事業(yè)篇--冠勇
。A bully is always a coward. 只有懦夫才會(huì)恃強(qiáng)凜弱。
。Courage is fire, bullying is smoke. 勇氣是火,威嚇是煙。
。Danger itself the best remedy of danger. 冒險(xiǎn)是消除危險(xiǎn)的最好方法。
。The devil take the hindmost. 落后者遭殃。
[注] 這句諺語(yǔ)的完全形式是:
Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost.人人顧自己,落后者遭殃。
。When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war. 兩強(qiáng)相遇,必有苦斗。
。Every cock crows on his own dunghill. 公雞都在它自己的地盤(pán)上啼叫。
[注] 這句諺語(yǔ)的另一種形式是:
Every cock is bold on his own dunghill. 公雞都在它自己的地盤(pán)上逞英雄。
意即在安全和熟悉的環(huán)境里,每個(gè)人都能吹噓自己的勇氣,因?yàn)樗挠職獠粫?huì)得到檢驗(yàn)。
。Faint heart never won fair lady. 懦夫難贏美人心。
[注] 這句話用來(lái)鼓勵(lì)靦腆的追求者。
。None but the brave deserves the fair. 唯有英雄配美人。
。Fortune favours the bold. 勇者天佑。
。He that fears every bush must never go abirding. 害怕叢林,就別去打鳥(niǎo)。
。He that fears death lives not. 畏死不如不生。(或:怕死的人活者也沒(méi)有樂(lè)趣。)
。If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. 如果開(kāi)頭失利,還須繼續(xù)努力。
。Might is right. 強(qiáng)權(quán)即公理。
[注] 意指強(qiáng)者總是有理。
美國(guó)總統(tǒng)林肯說(shuō)過(guò):
It has been said of the world's history hitherto that might is right. It is for us and for our time ro reverse the maxim, and to say that right makes might.
迄今,關(guān)于世界的歷史,人們一直說(shuō)強(qiáng)權(quán)即公理,現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該讓我們,讓我們這個(gè)時(shí)代,來(lái)顛倒這種說(shuō)法,讓我們說(shuō):公理即強(qiáng)權(quán)。
。Nothing stake, nothing draw. 不押賭注,哪能贏錢(qián)。
。Put your foot down where you mean to stand. 退卻有限度,不能一味讓步。
。The good seaman is known in bad weather. 狂風(fēng)暴雨,方顯水手的本領(lǐng)。
。The weakest goes to the wall. 強(qiáng)勝弱敗。
。You're not free if you drag your chains after you. 不斬?cái)嗉湘i,就沒(méi)有自由。
。You never know what you can do till you try. 未試焉知力幾何。
[注] 凡事得先試試,方知可行不可行。此諺語(yǔ)教人不要膽怯,應(yīng)努力一試。
。God is always on the side of the big battalions. 天助強(qiáng)者。