1. Life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.

　　(生命就像一盒巧克力，結果往往出人意料)

　　2. There is an awful lot you can tell about a person by their shoes.

　　(通過人家的鞋可以了解別人很多的東西)

　　3. His back’s as crooked as a politician.

　　(他的背跟政客一樣彎曲)

　　4. Sometimes we all do things that just don’t make no sense.

　　（有時候人都會做沒道理的事）

　　5. Stupid is as stupid does. (蠢人做蠢事，也可理解為傻人有傻福)

　　6. If God intended everybody to be the same, he’d given all braces on our legs. Don’t ever let anybody tell you they’re better than you.

　　7. I was just showing him a thing or two on the guitar.

　　(我只是彈兩下給他看)

　　8. It must be hard being a king.

　　(王一定很不好當)

　　9. Jenny and I was like peas and carrots.(我和珍妮形影不離)

　　10. Miracles happen every day. (奇跡每天都在發生)

　　11. I could run like the wind blows.

　　(我跑起來像風一樣快)

　　12. Dear God, make me a bird so I can fly far, far, far away from here.

　　Dear God, make me a bird so I can fly far, far, far away from here.

　　13. I don’t know why I love you. But I do.

　　14. You are no different than anybody else is.(你和別人沒有任何的不同)

　　15. President: Congratulations. How do you feel?

　　Gump: I got to pee.

　　16. Have you given any thought to your future?(你有沒有為將來打算過呢)

　　17. Excellent careers for excellent young men.

　　(美國陸軍——有志青年的最好出路)

　　18. Drill Sergeant: Gump, what’s your sole purpose in this army?

　　Gump: To do whatever you tell me, Drill Sergeant!

　　Drill Sergeant: God damn it, you’re a goddamn genius! That’s the most outstanding answer I’ve ever heard. You must have a goddamn IQ of 160. You’re goddamn gifted, Private Gump. (這班長說話太經典了)

　　19. I fit in the army like one of them round pegs.

　　（我在軍中如魚得水）

　　20. If it wasn’t a fine enlisted man, I’d recommended you for O.C.S, Private Gump. You’re going to be a general someday! Now disassemble your weapon and continue!

　　21. Give her a big hand. (鼓勵她)

　　22. How many roads must a man walk down before you can call him a man?

　　Yes, and how many times must the cannon balls fly before they’re forever banned?

　　23. You just stay away from me please.(求你離開我)

　　24. If you are ever in trouble, don’t try to be brave, just run, just run away.

　　(你若遇上麻煩，不要逞強，你就跑，遠遠跑開)

　　25. Dan: what’s wrong with your lips?

　　（你嘴唇怎么了？)

　　Bubba: I was born with big gums, sir!

　　（長官，我天生厚嘴唇）

　　Dan: well, you better tuck that in! Gonna get that caught on a trip wire.

　　（那你最好把那縮回去，免得觸動地雷）

　　26. There’s one item of G.I.gear that can be the difference between life and death.

　　(大兵之間只有一種區別，就是活大兵與死大兵之別)

　　27. Lieutenant Dan was always getting these funny feelings about a rock or a trail or the road, so he’d tell us to get down, shut up!

　　28. Little bitty stinging rain, and big old fat rain, rain that flew in side every ways

　　(牛毛細雨，瓢潑大雨，橫掃的暴雨)

　　29. Split everything right down the middle.

　　(一切都平分)

　　30. I gotta find Bubba! (阿甘太仗義了)

　　31. I want to go home (我想回家)Bubba的遺言

　　32. It made me look like a duck in water.(它讓我如魚得水)

　　33. We all have a destiny. Nothing just happens,it's all part of a plan.

　　(我們都有各自的命運。沒有事情隨隨便便發生，都是計劃的一部分)

　　34. America owes you a debt of gratitude, son.

　　(孩子，美國對你感激不盡)

　　35. That’s so right on, man! You said it all.

　　(說的太對了，你一語中的！)

　　36. I would never hurt you, Jenny!

　　37. Jenny: why are you so good to me?

　　Gump: you’re my girl! (個人覺得這是最感人的一句)

　　Jenny: I’ll always be your girl.

　　38. That’s one small step for a man, a giant leap for mankind.

　　(那只是我的一小步，卻是人類的一大步)

　　39. 阿甘從中國回來，參加一個電視訪談，以下的對話能從一個側面反映出當時甚至也是現在很多美國人對于中國的認識

　　Gump: in the land of China...people hardly got nothing at all.

　　John Lennon: no possessions?

　　Gump: and in China they never go to church.

　　John Lennon: no religion, too?

　　Host: hard to imagine.

　　John: well, it’s easy if you try, Dick.

　　Dan: Have you found Jesus yet, Gump?

　　Gump: I didn’t know I was supposed to be looking for him, sir!(甘式幽默)

　　40. A promise is a promise.

　　(一諾千金)

　　50. You can start all over, everybody gets a second chance.