1.My fellow Americans , ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country . My fellow citizens of the world ; ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man .
美國(guó)同胞們,不要問(wèn)國(guó)家能為你們做些什么,而要問(wèn)你們能為國(guó)家做些什么。全世界的公民們,不要問(wèn)美國(guó)將為你們做些什么,而要問(wèn)我們共同能為人類(lèi)的自由做些什么。
2.Our destiny offers not the cup of despair , but the chalice of opportunity .
命運(yùn)給予我們的不是失望之酒,而是機(jī)會(huì)之杯。
3.Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet .
忍耐是痛苦的,但它的果實(shí)是甜蜜的。
4.Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow .
進(jìn)步是今天的活動(dòng)、明天的保證。
5.The world can be changed by man's endeavor, and that this endeavor can lead to something new and better .
人經(jīng)過(guò)努力可以改變世界,這種努力可以使人類(lèi)達(dá)到新的、更美好的境界。
6.No man can sever the bonds that unite him to his society simply by averting his eyes .
沒(méi)有人僅憑閉目、不看社會(huì)現(xiàn)實(shí)就能割斷自己與社會(huì)的聯(lián)系。
7.He must ever be receptive and sensitive to the new ; and have sufficient courage and skill to novel facts and to deal with them .
他必須敏感,隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備接受新鮮事物;他必須有勇氣與能力去面對(duì)新的事實(shí),解決新問(wèn)題。
8.There is no royal road to science ,and only those who do not dread the fatiguing climb of gaining its numinous summits .
在科學(xué)上沒(méi)有平坦的大道,只有不畏勞苦沿著其崎嶇之路攀登的人,才有希望達(dá)到它光輝的頂點(diǎn)。
9.The man who has made up his mind to win will never say "impossible ".
凡是決心取得勝利的人是從來(lái)不說(shuō)“不可能的”。
10.To do whatever needs to be done to preserve this last and greatest bastion of freedom .
為了保住這最后的、最偉大的自由堡壘,我們必須盡我們所能。
11.We cannot always build the future for our youth , but we can build our youth for the future .
我們不能總是為我們的青年造就美好未來(lái),但我們能夠?yàn)槲磥?lái)造就我們的青年一代。
12.Where there is a will , there is a way .
有志者,事竟成。
13.Achievement provides the only real pleasure in life .
有所成就是人生唯一的真正樂(lè)趣。
14.But has the last word been said ? Is all hope to be lost ? Is the defeat final No !
但是難道敗局已定,勝利已經(jīng)無(wú)望?不,不能這樣說(shuō)!
15.I succeeded because I willed it ; I never hesitated .
我成功是因?yàn)槲矣袥Q心,從不躊躇 。
16.If you wish to succeed , you should use persistence as your good friend , experience as your reference , prudence as your brother and hope as your sentry.
如果你希望成功,當(dāng)以恒心為良友、以經(jīng)驗(yàn)為參謀、以謹(jǐn)慎為兄弟、以希望為哨兵。
17.Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily .
只有有耐心圓滿完成簡(jiǎn)單工作的人,才能夠輕而易舉地完成困難的事。
18.Power invariably means both responsibility and danger .
實(shí)力永遠(yuǎn)意味著責(zé)任和危險(xiǎn)。
19.Success covers a multitude of blunders .
成功由大量的失望鑄就。
20.The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for circumstances they want , and if they cannot find them .they make them.
在這個(gè)世界上,取得成功的人是那些努力尋找他們想要機(jī)會(huì)的人,如果找不到機(jī)會(huì),他們就去創(chuàng)造機(jī)會(huì)。