Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. Without the one percent of inspiration, all the perspiration in the world is only a bucket of sweat.
天才,靠得是百分之一的天赋和百分子九十九的努力
是这个吧。“天才是百分之一的灵感加上百分之九十九的汗水,当然,没有那百分之一的灵感,世界上所有的汗水加在一起也只不过是汗水而已!”("The talent is 1% inspiration adds on 99% sweat, certainly, does nothave that 1% inspiration, in the world all sweat to put or bring together also only is the sweat!.")
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
关于这个问题我在GOOGLE里搜了一下,其中有一条评论是这样的:
一开头便是这么写的:
Inspiration and Perspiration
By Cindi Myers
Thomas Edison said, "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."
Without the one percent of inspiration, all the perspiration in the world is only a bucket of sweat....
这后一段话翻译过来,跟原文所讲的那段加长版的名言非常贴切,想必应是原文理论之根据了。然而谁都不可能忽略的是:“没有1%的灵感,所有的汗水……”这句话并不在爱迪生名言的引号之内!
注意上面的标题
Inspiration and Perspiration
By Cindi Myers
已明确指出此文是Cindi Myers所写的一篇议论文。所以引号外的话不过是Cindi Myers的一句评价罢了。
我想至此,考究结束,出处应该就是这里了。原文作者一开始便站在了错误的论据上。不过,在我看来,论点却是好的……
英文原话:Thomas Edison said, "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."
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