Nature is the best guide, and he that follows her, though he may sometimes go astray, yet will he be in the right way in the main.
自然是最好的向导,追随她的人,虽然有时可能会迷路,但总体上会走在正确的道路上。
【译文】 子贡说:“贫穷却不阿谀奉承,富贵却不狂妄自大,怎样?”孔子说:“可以。不如穷得有志气,富得有涵养的人。”子贡说:“修养的完善,如同玉器的加工:切了再磋,琢了再磨,对吧?”孔子说:“子贡啊,现在可以与你谈诗了。说到过去,你就知道未来。”
Gunpowder made me understand the transience and eternity of life. 火药让我理解了生命的短暂与永恒。
Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.
译文:经常在外人面前夸耀自己就是最大的短处,知道自己还有短处就是最大的长处。赏析:做人低调不张扬,才不会引起别人的嫉妒和报复。为人处世,不谈论自己的优点,不议论别人的短处。
The joy of discovery is what keeps scientists going.
Innovation in forestry means balancing economic growth with ecological responsibility.