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英倫翻譯社轉自

http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/forum/20160407/37150157/StairwaytoHeaven

Suitably named the Stairway to Heaven, the Haiku Stairs rises up along the ridges of Oahu's Ko'olau Mountain Range. Made up of nearly 4,000 steps, the stairs lead to the Haiku Valley. The American military used the valley's bowl shape as a means of broadcasting long-wave radio frequencies to ships in the 1940s and 1950s. Even when the trail and the station were closed to the public in 1987, people continued to climb up, and the legend of the trail kept growing.

天堂之梯的稱號名符其實，這座海庫階梯沿著歐胡島上科歐勞山脈的山脊向上爬升。該階梯由將近四千級的台階組成，通往海庫山谷。在四○年代和五○年代，美軍利用這個山谷的碗狀地形作為將長波無線電頻率傳播至船隻的方式。19 87年該小徑與美國海軍基地不再對外開放時，人們甚至還繼續爬上來，而關於這條小徑的傳說也持續發展著。

英倫翻譯社轉自

http://www.dailyenglishquote.com/2016/04/jim-henson/

“Life’s like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.”

– Jim Henson, Puppeteer

「人生如同電影，寫自己的結局，持續相信，繼續演出。」– 吉姆·亨森 (布偶製作人)

吉姆·亨森 (1936-1990) 是美國布偶劇《大青蛙劇場》(The Muppet Show) 的製作人，也為《芝麻街》節目設計布偶角色，名列「好萊塢星光大道」及「迪士尼傳奇」以表彰其對影視的貢獻。

英倫翻譯社轉自

http://www.dailyenglishquote.com/2016/03/nancy-reagan/

“I am a big believer that eventually everything comes back to you. You get back what you give out.”

– Nancy Reagan, Former First Lady of the U.S.

「我非常相信一切最終都會回到你身上，你回收你所付出的。」– 南茜·雷根 (前美國第一夫人)

南茜·雷根 (1921-2016) 是美國第 40 任總統隆納·雷根的夫人，她與先生一樣是演員出身，是雷根重要的幫手、顧問與保護者，進入白宮後全力推動反毒品運動、並支持幹細胞研究。

英倫翻譯社轉自

http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/forum/20160331/37137819/THEPORTRAITOFAPAINTER

Vincent van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853. His large family was very religious, and when he was young, Vincent hoped to be a priest. As he grew older, he often became very emotional and found it difficult to make friends. He worked briefly in a bookstore, sold art for a while, but the result was always the same—his friends, neighbors, and coworkers thought he was crazy.

文森•梵谷在 1853 年於荷蘭出生。他的大家庭對宗教十分虔誠，而梵谷年輕時也曾希望能當教士。當他年紀變大後，他常常變得很感情用事且覺得很難交朋友。他曾短暫地在書店工作過，也賣了藝術品一陣子，但是結果總是一樣 —— 他的朋友、鄰居和同事都覺得他瘋了。 

英倫翻譯社轉自

http://www.dailyenglishquote.com/2016/03/george-sheehan/

“Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing.”

– George Sheehan, Athlete

「快樂跟滿足不同，快樂是有關奮鬥、忍耐和完成。」– 喬治·席翰 (運動員)

喬治·席翰 (1918-1993) 是美國心臟科醫師、慢跑運動員，出版了 8 本暢銷書，被奉為運動界重要的哲學家，他被診斷出攝護腺癌後繼續慢跑及寫作，Going the Distance 在他去世後不久出版。