Whenever you have an aim you must sacrifice something of freedom to attain it. — W. S. Maugham.
不论什么时候，只要你有一个目标，你就得牺牲一定的自由去实现它。——W.S。毛姆。
When Somerset Maugham decided to quit writing, he thought to himself, “Thank God, I can watch a sunset without having to think how to describe it.
当毛姆决定封笔，他对自己说：“老天，这下我可以欣赏日落，而不必去想该怎样来描写了。
The Kennedys, the Eisenhowers, Truman Capote, Somerset Maugham and “nearly every prominent royal or heiress in Europe”; they all came to dinner chez Jim when they graced Bangkok.
肯尼迪家族、艾森豪威尔家族、杜鲁门•卡波特、萨默塞特•毛姆和“几乎每一位著名的欧洲王室成员及女性王位继承人”在大驾光临曼谷时，无一例外都前往吉姆的住所与他共进晚餐。
I have read the works of Maugham.
我读过一些毛姆的作品。
However, Maugham is generally considered a realistic writer.
但总的来看，毛姆是一个现实主义作家。
People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise. — Maugham, Of Human Bondage.
人们请你批评，但他们要的却是赞美。- - - - - -毛姆。
In these works, Maugham depicted the image of China which was viewed as the other by him.
在这三部作品中，毛姆描绘了作为“他者”的中国形象。
The author of the thesis briefly introduced Maugham and emphasized the significance of the Moon and Sixpence.
本文作者简要地介绍了毛姆并强调了《月亮和六便士》的意义。
"Do you know that conversation is one of the greatest pleasures in life? But it wants leisure" (W. Somerset Maugham).
“你知道谈话是生活中最大的乐趣之一吗？但它需要闲暇的时间”(达·萨默塞特·莫姆)。
He had not the good breeding to see that simplicity and naturalness are the truest marks of distinction. — W. S. Maugham.
缺乏良好教养的人无法明白朴素和自然标志着最真实的高贵。——W。S。毛姆。
Maugham himself felt, grudgingly, that he was better known for the film adaptations of his books than for the books themselves.
毛姆本人也怨叹，改编自他作品的电影，比他的书还有名。
"To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life." - W. Somerset Maugham.
养成了读书习惯，就相当于为自己建立了逃避生活中几乎各种苦难的避难所。——毛姆。
If there were a prize for authors who have had the most movies made from their work, W. Somerset Maugham would be at or near the top of the list.
若有一个奖项是颁给有最多电影改编自其作品的作家，毛姆就算不是排名第一，也很接近。
Chapter three is "the discussion of plot", it explores the features of the plot in Maugham 'novels. This part is also divided into three sections.
第三章为“情节论”，探讨的是毛姆小说的情节特征，也分为三个小节。
The latest Maugham film, a new version of "The Painted Veil" starring Edward Norton, Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber, will make a three-timer as well.
最新一部改编自毛姆作品的电影，是新版的《面纱》，由艾德华诺顿、娜欧蜜华兹和李佛薛伯主演，也是第三次拍成电影。
For instance, you might well commit an error in judgement if you went by appearance only with people like Edward Hyde Burton, the character created by Maugham.
比如说吧，要是你凭外表去判断诸如毛姆笔下的爱德华·海德·伯顿这样的人，你就错了。
The British writer W. S. Maugham was one of the few British writers who suited both refined and popular tastes and enjoyed a wide readers of different circles.
毛姆是迄今为止英国小说界难得的几个雅俗共赏、深得各阶层广大读者欢迎的作家之一。
The famous British novelist Somerset Maugham once said, to acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
英国著名小说家毛姆说过：“养成阅读的习惯等于为你自己筑起一个避难所，几乎可以避免生命中所有的灾难。”
This thesis tries to analyze the story from the point of view of Maugham s gentlemanship complex, Foucault s discourse theory and the polite principle of pragmatics.
文章以“共进午餐”为切入点，从毛姆的绅士情结、福柯的话语权力理论和语用学的礼貌原则三个角度对《午餐》进行解读。
With its humorous language and wonderful characterization, this book won the author the Somerset Maugham Award in 1961 and established his fame as "a portrayer of street life".
该作品语言机智幽默、描述生动真实，曾荣获1961年的毛姆文学奖，并为奈保尔带来了“街头生活作家”的声誉。
When Somerset Maugham decided to quit writing, he thought to himself, "Thank God, I can watch a sunset without having to think how to describe it. I meant never to write another book."
当毛姆决定封笔，他对自己说：“老天，这下我可以欣赏日落，而不必去想该怎样来描写了。”我的意思是说，不再写书了。
Jeffrey Meyers, Maugham's latest biographer, counts 48 Maugham-based movies, and that's not including made-for-TV movies or foreign films, in which case the total runs into the hundreds.
最新一本毛姆传记的作者杰弗里·迈尔斯计算，有48部电影改编自毛姆的作品，这还不包括为电视拍的电影和外国片，若全部算进去，总计几百部。
It is not true suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering, for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive. (William Somerset Maugham, British novelist).
说苦难能使人格得到升华，这是不确切的；幸福有时倒能做到这一点，而苦难常会使人心胸狭窄，产生复仇的心理。英国小说家。
It is not true suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering, for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive. (William Somerset Maugham, British novelist).
说苦难能使人格得到升华，这是不确切的；幸福有时倒能做到这一点，而苦难常会使人心胸狭窄，产生复仇的心理。英国小说家。
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