Symbols of Halloween Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. Witches flying on broomsticks with ghosts, goblins and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween. Bats, owls and other nocturnal animals are also popular symbols of Halloween. They were originally feared because people believed that these creatures could communicate with the spirits of the dead. Black cats are also symbols of Halloween and have religious origins as well. Black cats were considered to be reincarnated beings with the ability to divine the future. During the Middle Ages it was believed that witches could turn themselves into black cats. Thus when such a cat was seen, it was considered to be a witch in disguise. All these are popular trick-or-treat costumes and decorations for greeting cards and windows. Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color.
gentlemen agreement 君子協定
I'm trying to make ends meet 我盡力要使收支平衡
prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. 富貴結朋友, 患難見真情
if you wish to be the best man, you must suffer thebitterest of the bitter. 吃得苦中苦, 方為人上人
it is better to fight for good than to fail at the ill. 寧為善而斗, 毋屈服于惡
he who has hope has everything. 懷有希望者, 便擁有一切
self-trust is the first secret of success. 自信心是成功的首要關鍵
the secret of success is constancy of purpose. 成功的秘絕在于目標堅定有恒
success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties. 成功源于努力去克服困難
experience is the extract of suffering. 經驗是受苦的結晶
故上兵伐謀，其次伐交，其次伐兵，其下攻城。
a heart of steel. 鐵石心腸
to be guided by destiny. 聽天由命
pride goes before a fall 驕者必敗 .
the supreme art of war is to subdue the enemywithout weapon 不戰而屈人之兵
what is bugging you 什么事使你心煩
sworn brother 干兄弟, 盟兄弟
it’s dying art 這是已失傳的手藝
Thus the highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy's plans;the next best is to prevent the junction of the enemy's forces;the next in order is to attack the All things in their being are good for something. 天生我才必有用。
Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people. 困難坎坷是人們的生活教科書。
Failure is the mother of success. -- Thomas Paine 失敗乃成功之母。
For man is man and master of his fate. 人就是人，是自己命運的主人。
The unexamined life is not worth living. -- Socrates 混混噩噩的生活不值得過。 -- 蘇格拉底
None is of freedom or of life deserving unless he daily conquers it anew. -- Erasmus
只有每天再度戰勝生活并奪取自由的人，才配享受生活的自由。
Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity. So let us seize it, not in fear, but in gladness. -- R.M. Nixon
命運給予我們的不是失望之酒，而是機會之杯。因此，讓我們毫無畏懼，滿心愉悅地把握命運。(尼克松)
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. -- John Ruskin 生活沒有目標，猶如航海沒有羅盤。-- 羅斯金
What makes life dreary is the want of motive. -- George Eliot 沒有了目的，生活便郁悶無光。 -- 喬治 · 埃略特
Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored. -- Lincoln
卓越的天才不屑走旁人走過的路。他尋找迄今未開拓的地區。
There is no such thing as a great talent without great will - power. -- Balzac
沒有偉大的意志力，便沒有雄才大略。 -- 巴爾扎克
The good seaman is known in bad weather. 驚濤駭浪，方顯英雄本色。
Fear not that the life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning. --J.H. Newman
不要害怕你的生活將要結束，應該擔心你的生活永遠不會真正開始。 -- 紐曼
Gods determine what you're going to be. -- Julius Erving 人生的奮斗目標決定你將成為怎樣的人。 -- 歐文
An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding. -- Robert Louis Stevenson
生活的目標，是唯一值得尋找的財富。-- 史蒂文森
While there is life there is hope. 一息若存，希望不滅。 -- 英國諺語