An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.

  • -- Joseph Addison 约瑟夫·艾迪生

一个爱炫耀的人宁可把他所犯的错误或荒谬的事说出来,也不愿被禁止谈论他自己心爱的人。

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All I try to do is as earnestly and as acutely as I can, conceive a character and try to portray this character just honestly. If the humor is within the absurdity and the awfulness of situations, then let it be seen that way.

我所要做的就是尽可能地认真和敏锐地构思一个角色,并诚实地刻画这个角色。如果幽默是在荒谬和可怕的情况下,那么让它被这样看待。

They have the ability to take a person's freedom from them. On certain situations, they have the ability to take a person's reputation. And under certain circumstances, they have the authority to take a person's life.

他们有能力夺走一个人的自由。在某些情况下,他们有能力取得一个人的声誉。在某些情况下,他们有权取人性命。

My mom has made it possible for me to be who I am. Our family is everything. Her greatest skill was encouraging me to find my own person and own independence.

我妈妈让我有可能成为我自己。我们的家庭就是一切。她最大的技巧是鼓励我找到自己的个性和独立。

Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.

说话要得体,尽量少说话,但一定要简明扼要;因为言语的结局,不是炫耀,乃是叫人明白。

Absurdity, only you are pure. Absurdity, only before you is this excess sweated out of golden pleasure.

荒谬,只有你是纯洁的。荒谬,只有在你面前,这过度的汗水是黄金般的快乐。