The Japanese keenly learned from Western civilisation in a bid to modernize and preserve the nation.
日本人敏锐地学习西方文明，以期实现国家的现代化和保护。
Don't be afraid to make a mistake. But make sure you don't make the same mistake twice.
不要害怕犯错误。但一定不要再犯同样的错误两次。
We will try to create conditions where persons could come together in a spirit of teamwork, and exercise to their heart's desire their technological capacity.
我们将努力创造条件，使人们能够本着团队合作的精神走到一起，尽情地锻炼自己的技术能力。
When consumers purchase a Toyota, they are not simply purchasing a car, truck or van. They are placing their trust in our company.
当消费者购买丰田时，他们不仅仅是购买汽车、卡车或面包车。他们信任我们公司。
Everyone says Toyota is the best company in the world, but the customer doesn't care about the world. They care if we are the best in town, or not. That's what I want to be.
每个人都说丰田是世界上最好的公司，但客户并不关心世界。他们关心我们是不是城里最好的。这就是我想要的。
For much of Toyota's history, we have ensured the quality and reliability of our vehicles by placing a device called an andon cord on every production line - and empowering any team member to halt production if there's an assembly problem. Only when the problem is resolved does the line begin to move again.
在丰田历史上的大部分时间里，我们通过在每一条生产线上安装一种叫做andon线的装置来确保车辆的质量和可靠性，并授权任何团队成员在出现装配问题时停止生产。只有当问题解决后，生产线才会再次开始移动。
I respect my father as a father, but I also respect him as an honorable chairman.
我尊重我的父亲，但我也尊重他作为一个可敬的主席。
Trouble results when the speed of growth exceeds the speed of nurturing human resources. To use the analogy of growth rings in a tree, when unusually rapid growth caused the rings to grow abnormally thick, the tree trunk weakens and is easily broken.
当增长速度超过培育人力资源的速度时，就会产生麻烦。用树木年轮的比喻，当异常快速的生长导致年轮异常粗大时，树干就会变弱，很容易折断。
I myself, as well as Toyota, am not perfect. I, more than anyone, wish for our customers' cars to be safe.
我自己，以及丰田，都不是完美的。一、 比任何人都更希望我们客户的汽车安全。
The hundreds of thousands of men and women at Toyota operations worldwide - including the 172,000 team members and dealers in North America - are among the best in the auto industry.
丰田在全球运营的数十万名男女员工，包括北美的172000名团队成员和经销商，都是汽车行业的佼佼者。