Language is like money, without which specific relative values may well exist and be felt, but cannot be reduced to a common denominator.

  • -- George Santayana 乔治·桑塔亚纳

语言就像金钱,没有了它,就可能存在特定的相对价值,并被人们所感知,但不能被归结为一个共同的分母。

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Poetry is one of the destinies of speech... One would say that the poetic image, in its newness, opens a future to language.

诗歌是语言的命运之一……有人会说,诗意的意象,就其新颖性而言,为语言打开了一个未来。

The common denominator all Latinos have is that we want some respect. That's what we're all fighting for.

所有拉美裔人的共同点是,我们希望得到一些尊重。这就是我们所有人奋斗的目标。

It is a common phenomenon that just the prettiest girls find it so difficult to get a man.

这是一个普遍的现象,只是最漂亮的女孩发现很难找到一个男人。

I want a language that speaks the truth.

我想要一种讲真话的语言。