Happiness starts with one word, one joke, one text, one phone call, one song, one hug, one kiss and stops in one mistake.

幸福的起点或许是一个字，一句玩笑，一条短信，一通电话，一首歌曲，一个拥抱，一个亲吻……但幸福的终点往往只是一个错误。

Martin Frohm: What would you say if man walked in here with no shirt, and I hired him? What would you say?
马丁：如果我雇佣了一个没有穿着衬衫走进来的人，你会怎么说?
Chris Gardner: He must have had on some really nice pants.
克里斯·加德纳：他一定穿了一条很帅的裤子。
（《当幸福来敲门》，克里斯面试时马丁的最后一问。）

I have to remind myself that some birds don’t mean to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up. DOES rejoice. Still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they’re gone. I guess I just miss my friend.

有些鸟儿是关不住的, 因为他们的每一片羽毛都沾着自由的光辉.当它们飞走的时候，你心底里知道把他们关起来是一种罪恶，你会因此而振奋。不过，他们一走,你住的地方也就更加灰暗空虚。我觉得我真是怀念我的朋友。

No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they’re pretty, even if they aren’t.我小的时候从来没有人说我长得漂亮，我们应该告诉所有的小女孩她们长得漂亮，即使她们并不漂亮。——Marilyn Monroe（玛丽莲•梦露）

These walls are kind of funny like that. First you hate them, then you get used to them. Enough time passed, get so you depend on them. That’s institutionalized.

这些墙很有趣。刚入狱的时候,你痛恨周围的高墙;慢慢地,你习惯了生活在其中;最终你会发现自己不得不依靠它而生存。这就叫体制化。

International Woman’s Day celebrates the collective power of women past, present and future. The first IWD was held on 19 March 1911 in Germany, Austria, Denmark and further European countries.

国际妇女节庆祝的是女人们过去、现在以及未来的共同力量。第一次国际妇女节于1911年3月19日在德国，奥地利，丹麦和其他一些欧洲国家举行。

Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get. 妈妈说生活就像一盒巧克力，你永远都不知道你会得到什么。《阿甘正传》1994

The real measure of our wealth is how much we’d be worth if we lost all our money. 真正衡量我们财富的方法，是在我们一分钱都没有的时候，我们还值多少。

I am going to have a test. Knock on wood.
我等一下有考试，老天保佑。

在美国人的习惯里，敲木头代表祈求好运。有些人在讲这个俚语的时候，还会用手敲敲头，很有意思。总之在你讲一些你自认是很幸运，或是需要幸运的事情时，你就可以说 knock on wood。例如你说“我差一点就被一辆车给撞到，真是好险”，就是“I almost got hit by a car. Knock on wood.”

英文单词新解：从正面看，是伟大的神God；从反面看，是卑鄙小人dog。其实，人们所犯的罪恶evil，反过来，正是为了活着live。就算是Believe中间还是有个lie，就算是Friend最后还是免不了end，就算是Lover最后还是会over，就算是Forget也得先get才行，就算有Wife心里也夹杂着if。