“I endeavor to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot be mended and patient when there be no redress.”
— Elizabeth Montagu, Social Reformer
「我努力在不愉悦时有智慧,不快乐时心情平静,对不能修复的事感到满足,对不能纠正的事持有耐心。」– 伊莉莎白·蒙塔古 (社会改革者)
endeavor (v.) 努力,力图。例:He endeavors to make his dream a reality. (他努力让梦想成真。) easy (adj.) 不担心的,放松的。mend (v.) 修补 (破洞)。例:Do you know how to mend your own clothes? (你知道怎么修补衣服吗?) redress (n.) 矫正,补偿。例:The company filed a lawsuit to seek redress for copyright infringement. (那家公司以版权被侵犯提告要求赔偿。)
伊莉莎白‧蒙塔古 (1718-1800) 是英国社会改革者、作家及文学评论家,建立促进女性教育的「蓝袜社会」。她与英国富贾爱德华‧蒙塔古结婚后,成为当时最富有的女性之一,且致力帮助穷人及文学的推广。