To be matter-of-fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy - and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful.

  • -- Robert A. Heinlein 罗伯特·海因莱因

实事求是地看待这个世界,就等于陷入幻想——而且是愚蠢的幻想,因为现实世界既奇怪又奇妙。

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Mountains were once my big adventure but is is over since a long time; I still dream from the wonderful days sometimes, read also a few pages from a mountain book. But the thought of doing again active mountain climbing has faded.

山曾经是我的大冒险,但现在是结束了很长一段时间;我还时常梦见从那些美好的日子里,也读过几页从山上抄来的书。但再次积极登山的想法已经消退。

Behind the footlights there is always the applause, which stimulates the actors. On the screen it is a different matter.

在脚灯后面总是有掌声,这激励了演员。在屏幕上则是另一回事。

In today's world, most people are working side jobs while waiting to do what they really want to do.

在今天的世界上,大多数人一边做兼职,一边等着做他们真正想做的事情。

No matter how painful something is, you have to take it. I saw that in both my parents.

不管事情有多痛苦,你都要承受。我从我父母身上看到了这一点。

You act like it's you against the world but it's really just you against yourself.

你表现得好像你在和这个世界作对,但其实你只是在和自己作对。

I could be such a wonderful wife to another wife's husband.

我可以成为另一个妻子丈夫的好妻子。