dad:What is the meaning of this F on your report card?
Jack:Fantastic!
爸爸:你成绩单上的F是什么意思?
杰克:棒极了!(注:F还可表示Fail,意思是“不及格”)
10.多看事情好的一面。
It was said President Ford gave American three years of good government and eight years of comedy materials.
据说总统福特给了美国三年的好政府和八年的喜剧素材。
(讽刺福特总统任职8年间闹了很多笑话。)