奥斯卡·王尔德(Oscar Wilde)生于1854年,卒于1900年,为剧作家、诗人、散文家,19世纪与萧伯纳齐名的英国才子。他的戏剧、诗作、小说则留给后人许多惯用语。
The only difference between a caprice and a life-long passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.
逢场作戏和终身不渝之间的区别只在于逢场作戏稍微长一些。
When one is in love, one always begins by deceiveing one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what would calls a romance.
爱,始于自我欺骗,终于欺骗他人。这就是所谓的浪漫。
——恋爱总是以自欺开始,以欺人结束。
The very essence of romance is uncertainty.
浪漫的精髓就在于它充满种种可能。
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
人是理性动物,但当他被要求按照理性的要求行动时,可又要发脾气了。
My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or other of us has to go.
墙纸越来越破,而我越来越老,两者之间总有一个要先消失。——1900年11月30日,于左岸旅店,他的遗言。
No man is rich enough to buy back his own past.
-An Ideal Husband (1895)
没有人富有到可以赎回自己的过去。
--改编自《理想的丈夫》
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
-The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)
真相很少纯粹,也决不简单。
——《不可儿嬉》
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