「英汉对照」英语谚语与名人名言集锦：Social Development

【英汉对照】英语谚语与名人名言集锦：Social Development

Sticking to established practice cannot lead to creativity, nor can it help people out of difficult positions.

——George Wellman, American writer

墨守成规不可能产生创新力，也无法使人脱离困境。

——美国作家 乔治·韦尔曼

Most of the brilliant achievements of China in the past 20 years and Haier over the past ten years are not tangible. Instead, they are something intangible--the complete reform on concepts and the mode of thinking.

——Zhang Ruimin, CEO of the Haier Group

中国20年的辉煌，海尔十几年的成就，主要不在于有形的东西，而恰恰在于无形的东西，这就是观念、思维方式的全新的变革。

——中国海尔集团首席执行官 张瑞敏

To innovate is to take risks. However, it does not mean there will not be any risks if we do not innovate. On the contrary, without innovation, we are in greater danger and sure to die. What differs us from other enterprises is our culture, which makes all of us realize that we must overcome ourselves to innovate and without innovation there will be no place for us to set foot on.

——Zhang Ruimin, CEO of the Haier Group

创新也有风险，但并不是说不创新就没有风险，不创新风险会更大，等待只有死路一条。这就是我认为我们和其他企业不一样的地方。我们有一种文化氛围，使所有人认识到必须战胜自我去创新，如果不创新就没有立足之地。

——中国海尔集团首席执行官 张瑞敏

The world can be changed by man's endeavor, and that this endeavor can lead to something new and better .No man can sever the bonds that unite him to his society simply by averting his eyes . He must ever be receptive and sensitive to the new ; and have sufficient courage and skill to novel facts and to deal with them.

——Franklin Roosevelt, American President

人经过努力可以改变世界，这种努力可以使人类达到新的、更美好的境界。没有人仅凭闭目、不看社会现实就能割断自己与社会的联系。他必须敏感，随时准备接受新鲜事物；他必须有勇气与能力去面对新的事实，解决新问题。

——美国总统 罗斯福

The world has changed,and we must change with it.

——Barack Hussein Obama Jr.

世界已经变了,我们必须同时改变。

——美国总统 奥巴马

This union may never be perfect, but generation after generation has shown that it can always be perfected.

——Barack Hussein Obama Jr.

我们的国家也许从来就无法完美,但一代又一代人显示美国的国家可以不断被改善。

——美国总统 奥巴马

As there is progress, which is partly advances in technology, in a certain sense the world gets richer. That is, the things we do that use a lot of resources and time can be done more efficiently.

——Bill Gates

我们正在进步，特别是技术进步，世界也越来越富有，这就意味着从前我们用很多时间和资源做到的事，在今后可以更高效地完成。

——美国微软公司主席及首席软件设计师 比尔·盖茨

Without reform, one is unlikety to be powerful. Without enthusiasm,one cannot be entrusted with important post. Without ambition, one cannot fully display his talent even if he is excellent, Without a long-term aim, one cannot do well from start to finish no matter how outstanding he is.

——Xie Juezai

非有变通之路，不足与言强；非有慷慨之气，不足以任强；非有励精之图，虽强难尽其用；非有持久之志，即强难保其终。

——中国无产阶级革命家 谢觉哉

Due to the restraints of traditional system, Chinese people lack enterprising and rebellious spirit.

——Yang Zhenning

中国传统的制度对个人的约束使得中国人缺少大胆进取的精神，缺少反抗的动力。

——物理学家 杨振宁

节选自《大学英语新概念阅读教程》（第四册）（主编 李华田，武汉大学出版社，2012年6月）