经典英语句子
英语中有许多经典的句子,它们因为其深刻的寓意、优美的语言或广泛的影响力而被广泛引用。以下是一些著名的英语句子:
"To be, or not to be: that is the question." - Shakespeare, "Hamlet"
(生存还是毁灭,这是一个值得考虑的问题。)- 莎士比亚,《哈姆雷特》
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'" - Martin Luther King Jr.
(我有一个梦想,有一天这个国家会站起来,实现其信条的真正含义:“我们认为这些真理是不言而喻的,即所有人生而平等。”)- 马丁·路德·金
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King Jr.
(最终,我们不会记得敌人的话,而是我们朋友的沉默。)- 马丁·路德·金
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." - Jane Austen, "Pride and Prejudice"
(一个普遍接受的真理是,一个拥有好运气的单身男人,必定在寻找一位妻子。)- 简·奥斯汀,《傲慢与偏见》
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." - Various attributions
(亲近你的朋友,但更要亲近你的敌人。)- 多种出处
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
(我们唯一需要害怕的就是害怕本身。)- 富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福
"You can't judge a book by its cover."
(你不能以貌取人。)
"Actions speak louder than words."
(行动胜于言辞。)
"The pen is mightier than the sword."
(笔比剑更有力。)
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
(千里之行,始于足下。)
这些句子不仅在文学和历史中占有一席之地,而且经常被用来在各种情境下传达深刻的观点或教训。