懷孕後，妳的身體會起變化，它有個歷程，我喜歡體驗整個歷程的演變。

──凱特布蘭琪

When you've had children, your body changes; there's history to it. I like the evolution of that history.

女星凱特布蘭琪（Cate Blanchett）解釋她不願動刀整形的原因。



跟他相處時間如此短暫，我們心都碎了。

──約翰屈伏塔

We are heartbroken that our time with him was so brief.

影星約翰屈伏塔（John Travolta）元月二日痛失16歲愛子後所說 。



歹年冬，大家往往會刪減奢華支出，像出去大吃、買珠寶和美容整形。──朴鉉

In hard times, people always cut back on luxuries like eating out, jewelry and plastic surgery.

南韓整形醫師朴鉉（Park Hyun）說，景氣寒冬，連美容整形的人都少很多。



我想引述電影《現代啟示錄》中基高爾上校的話：「上尉，戰爭總有結束的一天」，同樣的，有朝一日經濟衰退也會結束。

──倫敦市長強森

I want to quote Colonel Kilgore in "Apocalypse Now" when he says 'Some day captain, this war is going to end', and some day, this recession is going to end.

面對經濟衰退，倫敦市長強森（Boris Johnson）在新年談話中援引影片《現代啟示錄》的對白為民眾打氣。



不用再穿西裝打領帶上床。──羅姆尼

Stop wearing a suit and tie to bed.

被問到新年有什麼新希望，這次角逐美國總統失利的共和黨前麻州州長羅姆尼（Mitt Romney）對辛苦的選戰顯然餘悸猶存。



有朝一日，當史提夫（賈伯斯）想退休或因其他種種原因無法繼續履行蘋果電腦執行長職務時，一定會讓各位知道。──蘋果電腦公司

If there ever comes a day when Steve wants to retire or for other reasons cannot continue to fulfill his duties as Apple's CEO, you will know it.

蘋果電腦（Apple）發表聲明，澄清蘋果執行長賈伯斯（Steve Jobs）健康有問題的傳言。



國內外都寄以厚望，幾乎不下於歐巴馬勝選的規模。──索布罕

There are high expectations, both inside and outside the country, almost on the scale of the Obama victory.

孟加拉7年來第一次大選，人民聯盟黨（Awami League party）獲得壓倒性勝利後，前外長索布罕（Farooq Sobhan）指民心思變 。