life is a leaf of paper white, thereon each of us may write his word or two. ( a. lowell )生活是一张白纸，每个人都在上面写上自己的一两句话。(洛威尔)

　　on earth there is nothing at but man; in the man there is nothing at but mind. ( a. hamilton )地球上唯一伟大的是人，人身上唯一伟大的是心灵。(哈密尔顿)

　　for man is man and master of his fate. ( a. tennyson )人就是人，是自己命运的主人。(丁尼生)

　　ideas are like the stars --- we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our course by them. ( c. schurz )理想就象是星星——我们永远无法到达，但是我们象水手一样，用它们指引航程。(舒尔茨)

　　don't worry, be happy!

　　别担心，快乐点!

　　look on the bright side.

　　看光明的一面。(往好的一面看。)

　　keep your chin up. everything will be all right.

　　抬头挺胸(不要气馁)。一切会没问题的。

　　take it easy, man. its not that big of adeal.

　　放轻松，老兄。没什么大不了的。

　　heaven will always leave a door open.

　　天堂永远留一扇开着的门。(天无绝人之路。)

　　be more optimistic! its not the end of the world.

　　乐观一点!又不是世界末日。

　　laugh, and the world will laugh with you.

　　如果你笑(乐观)，世界也会陪你一块欢笑。

　　don't get down. things will work out eventually.

　　别失望，事情最后总会有办法解决的。

　　life is full of trial and error. one failure doesn't mean you're out of the picture.

　　人生充满了尝试与错误。一次失败不代表你就出局了。

　　hang in there! / stick to it! the victory will go to you in theend.

　　坚持下去，胜利最后会属于你的。