经典英文哲理句子

 　　1.The past is gone and static. Nothing we can do will change it. Thefuture is before us and dynamic. Everything we do will affect it.

　　往昔已逝，静如止水；我们无法再做改变。而前方的未来正生机勃勃；我们所做的每一件事都将影响着它。

　　2.You laugh at me for being different, but I laugh at you for being the same.

　　你嘲笑我和别人不一样，我嘲笑你和大家都一样。

　　3.The consequences of today are determined¹ by the actions of the past. To change your future, alter your decisions today.

　　今天的果，缘于过去行为种下的因。想要改变你的未来，改变你的今天。

　　4.Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

　　经验是个很苛刻的老师，因为她总是一上来就把你考倒，然后才给你上课。.

　　5.Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

　　能力会让你青云直上，到达顶峰，但必须靠足够的人格魅力，才能让你留在那里。

　　6.Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

　　生活，不是用我们呼吸了多少下来衡量的，而是要看我们多少次屏住呼吸

　　7.I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches².

　　生活的哲学：把空的装满，把满的倒空，哪里痒抓哪里.

　　8.Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

　　别到处宣称世界对你不公平，世界不欠你任何东西，因为世界比你早诞生的多。

　　9.Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided³ to look beyond the imperfections.

　　幸福不意味着凡事都完美，那只是因为你已经不再只看到缺憾了。

　　10.Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers.Pray for powers equal to your tasks.Then the doing of work shall be no miracle,but you shall be the miracle.

　　不要祈望工作适合你的能力，而要祈望自己的能力去适应工作。那么，工作将永远只是工作，而你却能成长为一个奇迹

　　11.Fear not that the life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning.

　　不要害怕你的生活将要结束，应该担心你的生活永远不曾真正开始.

　　12.At twenty years of age, the will reigns⁴; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment⁵.

　　二十岁时起支配作用的是意志，三十岁时是机智，四十岁时是判断.

　　13.What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know.It's what we know for sure that just ain't so.

　　让我们陷入困境的不是无知，而是看似正确的谬误论断.

　　14.Life is like a hot bath. It feels good while you’re in it, but the longer you stay in, the more wrinkled you get.

　　生活就像热水澡，泡着很舒服的样子；但泡得越久，皱纹也就越多。

　　15.Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who do not.

　　生命太短，没留时间给我们每日带着遗憾醒来。所以去爱那些对你好的人，忘掉那些不知珍惜你的人

　　16.People who are serious about the relation are moody⁶ as they have devoted⁷ a lot that makes them worry about gains and losses.

　　动了真感情的人都会喜怒无常，因付出太多，难免患得患失。

1 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

2 itches   

n.痒( itch的名词复数 )；渴望，热望v.发痒( itch的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• His wool shirt always itches him. 他的羊毛内衣总是使他发痒。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• This wool shirt itches my back. 这件羊毛衫使我背上发痒。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 reigns   

n.君主的统治( reign的名词复数 )；君主统治时期；任期；当政期

参考例句：

• In these valleys night reigns. 夜色笼罩着那些山谷。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The Queen of Britain reigns, but she does not rule or govern. 英国女王是国家元首，但不治国事。 来自辞典例句

5 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

6 moody   

adj.心情不稳的，易怒的，喜怒无常的

参考例句：

• He relapsed into a moody silence.他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。
• I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了。

7 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。