तुम अपनी मुश्किलों से भागने की कोशिश कर रही हो, और मुश्किलों से कभी कोई छुटकारा नहीं मिलता, कभी नहीं। उनका डटकर सामना करना ही पड़ता है और उनसे लड़ना पड़ता है।
You're trying to escape from your difficulties, and there never is any escape from difficulties, never. They have to be faced and fought.
You're trying to escape from your difficulties, and there never is any escape from difficulties, never. They have to be faced and fought.
किसी के लिए कुछ छोड़ दो, लेकिन किसी चीज़ के लिए किसी को मत छोड़ो।
Leave something for someone but dont leave someone for something.
Leave something for someone but dont leave someone for something.
दीना ने कहा, "तुम्हें पता है न बड़े लोग कैसे होते हैं? वे हमारी तरह नहीं सोचते। मुझे लगता है जब हम बड़े हो जाएंगे, तो हम भी उन्हीं की तरह सोचने लगेंगे—पर उम्मीद करें कि हमें याद रहे कि बच्चों की तरह सोचना कैसा लगता है, और हम उन लड़के-लड़कियों को समझ सकें जो बड़े हो रहे होंगे जब हम वयस्क बन चुके होंगे।"
Well, you know what grown-ups are,' said Dinah. 'They don't think the same way as we do. I expect when we grow up, we shall think like them - but let's hope we remember what it was like to think in the way children do, and understand the boys and the girls that are growing up when we're men and women.
Well, you know what grown-ups are,' said Dinah. 'They don't think the same way as we do. I expect when we grow up, we shall think like them - but let's hope we remember what it was like to think in the way children do, and understand the boys and the girls that are growing up when we're men and women.
अगर आप अपनी ज़िम्मेदारी की किसी चीज़ की देखभाल नहीं कर सकते, तो उसे अपने पास रखने का आपको कोई अधिकार नहीं है।
If you can't look after something in your care, you have no right to keep it.
If you can't look after something in your care, you have no right to keep it.
नफ़रत पाना प्यार पाने से कहीं ज़्यादा आसान होता है — और उससे छुटकारा पाना उतना ही मुश्किल।
Hatred is so much easier to win than love - and so much harder to get rid of.
Hatred is so much easier to win than love - and so much harder to get rid of.
बच्चों के लिए लिखना अपने आप में एक कला है, और बेहद दिलचस्प भी।
Writing for children is an art in itself, and a most interesting one.
Writing for children is an art in itself, and a most interesting one.
वह गुप्त द्वीप उस रात जब उन्होंने उसे पहली बार देखा था, काफी रहस्यमयी लग रहा था — लेकिन अब, जून की सुहर्मी धुंध में तैरता हुआ, वह पहले से कहीं ज़्यादा जादुई लग रहा था। जैसे-जैसे वे उसके करीब पहुँचे, और पानी के किनारे झुके हुए विलो के पेड़ों को देखा और पानी में फुदककर भागती हुई पनमुर्गियों की तीखी आवाज़ सुनी, बच्चे खुशी से देखने लगे। सिवाय पेड़ों, पक्षियों और छोटे-छोटे जंगली जानवरों के वहाँ कुछ नहीं था। ओह, कितना प्यारा गुप्त द्वीप, सिर्फ और सिर्फ उनका अपना, जिस पर वे रह सकें और खेल सकें।
The secret island had looked mysterious enough on the night they had seen it before - but now, swimming in the hot June haze, it seemed more enchanting than ever. As they drew near to it, and saw the willow trees that bent over the water-edge and heard the sharp call of moorhens that scuttled off, the children gazed in delight. Nothing but trees and birds and little wild animals. Oh, what a secret island, all for their very own, to live on and play on.
The secret island had looked mysterious enough on the night they had seen it before - but now, swimming in the hot June haze, it seemed more enchanting than ever. As they drew near to it, and saw the willow trees that bent over the water-edge and heard the sharp call of moorhens that scuttled off, the children gazed in delight. Nothing but trees and birds and little wild animals. Oh, what a secret island, all for their very own, to live on and play on.
मुझे लगता है कि लोग बड़े होने के साथ-साथ खुद अपना चेहरा बनाते हैं।
I think people make their own faces, as they grow.
I think people make their own faces, as they grow.
न जाने तुम्हें यह बात कहाँ से सूझी? मेरा मतलब है, यह विचार कि एक बार इरादा पक्का करने के बाद उसे बदलना कमज़ोरी है। यह एक गलत विचार है, जानती हो। चीज़ों के बारे में अपना इरादा ज़रूर बनाओ — लेकिन अगर कुछ ऐसा हो जाए जो यह साबित करे कि तुम गलत हो, तो फिर अपना इरादा न बदलना कमज़ोरी है, एलिज़ाबेथ। केवल सबसे मजबूत लोगों में ही अपना इरादा बदलने की हिम्मत होती है, और यह स्वीकार करने का साहस होता है, अगर उन्हें लगे कि उनके विचार गलत थे।
I wonder where you got that idea from? I mean, the idea that it's feeble to change your mind once it's made up. That's a wrong idea, you know. Make up your mind about things, by all means - but if something happens to show that you are wrong, then it is feeble not to change your mind, Elizabeth. Only the strongest people have the pluck to change their minds, and say so, if they see they have been wrong in their ideas.
I wonder where you got that idea from? I mean, the idea that it's feeble to change your mind once it's made up. That's a wrong idea, you know. Make up your mind about things, by all means - but if something happens to show that you are wrong, then it is feeble not to change your mind, Elizabeth. Only the strongest people have the pluck to change their minds, and say so, if they see they have been wrong in their ideas.
जल्दी ही वे सब चट्टानी किनारे पर बैठ गए, जो अभी भी गर्म था, और झील में सूरज को डूबते हुए देखने लगे। वह बेहद खूबसूरत शाम थी, झील कॉर्नफ्लॉवर के फूल जैसी नीली थी और आसमान पर गुलाबी बादलों के टुकड़े बिखरे हुए थे। उन्होंने एक हाथ में अपने उबले हुए अंडे और दूसरे हाथ में मक्खन लगी ब्रेड का टुकड़ा ले रखा था, और मजे से खा रहे थे। सबके अंडे डुबोने के लिए नमक की एक कटोरी रखी थी। जॉर्ज ने कहा, "पता नहीं क्यों, लेकिन पिकनिक में हम जो खाना खाते हैं, वह घर के अंदर खाए जाने वाले खाने से हमेशा कहीं ज़्यादा स्वादिष्ट लगता है।"
Soon they were all sitting on the rocky ledge, which was still warm, watching the sun go down into the lake. It was the most beautiful evening, with the lake as blue as a cornflower and the sky flecked with rosy clouds. They held their hard-boiled eggs in one hand and a piece of bread and butter in the other, munching happily. There was a dish of salt for everyone to dip their eggs into. ‘I don’t know why, but the meals we have on picnics always taste so much nicer than the ones we have indoors,’ said George.
Soon they were all sitting on the rocky ledge, which was still warm, watching the sun go down into the lake. It was the most beautiful evening, with the lake as blue as a cornflower and the sky flecked with rosy clouds. They held their hard-boiled eggs in one hand and a piece of bread and butter in the other, munching happily. There was a dish of salt for everyone to dip their eggs into. ‘I don’t know why, but the meals we have on picnics always taste so much nicer than the ones we have indoors,’ said George.
जूलियन ने कहा, "मुझे गर्मियों की छुट्टियों की शुरुआत सचमुच बहुत पसंद आती है। वे हमेशा आगे बहुत, बहुत लंबी फैली हुई प्रतीत होती हैं।" उसकी छोटी बहन ऐन ने कहा, "शुरुआत में वे इतनी अच्छी और धीरे-धीरे बीतती हैं। फिर वे सरपट भागने लगती हैं।"
I do love the beginning of the summer hols,' said Julian. They always seem to stretch out ahead for ages and ages.' 'They go so nice and slowly at first,' said Anne, his little sister. 'Then they start to gallop.
I do love the beginning of the summer hols,' said Julian. They always seem to stretch out ahead for ages and ages.' 'They go so nice and slowly at first,' said Anne, his little sister. 'Then they start to gallop.
जब आपको किसी काम के पैसे मिलते हैं, तो यह बेहतर है कि आप उसमें कुछ मिनट ज़्यादा दें, न कि कुछ मिनट कम। ईमानदारी से काम करने और बेईमानी से काम करने में यही तो एक फर्क है! समझे?
When you're paid to do a job, it's better to give a few minutes more to it, than a few minutes less. That's one of the differences between doing a job honestly and doing it dishonestly! See?
When you're paid to do a job, it's better to give a few minutes more to it, than a few minutes less. That's one of the differences between doing a job honestly and doing it dishonestly! See?
मैं छतों की खोजबीन करने में माहिर हूँ। कभी पता नहीं चलता कि इस तरह की हुनर कब काम आ जाए।
I'm good at exploring roofs. You never know when that kind of thing comes in useful.
I'm good at exploring roofs. You never know when that kind of thing comes in useful.
तुम स्वभाव से इतने ईमानदार हो कि खुद को साफ-साफ देख और परख सकते हो — और यह बहुत बड़ी बात है। बॉबी, इस ईमानदारी को कभी मत खोना — हमेशा अपने प्रति ईमानदार रहो, अच्छे हों या बुरे, अपने कामों के पीछे छिपे अपने इरादों को समझो, अपने फैसले दृढ़ता और न्याय के साथ लो — और तुम एक बेहतरीन, मजबूत शख्सियत बनोगे, जो हमारी इस उलझन भरी दुनिया में सचमुच किसी काम आ सकेगी!
You are honest enough by nature to be able to see and judge your own self clearly - and that is a great thing. Never lose that honesty, Bobby - always be honest with yourself, know your own motives for what they are, good or bad, make your own decisions firmly and justly - and you will be a fine, strong character, of some real use in this muddled world of ours!
You are honest enough by nature to be able to see and judge your own self clearly - and that is a great thing. Never lose that honesty, Bobby - always be honest with yourself, know your own motives for what they are, good or bad, make your own decisions firmly and justly - and you will be a fine, strong character, of some real use in this muddled world of ours!
बड़े-बड़ों से लड़ना बिल्कुल बेकार था। वे वही करते थे जो उन्हें पसंद होता था।
It wasn't a bit of good fighting grown-ups. They could do exactly as they liked.
It wasn't a bit of good fighting grown-ups. They could do exactly as they liked.
वयस्कों से बात करने में मुझे वास्तव में कोई खास दिलचस्पी नहीं है, हालांकि मुझे लगता है कि राज्य की लगभग हर माँ मेरा नाम और मेरी किताबें जानती है। मुझे तो उनके बच्चे पसंद हैं।
I am not really much interested in talking to adults, although I suppose practically every mother in the kingdom knows my name and my books. It's their children I love.
I am not really much interested in talking to adults, although I suppose practically every mother in the kingdom knows my name and my books. It's their children I love.
मैं ऐसी चीज़ों में विश्वास नहीं करती—परियों या भूतों या जादू-टोने जैसी किसी भी बात पर। यह सब पुरानी बातें हैं।" "अच्छा, तो फिर हम बहुत ही पुराने खयालों वाले होंगे," बेसी ने कहा। "क्योंकि हम न सिर्फ दूर-दूर वाले पेड़ (फेरावेल ट्री) पर विश्वास करते हैं और वहाँ रहने वाले अपने अजीबोगरीब दोस्तों से प्यार करते हैं, बल्कि हम उनसे मिलने भी जाते हैं—और पेड़ के ऊपर की दुनिया की सैर भी करते हैं!"
I don't believe in things like that - fairies or brownies or magic or anything. It's old-fashioned.' 'Well, we must be jolly old-fashioned then,' said Bessie. 'Because we not only believe in the Faraway Tree and love our funny friends there, but we go to see them too - and we visit the lands at the top of the Tree as well!
I don't believe in things like that - fairies or brownies or magic or anything. It's old-fashioned.' 'Well, we must be jolly old-fashioned then,' said Bessie. 'Because we not only believe in the Faraway Tree and love our funny friends there, but we go to see them too - and we visit the lands at the top of the Tree as well!
छोटा सा द्वीप झील के काले पानी पर तैरता हुआ सा लग रहा था। उस पर पेड़ उगे हुए थे, और बीच में एक छोटी सी पहाड़ी उभरी हुई थी। वह एक रहस्यमयी द्वीप था, अकेला और सुंदर। सभी बच्चे वहाँ खड़े होकर उसे निहारते रहे, उससे प्यार करने लगे और वहाँ जाने के लिए मचल उठे। वह इतना गुप्त लग रहा था — लगभग जादुई।
The little island seemed to float on the dark lake-waters. Trees grew on it, and a little hill rose in the middle of it. It was a mysterious island, lonely and beautiful. All the children stood and gazed at it, loving it and longing to go to it. It looked so secret - almost magic.
The little island seemed to float on the dark lake-waters. Trees grew on it, and a little hill rose in the middle of it. It was a mysterious island, lonely and beautiful. All the children stood and gazed at it, loving it and longing to go to it. It looked so secret - almost magic.
मैंने शायद किसी भी अन्य लेखक की तुलना में बच्चों के लिए सबसे अधिक किताबें लिखी हैं, जिनमें कहानी की किताबों से लेकर नाटक शामिल हैं, और मैं यह दावा कर सकती हूँ कि अधिकांश लोगों की तुलना में दिलचस्प बच्चों के बारे में मैं ज़्यादा जानती हूँ।
I have written, probably, more books for children than any other writer, from story-books to plays, and can claim to know more about interesting children than most.
I have written, probably, more books for children than any other writer, from story-books to plays, and can claim to know more about interesting children than most.
माता-पिता बहुत ज़्यादा चालाक होते हैं। वे कुत्तों जैसे होते हैं। बस्टर को हमेशा भाँप लेता था जब भी कुछ सामान्य नहीं होता था, और माँएँ भी ऐसा ही करती थीं। माताओं और कुत्तों दोनों के पास एक तरह की छठी इंद्री होती है जो उन्हें लोगों के मन में झाँकने और यह जानने की ताकत देती है कि कुछ असामान्य चल रहा है।
Mothers were much too sharp. They were like dogs. Buster always sensed when anything was out of the ordinary, and so did mothers. Mothers and dogs both had a kind of second sight that made them see into people's minds and know when anything unusual was going on.
Mothers were much too sharp. They were like dogs. Buster always sensed when anything was out of the ordinary, and so did mothers. Mothers and dogs both had a kind of second sight that made them see into people's minds and know when anything unusual was going on.
हमारे बच्चों के लिए ईसाई नैतिकता मज़बूत और अच्छी होनी चाहिए, लेकिन हमें उन्हें आकर्षक भी बनाना चाहिए, और यह किया जा सकता है।
We must have Christian ethics for our children, good and strong, but we must make them attractive, too, and it can be done.
We must have Christian ethics for our children, good and strong, but we must make them attractive, too, and it can be done.
मुझे दुनिया भर से बच्चों और माता-पिता के रोज़ाना सौ से ज़्यादा पत्र मिलते हैं, और यह हैरानी की बात है कि मुझे किताबें लिखने का समय मिल भी जाता है, बात करना तो दूर की बात है!
I get over a hundred letters a day from all over the world, from children and parents, and it's a wonder I ever have time to write books, let alone speak!
I get over a hundred letters a day from all over the world, from children and parents, and it's a wonder I ever have time to write books, let alone speak!
पैम, पछतावा सहने के लिए एक भयानक चीज़ है, इस जीवन की सबसे बुरी सजाओं में से एक। किसी ऐसी बात को जो तुमने कर दी है, यह चाहना कि वह न हुई होती, यह कामना करना कि तुम जिसे प्यार करते हो उसके साथ किसी unkindness (क्रूरता) के बजाय उसकी किसी kindness (दयालुता) को याद कर सको — यह एक बहुत ही भयानक बात है।
Remorse is a terrible thing to bear, Pam, one of the worst of all punishments in this life. To wish undone something you have done, to wish you could look back on kindness to someone you love, instead of on unkindness - that is a very terrible thing.
Remorse is a terrible thing to bear, Pam, one of the worst of all punishments in this life. To wish undone something you have done, to wish you could look back on kindness to someone you love, instead of on unkindness - that is a very terrible thing.
किताबों, फिल्मों और बातचीत के ज़रिए मेरा काम लगभग पूरी तरह से बच्चों के साथ जुड़ा हुआ है, और मेरे पास वयस्कों को देने के लिए बहुत कम समय होता है।
My work in books, films and talks lies almost wholly with children, and I have very little time to give to grown-ups.
My work in books, films and talks lies almost wholly with children, and I have very little time to give to grown-ups.