不满Duh...[英语名人名言]

时间：2007-05-15 06:21:23

（单词翻译:单击）

 

Outside of the killings1, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.
-- Marion Barry, Mayor, Washington, D.C.

 

We have only one person to blame, and that's each other.
-- Barry Beck, New York Ranger2, on who started a fight furing a hockey game

 

I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.
-- Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward

 

I believe that mink3 are raised for being turned into fur coats and if we didn't wear fur coats those little animals would never have been born. So is it better not to have been born or to have lived for a year or two to have been turned into a fur coat? I don't know.
-- Barbi Benton, former Playboy bunny

 

Ninety percent of the game is half mental.
-- Yogi Berra

 

No wonder nobody comes here--it's too crowded.
-- Yogi Berra

 

You can observe a lot by watching.
-- Yogi Berra

 

You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.
-- Yogi Berra

 

Sure, it's going to kill a lot of people, but they may be dying of something else anyway.
-- Othal Brand, member of a Texas pesticide4 review board

 

In the early sixties, we were strong, we were virulent5...
-- John Connally, Secretary of Treasury6 under Richard Nixon, in an early 70s speech, as reported in a contemporary "American Scholar"

 

They were doing a full back shot of me in a swimsuit and I thought, Oh my God, I have to be so brave. See, every woman hates herself from behind.
-- Cindy Crawford, supermodel

 

There are not enough Indians in the world to defeat the Seventh Cavalry7.
-- George Armstrong Custer

 

He didn't say that. He was reading what was given to him in a speech.
-- Richard Darman, director of OMB, explaining why President Bush wasn't following up on his campaign pledge that there would be no loss of wetlands

 

I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law.
-- David Dinkins, New York City Mayor, answering accusations8 that he failed to pay his taxes.

 

Tear open packet, unfold and use.
-- Directions on moist towelette package

 

They gave me a book of checks. They didn't ask for any deposits.
-- Joe Early, Congressman9 (D-Mass), at a press conference to answer questions about the House Bank scandal

 

Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. President

 

If I tell a lie it's only because I think I'm telling the truth.
-- Phil Gaglardi, Minister of Highways, British Columbia, Canada

 

I'll moider da bum10.
-- Tony Galento, heavyweight boxer11, when asked what he thought of William Shakespeare

 

Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble12 this football.
-- John Heisman

 

It depends on your definition of asleep. They were not stretched out. They had their eyes closed. They were seated at their desks with their heads in a nodding position.
-- John Hogan, Commonwealth13 Edison Supervisor14 of News Information, responding to a charge by a Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspector15 that two Dresden Nuclear Plant operators were sleeping on the job

 

Because modeling is lucrative16, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting17 roles I take.
-- Kathy Ireland, star of 'Alien From L.A.' and 'Danger Island'

 

Well, I think that it's a- it's had some difficult times but I think we have- we, I think, have been able to make some very good progress and it's- I would say that it's- it's- it's delightful18 that we're able to- to share the time and the relationship that we- that we do share.
-- Edward Kennedy, U.S. Senator, during a 4 November 1979 interview with Roger Mudd trying to answer the question "What is the present state of your marriage?"

 

I'm for abolishing and doing away with redundancy.
-- J. Curtis McKay, Wisconsin State Elections Board

 

Question: If you could live forever, would you and why? Answer: I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever.
-- Miss Alabama, in the 1994 Miss Universe contest

 

When you don't know that you don't know, it's a lot different than when you do know that you don't know. He knows now that he doesn't know. Last year, he didn't know that.
-- Bill Parcels, New England Patriots19 head coach, on 2nd year quarter-back Drew Bledsoe

 

I was a pilot flying an airplane and it just so happened that where I was flying made what I was doing spying.
-- Francis Gary Power, U-2 reconnaissance pilot held by the Soviets20 for spying, in an interview after he was returned to the U.S.

 

I support efforts to limit the terms of members of Congress, especially members of the House and members of the Senate.
-- Dan Quayle, Former Vice-President

 

The Holocaust21 was an obscene period in our nation's history...this century's history.... We all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century.
-- Dan Quayle, then Indiana senator and Republican vice-presidential candidate during a news conference in which he was asked his opinion of the Holocaust

 

The streets are safe in Philadelphia. It's only the people who make them unsafe.
-- Frank Rizzo, ex-police chief and mayor of Philadelphia

 

I'm not indecisive. Am I indecisive?
-- Jim Scheibel, mayor, St. Paul MN

 

Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.
-- Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for a federal anti-smoking campaign

 

I cannot imagine any condition which would cause this ship to founder22. Modern shipbuilding has gone beyond that.
-- E. I. Smith, Captain of the Titanic23

 

After finding no qualified24 candidates for the position of principal, the school board is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of David Steele to the post.
-- Philip Streifer, Superintendent25 of Schools, Barrington, Rhode Island

 

I've always thought that underpopulated countries in Africa are vastly underpolluted.
-- Lawrence Summers, chief economist26 of the World Bank, explaining why we should export toxic27 wastes to Third World countries

 

We didn't send you to Washington to make intelligent decisions. We sent you to represent us.
-- Kent York, Baptist minister to US Rep. Bill Sarpalius

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1 killings 76d97e8407f821a6e56296c4c9a9388c     
谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发
参考例句：
  • His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
  • The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
2 ranger RTvxb     
n.国家公园管理员，护林员；骑兵巡逻队员
参考例句：
  • He was the head ranger of the national park.他曾是国家公园的首席看守员。
  • He loved working as a ranger.他喜欢做护林人。
3 mink ZoXzYR     
n.貂，貂皮
参考例句：
  • She was wearing a blue dress and a mink coat.她穿着一身蓝色的套装和一件貂皮大衣。
  • He started a mink ranch and made a fortune in five years. 他开了个水貂养殖场，五年之内就赚了不少钱。
4 pesticide OMlxV     
n.杀虫剂，农药
参考例句：
  • The pesticide was spread over the vegetable plot.菜田里撒上了农药。
  • This pesticide is diluted with water and applied directly to the fields.这种杀虫剂用水稀释后直接施用在田里。
5 virulent 1HtyK     
adj.有毒的，有恶意的，充满敌意的
参考例句：
  • She is very virulent about her former employer.她对她过去的老板恨之入骨。
  • I stood up for her despite the virulent criticism.尽管她遭到恶毒的批评，我还是维护她。
6 treasury 7GeyP     
n.宝库；国库，金库；文库
参考例句：
  • The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
  • This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
7 cavalry Yr3zb     
n.骑兵；轻装甲部队
参考例句：
  • We were taken in flank by a troop of cavalry. 我们翼侧受到一队骑兵的袭击。
  • The enemy cavalry rode our men down. 敌人的骑兵撞倒了我们的人。
8 accusations 3e7158a2ffc2cb3d02e77822c38c959b     
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名
参考例句：
  • There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
  • He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
9 Congressman TvMzt7     
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
  • He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
  • The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
10 bum Asnzb     
n.臀部；流浪汉，乞丐；vt.乞求，乞讨
参考例句：
  • A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him.在火车上有人捏她屁股，她打了那人。
  • The penniless man had to bum a ride home.那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。
11 boxer sxKzdR     
n.制箱者，拳击手
参考例句：
  • The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
  • He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。
12 fumble P6byh     
vi.笨拙地用手摸、弄、接等，摸索
参考例句：
  • His awkwardness made him fumble with the key.由于尴尬不安，他拿钥匙开锁时显得笨手笨脚。
  • He fumbled his one-handed attempt to light his cigarette.他笨拙地想用一只手点燃香烟。
13 commonwealth XXzyp     
n.共和国，联邦，共同体
参考例句：
  • He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
  • Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。
14 supervisor RrZwv     
n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师
参考例句：
  • Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
  • He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。
15 inspector q6kxH     
n.检查员，监察员，视察员
参考例句：
  • The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
  • The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。
16 lucrative dADxp     
adj.赚钱的，可获利的
参考例句：
  • He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
  • It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。
17 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
18 delightful 6xzxT     
adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的
参考例句：
  • We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
  • Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。
19 patriots cf0387291504d78a6ac7a13147d2f229     
爱国者，爱国主义者( patriot的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Abraham Lincoln was a fine type of the American patriots. 亚伯拉罕·林肯是美国爱国者的优秀典型。
  • These patriots would fight to death before they surrendered. 这些爱国者宁愿战斗到死，也不愿投降。
20 soviets 95fd70e5832647dcf39beb061b21c75e     
苏维埃（Soviet的复数形式）
参考例句：
  • A public challenge could provoke the Soviets to dig in. 公开挑战会促使苏联人一意孤行。
  • The Soviets proposed the withdrawal of American ballistic-missile submarines from forward bases. 苏联人建议把美国的弹道导弹潜艇从前沿基地撤走。
21 holocaust dd5zE     
n.大破坏；大屠杀
参考例句：
  • The Auschwitz concentration camp always remind the world of the holocaust.奥辛威茨集中营总是让世人想起大屠杀。
  • Ahmadinejad is denying the holocaust because he's as brutal as Hitler was.内贾德否认大屠杀，因为他像希特勒一样残忍。
22 Founder wigxF     
n.创始者，缔造者
参考例句：
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
23 titanic NoJwR     
adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的
参考例句：
  • We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
  • The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。
24 qualified DCPyj     
adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的
参考例句：
  • He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
  • We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
25 superintendent vsTwV     
n.监督人，主管，总监；(英国)警务长
参考例句：
  • He was soon promoted to the post of superintendent of Foreign Trade.他很快就被擢升为对外贸易总监。
  • He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。
26 economist AuhzVs     
n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人
参考例句：
  • He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
  • He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。
27 toxic inSwc     
adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的
参考例句：
  • The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
  • There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

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