王尔德幽默名言(双语)
王尔德(OscarWilde,1854-1900)不仅是诗人、小说家,剧作家、批评家,而且是有史以来敢于承认自己是天才的天才之一。他在进纽约海关时对海关官员说:“除了天才之外,我没有什么可申报的。”(“I have nothing to declare except my genius.”)
A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. 愤世嫉俗者是一个知道所有东西的价格、却不知道它们的价值的人。
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. 梦想家只能在月光下找到自己的路,他的惩罚是第一个看见黎明。
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
不够真诚是危险的,太真诚则绝对是致命的。
A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
一个人在选择他的敌人时,再小心也不为过。
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
一个诗人什么都可以容忍,印刷错误除外。
All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.
所有女人都会变得像她们的母亲一样,这是女人的悲剧。但没有男人变得像他们的父亲,这是男人的悲剧。
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