An act that is, as Samuel Johnson wrote, the triumph of hope over experience.

正如塞缪尔·约翰逊所写，这行为是希望战胜了经验。

In 1755 British writer Samuel Johnson published an acerbic letter to Lord Chesterfield rebuffing his patron for neglecting and declining support.

1755年，英国作家塞缪尔·约翰逊发表了一封致切斯特菲尔德勋爵的讽刺信，斥责其赞助人忽视并且拒绝支持他。

In 1755 British writer Samuel Johnson published an acerbic letter to Lord Chesterfield rebuking his patron for neglect and declining further support.

1755年，英国作家塞缪尔·约翰逊发表了一封给切斯特菲尔德勋爵的尖刻的信，谴责他的赞助人的忽视和拒绝进一步的支持。

As that great commentator on human affairs, Dr. Samuel Johnson, once remarked, "Men have been wise in very different modes; but they have always laughed in the same way."

正如人类事务的伟大评论家塞缪尔·约翰逊博士曾经说过的那样：“人类智慧的展现方式各不相同,但笑的方式是相同的。”

Samuel Johnson regarded a dictionary as a watch.

塞缪尔·约翰逊把词典看作钟表。

Ambition like a torrent never looks back. — Samuel Johnson.

雄心壮志就像洪流，从不后退。——塞缪尔·约翰森。

"Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd" (Samuel Johnson).

“不幸的人们被悲伤困扰” （塞缪尔·约翰逊）。

"Tom Birch is as brisk as a bee in conversation" (Samuel Johnson).

“汤姆·布切在会话中象蜜蜂一样轻快”(塞缪尔·约翰逊)。

"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life" (Samuel Johnson).

“当一个人厌倦了伦敦的时候，他也厌倦了生活”(萨缪尔·约翰逊)。

It is not your trade to make tables---Samuel Johnson, English lexiocographer.

因为你的工作不是做桌子---萨缪尔。约翰逊，英国辞典编纂家。

Aristotle called courage the first virtue, and Samuel Johnson called it the greatest.

亚里斯多德曾把勇气称为第一种美德，塞缪尔·约翰逊则称之为最伟大的德行。

In 1746 Samuel Johnson wrote out a plan for how he was going to produce his dictionary.

1746年，塞缪尔·约翰逊撰写了一份字典编制计划。

A man should keep his friendship in constant repair. -samuel Johnson, British writer.

只有经常“浇灌”，友谊方能天长地久。—塞缪尔·约翰逊，英国作家。

"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life," Samuel Johnson said 80 years later.

“如果人厌倦了伦敦，他一定是厌倦了生活。”80年后，萨缪尔·约翰逊如是说。

Samuel Johnson expressed the negative in flattery with definitions included in his dictionary such as.

塞缪尔·约翰逊在词典中对flattery的定义就传达了这种负面含义。

It is a man's own fault, it is from want of use, if His mind grows torpid in old age Samuel Johnson.

一个人老的时候如果因为很少使用头脑而使它变得麻木，那是他自己的过错(萨缪尔·约翰逊)。

Terry Breverton selects some of literature's most memorable farewells, from Samuel Johnson to James Joyce.

Terry Breverton精选出十个文学史上最令人难以忘怀的告别，从塞缪尔·约翰逊(Samuel Johnson)到詹姆斯·乔伊斯(James Joyce)且一一道来。

The first major dictionary compiled by Samuel Johnson drew on Shakespeare more than any other writer.

塞缪尔•约翰逊编纂的《英语大辞典》中引用莎翁的句子，比其他作家都多。

Samuel Johnson once said that nothing concentrates the mind as much as the prospect of ones own destruction.

萨缪尔·约翰逊曾说过，没有什么能像预见到自己的毁灭一样让人精神集中。

"Human life is everywhere a state in which much is to be endured and little to be enjoyed" (Samuel Johnson).

“无论在何处，人类生活总是忍受的苦难多，享受的欢乐少”(塞缪尔·约翰逊)。

Samuel Johnson the famous dictionary maker was also into poetry and within a much longer poem included these lines.

与许多大学问家一样，著名的词典编纂者塞缪尔·约翰逊不仅对诗词韵文很着迷，而且还热衷于诗歌创作。

The Samuel Johnson prize-winning historian Antony Beevor believes the Society of Authors is "absolutely right".

萨谬埃尔·约翰逊奖得主历史学家安东尼·比甫(Antony Be evor)认为，英国作家协会完全正确。

Hope is itself a species of happiness, and perhaps the chief happiness which this world affords. — Samuel Johnson.

希望本身就是一种幸福，而且或许是世间最重要的幸福。——塞缪尔·约翰逊。

In 1896, Dr. Samuel Johnson, a vet, offered his apple orchard to a bereaved friend as the burial place for his dog.

在1896年，塞缪尔·约翰逊兽医医生把它的苹果园给一位失去宠物的朋友作为埋葬他的小狗的墓地。

Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords. — Samuel Johnson.

希望本身是一种快乐，而且也许是世上最主要的快乐。- - - - - -约翰逊。

“Life is not long,” Samuel Johnson said, “and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.”

“生命并不长，”Samuel Johnson说道，“切不可花费太多时间思考它应该如何度过。”

If a man does not make new acquaintance as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. — Samuel Johnson.

如果一个人在一生中不结交新朋友，他很快就会发现自己很孤独。——塞缪尔·约翰逊。

Mr. Crystal points out that plural such as “informations” were once regarded as correct and were used by Samuel Johnson.

克里斯特尔指出，“informations”等复数形式曾被认为是正确的，赛缪尔? 约翰逊(Samuel Johnson)就曾经这么用过。

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. — Samuel Johnson.

一类是我们自己有一个主题，另一类是我们知道上哪儿找到信息。——塞缪尔·约翰逊。