LAUREN: you think to yourself, How would a 20-year-old know what's right for herself in the future?
Lauren:你扪心自省,一个20岁的人,怎么能够判定这将来对她而言就是正确的?
Because the old know they are closer to death, she argues, they grow better at living for the present. They come to focus on things that matter now-such as feelings-and less on long-term goals.
她认为,年老者知道自己正接近死亡,他们会更好的度过今朝,关注即刻感受,而不是长期目标。
You know the place where the old ford used to be, in by-gone days before they built the bridge?
你知道以前的老渡口吗?他们以前在那儿建桥。
I know not what the younger dreams—some vague Utopia—and she seems, when withered old and skeleton-gaunt, an image of such politics.
我不知道年轻一代的梦想是什么——某种模糊的乌托邦——而当她憔悴衰老、骨瘦如柴时,她似乎就是这种政治的化身。
Most people are familiar with bungee jumping, but do you know bungee jumping started on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu and is almost fifteen centuries old?
大多数人对蹦极都很熟悉,但是你知道吗?蹦极起源于瓦努阿图的Pentecost岛,已经有1500年的历史了。
If we know around how old the Basin is, I'm not sure that's reason enough to go to the Moon again.
如果我们知道盆地的年龄,我不确定这是否足以成为再次登月的理由。
You know, in all those old films, there are always someone gets so outraged with his boss.
你知道,在所有老电影里,总有人对他的老板满怀愤慨。
Of course, but you know what it is like being a mother of a 13-year-old boy.
当然,但你知道作为一个13岁男孩的母亲是什么感觉。
Barbara had long been anxious to know something about the old uncle and why he lived apart from everybody.
芭尔蓓一直渴望了解这位老大叔的事情,以及他为什么不和大家住在一起。
I'm sure you all know how important recycling is. Recycling is when you take old things and turn them into new things.
我相信你们都知道回收利用的重要性。回收利用是指回收旧物品,并且把它们变旧为新。
我知道老乔单独生活。
Do you know the old lady in blue?
你认识那位穿蓝色衣服的老妇人吗?
She told him he was old enough to know well what to do, and what not to do.
她告诉他,他已经长大了,知道什么该做,什么不该做。
I know he is already 30 years old.
我知道他已经30岁了。
When all the soldiers worried about what to do next, suddenly, the prime minister Guan Zhong said, "Old horses are clever animals who may know the way back home."
当所有的士兵都在担心下一步该怎么办的时候,宰相管仲突然说:“老马是聪明的动物,可能知道回家的路。”
When her classmates got to know this, they all began to sell their old toys, clothes and books to collect money too.
当她的同学们知道后,他们都开始卖掉旧玩具、衣服和书来筹钱。
From the story we know the owner of the hotel wanted to steal the old man's bag when he slept.
从这个故事中我们了解到旅馆的主人想趁老人睡觉的时候偷他的包。
When they talked about people's life in the country, the old man became angry and said, "do you know why I'm so poor? It's because of our king! He has done nothing for us."
当他们谈到这个国家人民的生活时,老人生气地说:“你知道我为什么这么穷吗?这是因为我们的国王!他没有为我们做任何事。”
You know, new clothes are best, and so are old acquaintances. I think, you'd better go back.
衣不如新,人不如旧,依我看来,你还是回去好些。
I don't know just exactly how old his child is, but certainly not older than twenty.
他的孩子究竟多大我不清楚,反正不超过20岁。
But there is one place where they know that old thinking patterns are being challenged: at their church.
但有一个地方,他们知道,在那儿旧的思维模式会受到挑战——他们的教堂。
In 1980, I was 10 years old and I know it's a very odd movie to be watching at that age, but I had a very cool mother who let me watch what I wanted.
1980年,我10岁。我知道,对一个10岁的孩子来说,看这样一部电影似乎有些不合常理,但我有一位很酷的母亲,她允许我看任何我想看的东西。
Americans all know the old proverb, "Waste not, want not." This means if you use what you have carefully, you will never lack anything.
美国人都知道一句古老的谚语:“俭以防匮”。意思是说,如对使用自己的东西精打细算,就什么也不会缺。
You know that old saw about a plane flying from California to Hawaii being off course 99% of the time-but constantly correcting?
你知道吗,那些老人认为从加利福尼亚飞往夏威夷的飞机坠落的几率为99%——但是他们是对的吗?
WE all know that old saw that nothing in life is certain except death and taxes.
我们都知道那句名言,生命中什么都不是确定的,除了死亡和纳税。
They have decades of industry experience or university tenure, are old enough to know their own minds and are unlikely to be seduced by a few free meals.
他们有着数十载的从业或从教经验,在他们的年纪,已对自己有了足够的了解,而不至于为几顿免费饭菜所诱惑。
You say you don't want to Sue anyone (which is smart), but your old boss doesn't know that, does he?
你说过不想起诉任何人(这种想法是明智的),可你的前老板并不知道这一点,对不对?
Our family physician was a kind but gruff old bird, and I didn't know what to think about him.
我们的家庭医生是一位有着粗哑嗓音的老男人,我真说不清楚他在我心中是个什么样的人。
Our family physician was a kind but gruff old bird, and I didn't know what to think about him.
我们的家庭医生是一位有着粗哑嗓音的老男人,我真说不清楚他在我心中是个什么样的人。
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