“For me, survival is the ability to cope with difficulties, with circumstances, and to overcome them.”
— Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa
「对我而言,生存是处理困难、环境,并克服它们的能力。」– 纳尔逊‧曼德拉 (前南非总统)
survival (n.) 生存,存活。例:Nothing will guarantee your survival once you leave this building. (你一旦离开这建物,没有东西能保证你的存活。) cope (v.) 对付,应付。例:She finds it difficult to cope with her husband’s mother. (她发现与丈母娘很难相处。)
纳尔逊‧曼德拉 (1918-2013) 为南非第一位全民公投选上的总统,年轻时身为反对党武装组织的领袖,因反抗种族隔离而被捕入狱 27 年,他在 71 岁获释后领导多党协商,达成多元族群的民主共识,并在 1993 年获得诺贝尔和平奖。