英語諺語與名人名言集錦(1.4.1)
Theme: History and Civilization
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.
—, the 16th President of the United States
同胞們,我們無法逃避曆史。
——美國第16任總統 亞伯拉罕·林肯
There is a history in all men's lives.
—, English poet and playwright
每個人都有自己的曆史。
——英國詩人、劇作家 威廉·莎士比亞
Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it.
—, Irish writer and poet
任何人都能創造曆史,隻有偉人能書寫曆史。
——愛爾蘭作家、詩人 奧斯卡·王爾德
The history of the world is but the biography of great men.
—, Scottish satirical writer, essayist, historian
世界史即偉人傳。
——蘇格蘭評論、諷刺作家、曆史學家 托馬斯·卡萊爾
Historians are prophets with their face turned backward.
—, German poet, philosopher
曆史學家是回望過去的預言家。
——德國詩人、哲學家 約翰·弗裡德裡希·馮·席勒
Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.
—Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer
進步就是人類有能力把簡單事情複雜化。
——挪威人類學者、探險家 托爾·海爾達爾
We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on.
—Richard Feynman, scientist, teacher and musician
我們還處于人類曆史的最初階段。和困難作鬥争是理所當然的。但是還有千萬年的未來。我們的責任是盡力去做,去學,找出更好的解決方法,并且傳承下去。
——科學家、教師、音樂家 理查德·費曼
People don't like the true and simple; they like fairy tales and humbug.
—Edmond and Jules de Goncourt, both French naturalist writers
大家不喜歡簡單的、真實的東西;他們喜歡神話和謊言。
——法國自然主義小說家 埃德蒙和茹兒·德·襲古爾兄弟
A living civilization creates; a dying, builds museums.
—Fischer, biochemist, Nobel prize winner
活文明創造博物館;死文明建造博物館。
——生化學家、諾貝爾獎獲得者 費舍爾
Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbor.
—Arnold Toynbee, British historian
文明是一種運動,不是某一時的境況,是旅程,不是停泊的港口。
——英國曆史學家 阿諾德·托因比
節選自《大學英語新概念閱讀教程》(第一冊)(主編 李華田 黎闖進 缪惠蓮,武漢大學出版社,2012年6月)
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