<P>1. I keep wondering if there is an afterlife, and if there is, will they be able to break a twenty? <br> 我老是在琢磨有没有来生,如果有,那里能不能换开一张二十块钱的钞票?</P>
<P><br>2.If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank. <br>上帝要是能为我显显灵多好!比方说,用我的名字往瑞士银行里存入一大笔钱。</P>
<P><br>3.The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won’t get much sleep.<br> 狮子和小牛将躺在一起,但是小牛睡不了多少觉。</P>
<P><br>4.Whosoever shall not fall by the sword or by famine, shall fall by pestilence so why bother shaving? <br> 就算能挨过刀剑饥荒,也会挨不过瘟疫,所以干吗费事刮胡子?</P>
<P><br>5.Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage. <br> 人为什么要杀生?他为了有吃的,而且不仅仅是吃的:很多情况下还得有喝的。</P>
<P><br>6.The wicked at heart probably know something.<br> 心眼坏的人倒很可能明白一些东西。</P>
<P><br>7.It’s not that I’m afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. <br> 倒不是我怕死,我只是不想当它发生时在场。</P>
<P><br>8.Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. <br> 有钱比受穷好,即使仅仅为了财务方面的原因。</P>
<P><br>9.When you are a coward, certain things come easy.<br> 你要是个胆小鬼,做有些事就容易了。</P>
<P><br>10.I don’t believe in an afterlife, although I am bringing a change of underwear. <br> 我不相信有来生,不过我还是随身带一套换洗内衣。</P>
<P><br>11.Losers are much more interesting. <br> 失败者更有趣得多。</P>
<P><br>12.We all need a nest egg to fall back on, but not while wearing a good suit. <br> 我们都需要有个留窝蛋当退路,但不是在穿着一身好套装的时候。</P>
<P><br>13.Take the case of the ant and the grass hopper: The grasshopper played all summer, while the ant worked and saved. When winter came, the grasshopper had nothing, but the ant complained of chest pains. <br> 以蚂蚁和蚱蜢为例:蚱蜢整个夏天都在嬉戏,蚂蚁则工作并储存食物。到了冬天,蚱蜢一无所有,可是蚂蚁却喊胸口疼。</P>
<P><br>14. Is is better to be loved or the loved one? Neither, if your cholesterol is over six hundred.<br> 爱人和被人爱哪样更好?都不好,如果你的胆固醇值超过六百的话。</P>
<P><br>15.I’d rather do almost anything else than die.<br> 我宁愿做别的几乎任何事情,也不愿意死。</P>
<P><br>16.I’m not now nor have I ever been a homicidal killer. It doesn’t interest me even as a hobby. <br> 我现在不是,从来也不是杀人犯!连把它作为爱好也没兴趣。</P>
<P><br>17.It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better, while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more.<br> 世界上的人似乎分为两种,好人和坏人。好人睡得更好,而论醒着的时候,坏人似乎过得更开心得多。</P>
<P><br>18."I don""t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying." <br> 我不想通过我的作品达到不朽,我想通过不死来达到。</P>
<P><br>19.I cheated on the final of my metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me. <br> 我在玄学结业考试时作了弊,偷看了我旁边男生的灵魂。</P>
<P><br>20.Join the army, see the world, meet interesting people-and kill them. <br> 参军,看世界,认识有趣的人——然后干掉他们。</P>
<P><br>21.Love is the answer. But while you’re waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty good questions. <br> 爱是答案。可是当你在等答案的时候,性会提出几个很好的问题。</P>
[此贴子已经被作者于2006-3-24 19:25:14编辑过]
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