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智慧与幽默（高三·高考） 1．Tact is rubbing out anothers mistake instead of rubbing it in. 机智是忘记别人的错误而不是反复提醍。 讲解：rub out擦掉，rub it in重复说令人不快的事。 2．Errors,like Straws, upon the surface flow; / He who would search for Pearls must dive below.—John Dryden (1631-1700) English poet,dramatist,critic 谬误像麦秆儿漂在水面上; 想要寻觅珍珠的人必须潜入水底。 —约翰·德莱顿，英国诗人/戏剧家/评论家。 3．All progress occurs because people dare to be different. Harry Millner 所有进步的出现都是因为人们敢于不同。 哈里·米尔纳 4．Who supplies another with a constructive thought has enriched him forever. 给别人提供建议性想法的人最终丰富了自己的思想。 5．Better be quarreling than lonesome. 吵架也比孤孤单单一人好。 6．An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.  乐观的人是从不幸之中看到机会；而悲观的人则在机会之中看到不幸。 7．God created men first because you always need a rough draft before the final masterpiece! 上帝先创造男人，因为在完成最终杰作之前你总要先打一个草稿! 8．Li shen At noon they hoe up weeds, Their sweat drips on the soil. Who knows the rice that feeds, Is the fruit of hard toil. 李绅 锄禾日当午，汗滴禾下土。谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。 9．God has given us a universe. Its really an expensive toy with no instructions. Were gonna break it sooner or later. Kevin Maurer 上帝给我们一个宇宙。它真是个昂贵的玩具而且没有说明书。我们迟早会把它弄坏的。 10．Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people. George Bernard Shaw 通情达理的人让自己适应这个世界。不讲道理的人试图让世界适应他。因此，所有的进步，都取决于不讲道理的人。 乔治·肖伯纳 11．A parrot was up for sale at an auction. The bidding proceeded briskly, and before long a winner was announced. When he paid, the high bidder asked the auctioneer if the parrot could speak. Sure can, replied the auctioneer. It was the parrot that was bidding against you. 一只鹦鹉在拍卖会上被拍卖，竞价的过程相当热烈，不久以后，终于有一个人竞拍成功。当他付钱的时候，这个高价竞拍人问拍卖员这只鹦鹉是否会说话。“当然会，”拍卖员回答道。“刚才就是这只鹦鹉一直跟你叫价呢。” 12．Seize this day! Begin now! Each day is a new life. Seize it. Live it. For in today already walks tomorrow. 抓住今天！现在就开始！每一天都是全新的生活。抓住它。好好生