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Mark Twain's Chinese and English quotations.
Mark Twain, formerly known as Sam Long Hearn Clemens, is an American humorist, novelist, orator and a famous humorous satirist. His humorous and satirical style is unique. Among them, the famous short stories are Running for Governor, Goldsmith's Friends Going Abroad Again and Million Pounds, and the novels The Gilded Age, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Prince and the Poor Child, etc. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, as his best work, was praised as the "first" real "American literature" by American novelist Hemingway. Mark Twain himself said, "We should not just laugh, but should have higher ideals." Mark Twain's humor and satire is not only to laugh at human weakness, but to exaggerate it to people, hoping that human beings will become more perfect and ideal.

Chinese and English quotation:

1, everyone is like the moon, with a dark side that will never be seen by anyone.

Every man is like the moon, with a dark side that no one can see.

You can be disheveled, but don't defile your soul.

You can put on clothes, but don't let careless clothes defile your soul.

The two most important days in a person's life are the day when he was born and the day when he found his purpose in life.

The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you found your purpose in life.

The biggest difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat has nine lives.

The biggest difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat has nine lives.

The golden age is ahead of us, not behind us.

The golden age is ahead of us, not behind us.

6. Doctors know so little, but charge so much.

Doctors know so little and charge so much.

7. Hope is like a family. Without it, you will find life boring. With it, you feel that it is annoying to work hard for it every day.

Hope is like a family. Without it, you will find life boring. With it, you will find it annoying to work hard for it every day.

8. If a person has a teaspoon of brain, he will be proud.

If a person has a teaspoon of brain, he will have a sense of pride.

9. When truth is still putting on its shoes, lies have gone halfway around the world.

When truth puts on its shoes, it is on the other side of the world.

10, all I need is a compliment and I can live for two months.

I can live for two months with a compliment.

1 1, it's the same as talking and expounding your own ideas. Some people are in trouble, but others win applause. This is the philosophy of expression.

The same speech, the same exposition of their own views, people have caused trouble, but there is no applause, which is the philosophical explanation.

12, a good education lies in hiding our better evaluation of ourselves and our bad evaluation of others.

A good education is to hide our good comments on ourselves and bad comments on others.

13. Once upon a time, there was a congratulatory message, which was wonderful and precious as gold. I hope you can meet a friend when climbing Toyama.

There was once a message, very beautiful and as precious as gold. I hope you will meet a friend when you climb the mountain.

14, if I was born at the age of 80 and grew up to 18, my life would be happier.

If I was born at the age of 80, and slowly grew to the age of 18, my life would be happier.

15, a strange, vain and boring woman! I think I really can't like her unless I am on a raft in the sea and can't see other food.

A strange, vain and boring woman! I don't think I love her unless I'm on a raft in the Wang Yang and I can't see any other food.

16, habit is habit, no one can throw him out of the window at once, only print him down the stairs step by step.

Habit is habit, and no one can throw it out of the window, but walk down the stairs step by step.

17, history does not repeat, just rhymes.

History doesn't repeat itself, it only rhymes.

When love comes, you can neither argue with it nor bargain with it.

When love comes, you can't argue with it or tell it the price.

19, precepts are like massage therapy, so you must rub them hard.

Discipline is like massage therapy, which must be rubbed.

20. You will naturally be more cautious about what you don't understand. What gets you into trouble is what you think you know.

You will be more careful if you don't know. The trouble is that you think you know.

2 1, he felt like a person jumping happily to see the rainbow, but he was struck by lightning.

He feels like a person happily watching a rainbow, but it thunders.

22. The main component of life is not facts and events, but a storm of thoughts, which has been blowing in people's minds all their lives.

The main component of life is not facts and events, it is the main component of the ideological storm, and it is a blow to all life in the human brain.

What got us into trouble was not ignorance, but a seemingly correct fallacy.

It is not ignorance that gets us into trouble, but seemingly correct fallacies.

Be careful when reading books about health care. Maybe a misprint will kill you.

Be careful when reading health books. Maybe a misprint will kill you.

25. Humor is a saving force.

Humor is a saving force.

26. Sadness can take care of itself; If you want to fully appreciate the taste of happiness, you must have someone to share it with you.

Sorrow can be self-cooking; And the taste of joy, if you want to fully understand it, someone must share it.

Don't argue with a fool, he will drag you to his level and then beat you with rich experience.

Don't be silly, don't argue, he will pull you to his level and beat you with experience.

Adam is the luckiest man in the world. Because he has no mother-in-law.

Adam is the luckiest man in the world. Because he has no mother-in-law.

29. If you adopt a hungry dog and fatten it, it will never bite you. This is the main difference between man and dog.

If you adopt a dying dog and fatten it, it will never bite you. This is the main difference between a man and a dog.

As long as I create a national superstition, I don't care who makes laws and composes music for him.

As long as I create a national superstition, I don't care who gave him the law or who sang it.

3 1. Everyone is born with an asset, which is more valuable than all other assets and is his last breath.

Every life has an asset, which is higher than the value of all other assets and is his last breath.

32. Sometimes truth is more absurd than fiction, because fiction is carried out under certain logic, while reality is often illogical.

Sometimes reality is more absurd than novels, because novels have certain logic, while reality often has no logic at all.

33. Once false humility appears, real humility will die out in time.

False humility, real humility will eventually disappear.

34. If your friends start bragging about how young you look, it is evidence that you are getting old.

If your friends start saying how young you look, you are getting old.

35. Man is the only animal that can blush, or the only animal that should blush.

Humans are the only animals that blush, or the only animals that blush.

I will never use money obtained in a suspicious way.

I will never use this money improperly.

37. Even if you keep your mouth shut and look like a fool, it is better than opening your mouth to let others confirm that you are a fool.

Even if you keep your mouth shut and look like a fool, you can be sure that you are a fool than opening your mouth.

38. No century, no country has ever lacked such experts, who can know God's thoughts and are willing to express them.

No century, no country has ever lacked such experts, who can know God's thoughts and are willing to express them.

The only way to stay healthy is to eat what you don't want to eat, drink what you don't like and do what you don't want to do.

The only way to stay healthy is to eat what you don't want to eat, drink what you don't like and do what you don't want to do.

40. Violet left its fragrance on her crushed ankle. This is forgiveness.

Violet left its smell on the ankle, and that was forgiveness.

4 1, the vast majority of human beings, whether barbarians or civilized people, are secretly kind-hearted, timid and afraid to let people suffer, but in front of a few people who specialize in aggression and cruelty, they dare not stick to their own ideas.

The vast majority of human beings, whether barbaric or civilized, are kind and timid in secret and dare not appeal to the people's suffering, but when a handful of people who specialize in aggression and cruelty stand in front of them, they dare not stick to their own opinions.

Kindness is a universal language, which can make the blind feel and the deaf smell kindness beyond national boundaries. People on the road might as well stop. Sometimes, people around you need your help most!

Kindness is a universal language, which can make the blind and deaf feel, smell and transcend the boundaries of kindness. People can go on and on. Sometimes, people around me need your help most!

Do something you don't want to do every day. This is the most precious rule, which can make you develop the habit of being conscientious and not complaining.

Be sure to do something you don't want to do every day. This is one of the most valuable principles, which can make you form the habit of working seriously and responsibly and not thinking about pain.

44. The scheduled time is up. The funeral has started, forty miles away, but I can see it clearly, as if I were there. It's next to the library at Langdon House. Jayne's coffin was parked where her mother and I stood forty years ago, and where we got married. Thirteen years ago, Susie's coffin was put there, and soon, my coffin will be put there.

The scheduled time is up. The funeral has started, it's 40 miles from here, but I can see it clearly because I'm there. The location is next to the library of Langton Mansion, and the clean coffin is parked where my mother and I stood forty years ago, where we just got married. Thirteen years ago, her coffin was always there. Before long, I will put it there.

45. Children are sent to school. At least at that time, it was finally a school. The weak young generation works hard here for ten hours every day, learning useless things they don't understand from books, relying on rote memorization, like parrots; Therefore, after completing the education, there are only two gains, one is an eternal headache, and the other is the ability to learn-read fluently, without stopping to fight or taking a breath.

The children were sent to school, at least at that time, it was a school. The young generation of sissies concentrate on studying hard here for ten hours every day, learning some useless things they don't understand from books, relying on nothing more than rote memorization, just like parroting; Therefore, after receiving education, there are only two achievements. First, reading skills that are always a headache, reading very fluently, spelling words constantly, and being stuffy.

Quote Mark Twain's works

First of all, lying

Mark Twain sat opposite a lady. He said to her, "You are so beautiful!" The lady proudly said, "It's a pity that I can't praise you in the same way." And Mark Twain said without mind, "It doesn't matter, you can tell a lie like me."

Second, exchange.

A dancer wrote to Mark Twain that she wanted to marry Mark Twain. "If only our descendants had my looks and your brains!" But Mark Twain wrote back and said, "If it's your brain, what about my appearance?"

Third, books and lawn mowers.

Once, Mark Twain borrowed a book from the tour guide, and the neighbor said, "Yes, yes. But I made it a rule that books borrowed from my library must be read on the spot. " A week later, the neighbor borrowed a lawn mower from Mark Twain. Mark Twain smiled and said, "Sure, no problem. But I made a rule: the lawn mower borrowed from my house can only be used on my lawn. "

Fourth, playing tricks on the priest

There is a priest preaching in the pulpit. Mark Twain hated it so much that he wanted to play a joke on him. "Pastor, your speech is really wonderful, but I read it in a book. Everything you say is on it. " Hearing this, the priest replied unhappily, "My speech is by no means plagiarism!" " "But that book is verbatim." "Then lend me that book." The priest said helplessly. So, a few days later, the priest received a book dictionary from Mark Twain.

Five, association and lying

Writers should make real people and stories into beautiful oral stories and have rich and bold associations. A critic who specializes in finding fault with the originality of details often accuses Mark Twain of lying. Mark. Twain sarcastically said to him, "If you can't lie, you don't have the ability to lie, and you don't know how to lie, how can you say I'm lying?" Only those who have experience in this field have the right to speak so blatantly and arbitrarily. You don't have this experience, and you can't have it. In this respect, you are a person who knows nothing and wants to be an expert. "

Six, whales and writers

Mark Twain received a letter from a young man who was a beginner in writing. The writer is quite interested in such a question: I heard that fish bones contain a lot of phosphorus, and phosphorus is brain-nourishing, so to become a world-famous writer, you must eat a lot of fish. I wonder if this statement is true. He asked Mark Twain, "Did you eat a lot of fish? What kind of fish did you eat?"

Mark Twain wrote back: "It seems that you have to eat a whale."

Seven, advertising

? A wealthy businessman said to Mark Twain, "I want to use your name to make an advertisement for our company."

Mark Twain said, "Of course."

The next day, the newspaper sponsored by Mark Twain published the following words: A female fly has two sons. She takes care of these two sons as the apple of her eye. One day, mother and son flew to the shop of a commercial company. A little fly went to taste the beautifully packaged candy, and suddenly its wings shook, and it fell down and died! Another little fly went to eat sausage, only to fall headlong and die on the spot. The mother fly was so miserable that she jumped on a piece of fly paper and committed suicide. Although she chewed it, it turned out to be safe!

The rich man rolled his eyes with anger after watching the advertisement.

Eight, hit the nail on the head

There is a millionaire in America. His left eye is broken and he spent a lot of money to get an artificial eye. This artificial eye is really well installed. At first glance, no one will think it is fake. Therefore, the billionaire is very proud and often boasts about himself in front of people.

Once, he met Mark Twain and asked, "Can you guess? Which of my eyes is fake? " Mark Twain pointed to his left eye and said, "Is this just a fake?" Mark Twain said, "Because you still have a little compassion in this eye."

Nine, have to stand.

American writer Mark Twain traveled to a small city in France and gave a speech. One day, he went to the barber shop for a haircut alone. The barber asked, "Sir, you seem to have just come from abroad?" Mark Twain replied, "Yes, this is my first time here." "You are lucky, because Mr. Mark Twain is here, and you can go to his speech tonight."

"I must go."

"Do you have a ticket, sir?"

"Not yet."

"What a pity!" The barber spread out his hands and said regretfully, "Then you'll have to stand and listen from beginning to end, because there won't be any empty seats there."

"Yes!" Mark Twain said, "It's too bad to be with Mark Twain. I can only stand forever when he speaks. "

X. Small mistakes and big mistakes

Mark Twain, an American writer, was asked, "What's the difference between a small mistake and a big mistake?" Mark Twain replied, "If you come out of a restaurant, leave your umbrella there and take someone else's umbrella, it's called a small mistake. However, if you take someone else's umbrella and leave your umbrella there, it is a big mistake. "

Eleven, add six dollars.

Once, Mark Twain went to dinner at the invitation of a rich man. In order to show off his wealth, the host had to tell the price of each dish when it was served. Then the waiter brought a plate of grapes, and the host said to the guests, "Hey, what a big grape! Each one is worth a hundred dollars! " The guests finished eating the grapes quickly, when Mark Twain stood up from his seat and said loudly, "It's delicious. Please give me another six dollars, sir! "

XII. Servants and Boxes

Once, American writer Mark Twain stayed in a hotel in a small town in England. When signing the passenger register, he found that a famous passenger before him signed it like this: "Duke von Butterford and his many servants."

Mark Twain smiled and wrote in the passenger register: "Mark Twain and a box."

Thirteen, in your own home.

Once, Mark Twain, a famous American writer, found a book in his neighbor's house, which attracted him deeply. He asked his neighbor if he could borrow it. The neighbor said, "You are welcome to watch it at any time, as long as you watch it here. You know, I have a rule: my book can't leave this house. "

A few weeks later, the neighbor borrowed Mark Twain's lawn mower. Mark Twain said, "Of course, but according to my regulations, you must use it on my lawn."

? Fourteen ticket

? Mark Twain once went to a university to give a lecture by train. Because time is tight, he is in a hurry, but the train runs slowly. At this moment, a ticket inspector came over and asked him, "Sir, do you have a ticket?" Mark Twain handed him a child ticket. After careful examination, the ticket inspector said, "That's interesting. I didn't expect you to be a child! " "

Mark Twain replied, "I am not a child now, but I was a child when I bought the ticket."

Fifteen, Mark Twain is "dead"

One April Fool's Day, in order to play a trick on Mark Twain, a newspaper in new york reported that he had passed away. As a result, Mark Twain's relatives and friends came from all over the country to pay their respects. When they came to Mark Twain's home, they saw Mark Twain sitting at his desk writing. First, relatives and friends were surprised, and then they all condemned the newspaper with one voice.

Mark Twain said humorously and without anger, "It was true to report my death, but they advanced the date a little."

Mark Twain also had competitors.

By chance, Mark Twain and the speaker John M Debby were invited to the same dinner party. The speech at the dinner table began. Mark Twain has a good eloquence and rich feelings. He spoke for 20 minutes and won warm applause.

Then it was Debiao's turn to speak.

Debiao stood up and said with a sad face, "ladies and gentlemen, I'm really sorry. Before the meeting, Mr. Mark Twain asked me to exchange speeches, so what you just heard was my speech. I sincerely thank you for your careful listening and enthusiastic support. However, somehow, I can't find Mr. Mark Twain's speech, so I can't speak for him. Please forgive me for sitting down. "

17. Good omen and bad omen

When Mark Twain was running a newspaper in Missouri, he received a letter from a subscriber asking, "Mr. Mark Twain, I found a spider in the newspaper. Is this a good omen or a bad omen? "

Mark Twain wrote back: "This is neither a good omen nor a bad one. This spider just wants to climb into the newspaper and see which businessman has not advertised in the newspaper. It will go to the door of that store to build a net, which is better than a quiet life. "

18. Members of Parliament

Mark Twain said in response to a reporter's question at a reception: "Members of Congress are all sons of bitches."

The reporter made his words public, and members of Congress in Washington insisted that Mark Twain publish a fact in the newspaper and apologize.

Therefore, Mark Twain wrote this notice: "In the past, when I spoke at a banquet, I said that members of Congress were all sons of bitches. After careful consideration, I found this statement inappropriate and untrue. I made a statement in the newspaper specially, and revised it to read: Not all members of Congress are sons of bitches.

Nineteen, who is the father?

French celebrity Bogart ridiculed the short history of Americans, saying that "Americans often miss their ancestors when they are free, but when they think of their grandparents, they can't help but stop."

Mark Twain hit back: "When the French are free, they always want to find out who their father is, but it is difficult to find out."

I'm wearing gloves anyway

Mark Twain reached out and touched an oil painting when he visited the studio of the famous painter Whistler.

Whistler pretended to be angry and shouted, "Look out! Can't you see that this painting is still dry? "

"Oh, never mind, I'm wearing gloves anyway." Mark Twain replied.