2012年翻译考试口译中级学习：名言汇编一百

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　The essence of language is human activity. ( O. Jesperson )
# v4 r9 W+ W2 f8 a- `语言的本质是人类活动。（耶斯佩森）  
  
- E  ?- a  k+ [2 v) x　　Animals are such agreeable friends ----they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.  
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3 f% y# U0 a* l4 t动物是极容易相处的，它们从不提问，也从不会批评。（艾略特）  
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% Z  V! J1 u" [' A) u　　Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. ( W. Durant )
/ h( V, i4 W2 b! g" |/ j教育是一个逐步发现自己无知的过程。（杜兰特）  
  
　　In education we are striving not to teach youth to make a living, but to make a life.
( W. A. White )
教育不是为了教会青年人谋生，而是教会他们创造生活。（怀特）  
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& Q) Q9 Q- ?4 X1 h6 W" V3 X" \　　I would rather see a young man blush than turn pale. ( M. P. Cato )
: k% ^2 H0 ?% g- |9 r我宁可看到青年人脸红，也不愿看到它脸色变得苍白。（加图）  
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　　It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument. ( W. G. McAdoo )
在争论中是无法击败无知者的。（麦卡杜）  
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　　A long dispute means that both parties are wrong. ( Voltaire )
$ e1 A8 M" A" x持久的争论意味着双方都是错的。（伏尔泰）  
  
, U% c* {0 e( j, [/ [8 H. A　　People generally quarrel because they cannot argue. ( Chesterton )
通常人们是因为不会辩理才吵架的。（切斯特顿）