“The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.”
— Thomas Edison, Inventor
「为达成任何有意义的事,需要三个关键条件,第一是努力,第二是坚持,第三是常理判断。」– 汤玛斯‧爱迪生 (发明家)
stick-to-itiveness 固执,坚持不懈。例:You’ve got to have reasonable goals and the stick-to-itiveness to get there (你得要有合理的目标并坚持到达那里。) common sense 以常理判断的能力。例:Please use your common sense. (请用你的常识判断。)