There are some natures too noble to curb and too lofty to bend.
路易莎·梅·奥尔科特
《小妇人》作者

路易莎·梅·奥尔科特(Louisa May Alcott) (1832-1888年)是一位美国女作家。她出生在宾夕法尼亚州的日耳曼敦,但她的一生却是在靠近马萨诸塞州的康科特城度过的。她自小受当作家和教师的父亲的影响。在父亲的熏陶下,她很早就对写作产生了兴趣。为了帮助维持贫穷的家庭,路易莎在成为专业作家之前不得不靠做女佣、家庭老师和裁缝挣钱。1868年,一位出版商建议她写一部关于“女孩子的书”,她便根据孩提的记忆写成《小妇人》,大获成功。之后她又续写了《小男人》和《乔的男孩子们》,1873年又以小说形式出版了自传著作《经验的故事》。

我不过是一个女人。作为一个女人,我没有谋生的办法,不能赚钱养活我和我的家人。即使我拥有财富,但那不属于我。如果我和我的丈夫结婚,我的财富将归属于他。如果我么有孩子,我的财富将归属于我的孩子,不是我。所以请不要坐在那里告诉我婚姻不是一个经济命题,因为它的确就是。

I'm just a woman. And as a woman, I have no way to make money, not enough to earn a living and support my family. Even if I had my own money, which I don’t, it would belong to my husband the minute we were married. If we had children they would belong to him, not me. They would be his property. So don’t sit there and tell me that marriage isn’t an economic proposition, because it is.

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Time erodes all such beauty, but what it cannot diminish… is the wonderful workings of your mind. Your humor, your kindness… and your moral courage.

时间可以吞噬一切,但它丝毫不能减少的是你伟大的思想,你的幽默,你的善良,还有你的勇气。

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Talent isn’t genius. And No amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great or nothing.

天赋不是天才, 而且不是天才的人再怎么努力也成不了天才。要么就做一代名家要么干脆不做。

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Girls have to go into the world and make up their own minds about things.

女孩就是要见见世面,才能决定自己想过什么样的生活。

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I don't like favors; they oppress and make me fell like a slave. I'd rather do everything for myself, and be perfectly independent.

我不喜欢欠下人情,这样会压逼著我,令我觉得自己是个奴隶。我宁愿自己处理自己的事,不用依靠别人,能够完全独立。

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Simple, sincere people seldom speak much of their piety; it shows itself in acts rather than words, and has more influence than homilies or protestations.

简单,真诚的人很少用言语表达他的虔诚,他用行为,而不是言语去表达出来,而且这样比起说教或抗议有更大的影响力。

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You want something. Go get it!

有了目标就要全力以赴。

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There is an I in "happiness",There is no Y in "happiness",It's an I.

幸福的幸里面是一个“幸”,不是一个“辛”。  或者理解成,Y=Why=为什么,I=我。幸福里面没有为什么,只有我。 

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You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. If you want something, go get it. Period.

如果你有梦想的话,就要去捍卫它。那些一事无成的人想告诉你你也成不了大器。如果你有理想的话,就要去努力实现。就这样。

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I have been second to Jo my whole life in everything. And I will not be the person you settle for just because you cannot have her.

这辈子,无论在什么事上我都不如Jo,而我,不会成为你被她拒绝才勉强接受的替代品。

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There are some natures too noble to curb and too lofty to bend.

有些天性太过顽固而无法抑制,太过傲慢而不能屈服。

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Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they've got ambition, and they've got talent, as well as just beauty. I'm so sick of people saying that love is just all a woman is fit for.

女性,不仅拥有心灵,也有思想和灵魂。她们不仅拥有美丽,也有理想和才能。我受够了人们总说女人只适合去恋爱。

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时间可以吞噬一切,但它丝毫不能减少的是你伟大的思想,你的幽默,你的善良,还有你的勇气。

Time erodes all such beauty, but what it cannot diminish… is the wonderful workings of your mind. Your humor, your kindness… and your moral courage.

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天赋不是天才, 而且不是天才的人再怎么努力也成不了天才。要么就做一代名家要么干脆不做。

Talent isn’t genius. And No amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great or nothing.

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女孩就是要见见世面,才能决定自己想过什么样的生活。

Girls have to go into the world and make up their own minds about things.

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我不喜欢欠下人情,这样会压逼著我,令我觉得自己是个奴隶。我宁愿自己处理自己的事,不用依靠别人,能够完全独立。

I don't like favors; they oppress and make me fell like a slave. I'd rather do everything for myself, and be perfectly independent.

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简单,真诚的人很少用言语表达他的虔诚,他用行为,而不是言语去表达出来,而且这样比起说教或抗议有更大的影响力。

Simple, sincere people seldom speak much of their piety; it shows itself in acts rather than words, and has more influence than homilies or protestations.

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有了目标就要全力以赴。

You want something. Go get it!

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如果你有梦想的话,就要去捍卫它。那些一事无成的人想告诉你你也成不了大器。如果你有理想的话,就要去努力实现。就这样。

You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. If you want something, go get it. Period.

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这辈子,无论在什么事上我都不如Jo,而我,不会成为你被她拒绝才勉强接受的替代品。

I have been second to Jo my whole life in everything. And I will not be the person you settle for just because you cannot have her.

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