It is a salutary discipline to consider the vast number of books that are written, the fair hopes with which their authors see them published, and the fate which awaits them.

这真是一种有益身心的，到有那么多书被辛勤地写出来，作者看著书籍出版，抱着那么殷切的希望，等待着这些书又是什么样的命运。

Reading good books elevates one's mind.

阅读好书可提人的心灵。

Just like good behavior and manners.

保持良好的和言行举止。

Yale Professor Annping Chin emphasizes that the purpose of learning, for Confucius, consisted in the opportunity to develop our moral and aesthetic sensibilities, to fulfill our humanity, and to do so with humility.

耶鲁大学教授金安平（Annping Chin）强调，对孔子而言，学习的目的在于自我的德行、提审美能力，以谦逊的态度去实现我们心中的人道。

So Kung fu is also a means of self-cultivation, isn't it?

这么说来，功夫还是提自我的一大途径了？

Scarlett exercised the same charms as Melanie but with a studied artistry and consummate skill.

思嘉也像媚兰那样发挥自己魅力的作用，但是她还使用了一种很有的功夫和度的技巧。

Rita Levi Montalcini was born into an intellectual and artistic Jewish family in 1909.

丽塔·列维·蒙塔尔奇尼1909年出生在有文化和艺术的犹太家庭。

Unfortunately, optimism about progress is not universal.

不幸的是，全球的情况并不乐观。3。" Unfortunately， optimism about progress is not universal翻译时，不必泥于英语框 架限制，可以在理解句子意思的基础上，用汉语的习惯组织句子，所以该句可译为" 不幸的是，全球的情况不容乐观。" 因此，口译对者的汉语水平要求也很，译者在注重提英语水平的同时，也要加强汉语的，这样在口译时才可以做到准确、流利、快速。

When Dr. Gottman really wants to assess whether a couple will stay together, he invites them to his island retreat for a much longer evaluation; two days, not two seconds.

在戈特曼非常要评定两个人将是否会共同生活，他会为了进行更长期的评价工作而邀请他们去他岛上的之所呆上是两天，而不是两秒。

Ossana said the home's owner may have been a rich trader. The owner may have wanted to make people believe he was cultured with his choice of myth-related frescoes.

欧萨纳说，这所房子的主人可能是一位富有的商人。商人可能通过选择一个与神话相关的壁画作品来告诉人们自己是有文化的。

We will be attending many events before and after the concerts interacting with some of the wealthiest and most highly-educated people in the country.

音乐会前后，我们会参加许多活动，接触到全国上下一些很富有也很有的人们。

Readers can acquire knowledge of Chinese culture and improve their cultural accomplishments by looking up these words in the dictionary, Wang Fang said.

王芳说，读者可以通过查字典来获得中国文化知识，提他们的文化。

So, what accomplishment is genuinely their own?

那么，什么样的才是真正属于自己的呢？

But that is because his original leitmotif has been hopelessly over shadowed through the lack of a good self education.

但男陽由于缺乏良好的自我，人最初的主旋律就已投上了无望的阴影。

I know that you are all fond of this pretty pond, this marvelous marsh, these reedy shores and restful retreats.

我知道你们都喜欢这个可爱的池塘，这个奇妙的沼泽，这个芦苇岸和安静的所。

The owner may have wanted to make people believe he was cultured with his choice of myth-related frescoes.

他可能借这样一幅神话壁画告诉访客，自己是有文化的。

Kim's program, which has a spiritual undertone, is a mix of martial arts, meditation and gardening.

金东的项目带有精神的基调，包含了武术、冥思和园艺。

A certain degree of accomplishment is necessary for survival and lies at the basis of civilization.

一定程度的是生存所必需的，是文明的基础。

His clear hand, his accurate figures and his shrewd ability in bargaining won their respect, where a knowledge of literature and a fine appreciation of music, had young Gerald possessed them, would have moved them to snorts of contempt.

他的字迹清楚，算数算得准确，与顾客谈起生意来也很精明，因此赢得了两位哥哥的期重；至于文学知识和欣赏音乐的，年轻的杰拉尔德即使具有，也只会引其他们的嗤笑。

And I thought that was really interesting because here in Asia, postnatal retreats are common.

因为在这里亚洲，产后是很常见的。