每天学点英语31

If everything is going well, then it's not life at all.

如果事事都如意，那就不叫生活了

You must enjoy your own company. The  upside: You don't have to twist yourself to conform or please others.

你必须很喜欢和自己作伴。好处是：你不必为了顺从别人或讨好别人而扭曲自己。

——费里尼

upside好处

twist扭曲

conform or please others

顺从别人或讨好别人

A little boy asked his mother what is homosexuality. Then the mother explained that men and women are like the poles of a magnet. Most of them are opposites attracting, but some fall in love with the same polarity. So they need to overcome a lot of resistance to embrace each other.

有个小孩子问妈妈什么是同性恋。妈妈解释说, 男女好像磁铁的两极, 大多数是异性相吸, 但是有的同极性的相爱了。他们需要克服很大的阻力，才能拥抱在一起。