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Expectation is…

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IMAGE: Expectation is better than realization. / There is a great difference between the fame and the reality. [The reality falls far short of the fame.] / The reality (always) falls short of the fame. [The reality often belies the fame.]

Expectation is better than realization. / There is a great difference between the fame and the reality. [The reality falls far short of the fame.] / The reality (always) falls short of the fame. [The reality often belies the fame.] More »

名物にうまい物…

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IMAGE: Expectation is better than realization. / There is a great difference between the fame and the reality. [The reality falls far short of the fame.] / The reality (always) falls short of the fame. [The reality often belies the fame.]

名物にうまい物無し(めいぶつにうまいものなし)。（日本の諺） / 聞くと見るとは大違い。［見ると聞くとは大違い。］ / 実現したときより、期待しているときがまし。 / 実物は名に聞くほどではない。［現実は名声と一致しないことが多い。］ More »

曾祖母が祖母に語り…

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IMAGE: My great-grandmama told my grandmama ... and my grandmama told my mama what they both lived through and my mama told me what they all lived through and we suppose to pass it down like that from generation to generation so we'd never forget.

……曾祖母が祖母に語り伝えて、二人の生きた時代を祖母が母に語り伝えて、三人の生きた時代を母が私に語り伝えて――そんなふうに世代から世代へ語り継いでゆくでしょう――そうやっていつまでも私たちの記憶に残るのよ。 – ゲイル・ジョーンズ (1949 – ): 『コレッジドーラ』 More »

海老で鯛を…

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IMAGE: Throw a sprat to catch a whale. / Venture a small fish to catch a great one.

海老で鯛を釣る。蝦(えび)で鯛を釣る。（日本の諺） / 鯨を捕るのに小魚を投げる。 / 大魚を釣り上げたいのなら（餌の）小魚をケチるな。 More »

本当に偉大な作家とは…

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IMAGE: The really great writers are people like Emily Brontë who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.

本当に偉大な作家とは、エミリー・ブロンテのように、部屋の中に座りながら限られた経験と限りない想像力で作品を書き上げてしまう人たちのことだ。 – ジェームズ・Ａ・ミッチェナー (1907 – 97) More »

I confess myself to…

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IMAGE: I confess myself to be a great admirer of tradition. The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward.

I confess myself to be a great admirer of tradition. The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward. – Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer-) Churchill (1874 – 1965) / (speech to the Royal College of Physicians, 2… More »

白状するが私自身…

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IMAGE: I confess myself to be a great admirer of tradition. The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward.

白状するが私自身、伝統を大いに重んじている。振り返ることのできる過去が長ければ長いほど、より遠い未来まで見通せる。 – ウィンストン・チャーチル (1874 – 1965) / (1944年3月2日、王立内科医協会に向けての演説；【訳】岡本健(おかもとけん) (1963 – )) (Richard McallによるPixabayからの画像) (Google Translateのエンジンを使用した、Sound of Textによるテキスト読み上げ) More »

May I play something…

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IMAGE: "May I play something of yours now?" I asked cheekily. Beethoven nodded with a smile. I played the first movement of the C Major Concerto. When I had ended, Beethoven seized both my hands, kissed me on the forehead and said gently: "Off with you! You're a happy fellow, for you'll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better or greater than that!"

“May I play something of yours now?” I asked cheekily. Beethoven nodded with a smile. I played the first movement of the C Major Concerto. When I had ended, Beethoven seized both my hands, kissed me on the forehead and… More »

何かあなたの曲を今…

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IMAGE: "May I play something of yours now?" I asked cheekily. Beethoven nodded with a smile. I played the first movement of the C Major Concerto. When I had ended, Beethoven seized both my hands, kissed me on the forehead and said gently: "Off with you! You're a happy fellow, for you'll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better or greater than that!"

「何かあなたの曲を今弾いてもいいですか？」と、生意気にも私は尋ねた。ベートーヴェンは笑顔でうなずいた。私はハ長調協奏曲の第一楽章を弾いた。弾き終わると、ベートーヴェンは私の両手をつかみ、額にキスをし、優しく言った。「行きなさい！　おまえは幸せな同士だ、他の多くの人々に幸せと喜びを与えるのだからね。それ以上のものはない！」 – フランツ・リスト［リスト・フェレンツ］ (1811 – 1886) / (ルートヴィヒ・ヴァン・ベートーヴェン［ベートーベン］ (1770 – 1827)との1823年の対面で) (Jolanta DyrによるPixabayからの画像) (Google Translateのエンジンを使用した、Sound of Textによるテキスト読み上げ) More »

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