Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.

Men, all this stuff you've heard about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung. Americans, traditionally, love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble shooter, the faste

Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, and Distinguished Members of the Congress:

I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride -- humility in the weight of those great American architects of our history who have stood here before me; pride in the reflection that this home of legislative debate represents human liberty in the purest form yet devised. Here are centered the hopes and aspirations and faith of the entire human race. I do not sta

swimming 游泳

swimming pool 游泳池

changing room 更衣室

shower 淋浴

diving platform 跳台

ten-meter platform 10米跳台

five-meter platform 5米跳台

three-meter springboard 3米跳板

one-meter springboard 1米跳板

diving pool 跳水池

non-swimmer's pool 浅水池

swimmer's pool 深水池

starting block 出发台

starting dive 出发起跳

rope with cork floats 水线

let it go,
let it roll right off your shoulder
don’t you know
the hardest part is over
let it in,
let your clarity define you
in the end
we will only just remember how it feels

our lives are made
in these small hours
these little wonders,
these twists & turns of fate
time falls away,
in these small hours,
these small hours still remain

let it slide,
let your troubles fall behind you

1. spook【非正式用语】 鬼；幽灵
        spooky使人恐惧的；引人害怕的；使人想到鬼的；毛骨悚然的
2. make sense有道理，有意义（口语中非常常用）
        make no sense没有道理，没有意义
        What you said doesn’t make sense.
        ＝What you said makes no sense.你说的话没有意义
3. Care about one’s schooling关

Red: Let me tell you something my friend: Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.
瑞德：听我说，朋友，希望是件危险的事。希望能叫人发疯。

Red narrating: These walls are kind of funny like that. First you hate’em, th
en you get used to’em. Enough time passes, gets so you depend on them.
瑞德话外音：这些高墙还真是有点意思。一开始你恨它，然后你对它就习惯了。等相当的 时间过去后，你还会依赖它。

Red narrating: I have no idea to thi

aid=assist（帮助，援助）           

President Bok, former President Rudenstine, incoming President Faust, members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers, members of the faculty, parents, and especially, the graduates:

I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this: “Dad, I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.”

I want to thank Harvard for this timely honor. I’ll be changing my job next year… and it will be nice to finally have a college degree on my

1. Steve Jobs said: “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

Innovation has no limits. The only limit is your imagination. It’s time for you to begin thinking out of the box. If you are involved in a growing industry, think of ways to become more efficient; more customer friendly; and easier to do business with. If you are involved in a shrinking industry – get out of it quick and change before you become obsole

I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories.

The first story is about connecting the dots.

I dropped out of Reed College after the first