rose
n. /roʊz/ A1
玫瑰
A sweet-smelling flower, often red, pink or white, that grows on a bush with thorns.
卡罗尔原著 · 第 1 章
“Would you tell me,” said Alice, a little timidly, “why you are painting those roses?”
“请问,”爱丽丝有点胆怯地说,“你们为什么要给那些玫瑰刷漆呢?”
原著这一句
“I see!” said the Queen, who had meanwhile been examining the roses.
“我明白了!”王后说道,这期间她一直在查看那些玫瑰。
卡罗尔原著 · 第 8 章
巴菲特芒格原话
Even though a reinsurer may have a tightly focused and rational compensation system, it cannot count on every year coming up roses.再保险公司的薪酬制度哪怕再聚焦、再理性,也不能指望年年都开出玫瑰(一帆风顺)。
Warren Buffett · 1999