It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words.

  • -- Eric Hoffer 埃里克·霍弗

与其说它是我们模仿别人的榜样,不如说它是我们自己在别人眼中的反映,是我们自己在他们话语中的反映。

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For the metropolis presents the peculiar conditions which are revealed to us as the opportunities and the stimuli for the development of both these ways of allocating roles to men.

因为大都市向我们展示了一些特殊的条件,这些条件是发展这两种分配男性角色的方式的机会和刺激因素。

For example, lead paint in old houses can be a greater threat to children's health than lead that may be under some industrial site where there are no children.

例如,旧房子里的铅涂料对儿童健康的威胁可能比一些没有儿童的工业场所下的铅更大。

Quarrel? Nonsense; we have not quarreled. If one is not to get into a rage sometimes, what is the good of being friends?

吵架吗?废话;我们没有吵架。如果一个人有时不发火,做朋友有什么好处呢?

I looked at my reflection in the rear view mirror. Some lipstick would go with this truck, I thought.

我看着后视镜里自己的倒影。我想这车配上口红会更好。

Music is my life, it is a reflection of what I go through.

音乐是我的生命,它反映了我所经历的一切。

A good example has twice the value of good advice

一个好的例子有两倍于好的建议的价值