经典英文名言警句

 　　The man who has made up his mind to win will never say "impossible".

　　凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说"不可能的"。

　　－Bonapart Napoleon（法国皇帝拿破仑）Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice¹ of opportunity.

　　命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。

　　－Richard Nixon（美国总统尼克松）Genius only means hard-working all one's life.

　　天才只意味着终身不懈的努力。

　　－Mendeleyev（俄国化学家门捷列耶夫）You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

　　从一个国家的广告可以看出这个国家的理想。

　　－Norman Douglas（英国作家道格拉斯）The only limit to our realization² of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

　　实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。

　　－Franklin Roosevelt（美国总统罗斯福）The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

　　具有新想法的人在其想法实现之前是个怪人。

　　－Mark Twain（美国作家马克.吐温）The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain³ it.

　　人生重要的事情是确定一个伟大的目标，并决心实现它。

　　－Johann Wolfgang von Goethe（德国诗人、剧作家歌德）A contented⁴ mind is the greatest blessing⁵ a man can enjoy in this world.

　　知足是人生在世最大的幸事。

　　－Joseph Addison（美国作家艾迪生）If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.

　　要想知道钱的价值，就想办法去借钱试试。

　　－Benjamin Franklin（美国总统富兰克林）Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

　　有时候一个人为不花钱得到的东西付出的代价最高。

　　－Albert Einstein（美国科学家爱因斯坦）You have to believe in yourself. That's the secret of success.

　　你必须相信自己，这是成功的关键。

　　－Charles Chaplin（美国演员卓别林）If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.

　　如果你怀疑自己，那么你的立足点确实不稳固了。

　　－Ibsen（挪威剧作家易卜生）Ideal is the beacon⁶. Without ideal, there is no secure direction; without direction ,there is no life.

　　理想是指路明灯。没有理想，就没有坚定的方向；没有方向，就没有生活。

　　－Leo Tolstory（俄国作家托尔斯泰）Don't part with your illusions, When they are gone you may still exist, but youhave ceased to live.

　　不要放弃你的幻想。当幻想没有了以后，你还可以生存，但是你虽生犹死。

　　－Mark Twain（马克。吐温）Do not, for one repulse⁷, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect.

　　不要只因一次失败，就放弃你原来决心想要达到的目的。

　　－Willian Shakespeare（莎士比亚）A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.

　　知足是人生在世最大的幸事。

　　－Joseph Addison（美国作家艾迪生）If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.

　　要想知道钱的价值，就想办法去借钱试试。

　　－Benjamin Franklin（美国总统富兰克林）If you wish to succeed, you should use persistence⁸ as your good friend, experience as your reference, prudence⁹ as your brother and hope as your sentry¹⁰.

　　如果你希望成功，当以恒心为良友，以经验为参谋，以谨慎为兄弟，以希望为哨兵。

　　－Thomas Edison（美国发明家爱迪生）Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

　　有时候一个人为不花钱得到的东西付出的代价最高。

　　－Albert Einstein（美国科学家爱因斯坦）You have to believe in yourself. That's the secret of success.

　　你必须相信自己，这是成功的关键。

　　－Charles Chaplin（美国演员卓别林）The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.

　　人生重要的事情是确定一个伟大的目标，并决心实现它。

1 chalice   

n.圣餐杯；金杯毒酒

参考例句：

• He inherited a poisoned chalice when he took over the job as union leader.他接手工会领导职务，看似风光，实则会给他带来很多麻烦。
• She was essentially feminine,in other words,a parasite and a chalice.她在本质上是个女人，换句话说，是一个食客和一只酒杯。

2 realization   

n.实现；认识到，深刻了解

参考例句：

• We shall gladly lend every effort in our power toward its realization.我们将乐意为它的实现而竭尽全力。
• He came to the realization that he would never make a good teacher.他逐渐认识到自己永远不会成为好老师。

3 attain   

vt.达到，获得，完成

参考例句：

• I used the scientific method to attain this end. 我用科学的方法来达到这一目的。
• His painstaking to attain his goal in life is praiseworthy. 他为实现人生目标所下的苦功是值得称赞的。

4 contented   

adj.满意的，安心的，知足的

参考例句：

• He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
• The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。

5 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

6 beacon   

n.烽火，（警告用的）闪火灯，灯塔

参考例句：

• The blink of beacon could be seen for miles.灯塔的光亮在数英里之外都能看见。
• The only light over the deep black sea was the blink shone from the beacon.黑黢黢的海面上唯一的光明就只有灯塔上闪现的亮光了。

7 repulse   

n.击退，拒绝；vt.逐退，击退，拒绝

参考例句：

• The armed forces were prepared to repulse any attacks.武装部队已作好击退任何进攻的准备。
• After the second repulse,the enemy surrendered.在第二次击退之后，敌人投降了。

8 persistence   

n.坚持，持续，存留

参考例句：

• The persistence of a cough in his daughter puzzled him.他女儿持续的咳嗽把他难住了。
• He achieved success through dogged persistence.他靠着坚持不懈取得了成功。

9 prudence   

n.谨慎，精明，节俭

参考例句：

• A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems.不够谨慎可能会导致财政上出现问题。
• The happy impute all their success to prudence or merit.幸运者都把他们的成功归因于谨慎或功德。

10 sentry   

n.哨兵，警卫

参考例句：

• They often stood sentry on snowy nights.他们常常在雪夜放哨。
• The sentry challenged anyone approaching the tent.哨兵查问任一接近帐篷的人。