motto
n
(pl ~es)
1 short sentence or phrase chosen and used as a guide or rule of behaviour or as an expression of the aims or ideals of a family, a country, an institution, etc 箴言; 格言; 座右铭
My motto is: `Live each day as it comes.' 我的座右铭是: `有一天过一天.'
What's your school motto? 你们校训是什麽?
2 (esp Brit) witty remark or riddle or short saying printed on a piece of paper, esp inside a Christmas cracker 隽语、 谜语或谚语的纸签(尤指圣诞节彩包爆竹中的).
It is a good idea to start a part-time job so long as it does not affect your studies.
只要不影响学习,干兼职工作的想法是不错的。
Twelve days later, millions more Indians lined the railway tracks as a slow train took the jar containing his ashes 584 kilometres to a place by the river.