Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

  • -- Herodotus 希罗多德

很少有事情是在正确的时间发生的,其余的事情根本就没有发生。有良心的历史学家会改正这些缺点。

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I'd been round the world a hundred times and had started to forget where I'd been. I knew I'd been there: it said it on the tour map. I could remember the name of the city but I couldn't remember what it was like - it was a massive blur.

我已经环游世界一百次了,却开始忘记我到过哪里。我知道我去过那儿:旅游地图上说过。我记得这个城市的名字,但我不记得它是什么样子的——一片模糊。

After I changed the string we picked up right where we left off - and punched back in at the same time. I don't know if this has ever been done before. The engineer sort of looked at us weird, but we got it on the first take.

在我改变了字符串之后,我们从停止的地方重新开始——同时又重新打孔。我不知道以前是否有人这么做过。工程师有点奇怪地看着我们,但我们第一次拍的时候就明白了。

Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.

有良心的人往往在最痛苦的过程中看到自己的责任。

It is all right to hold a conversation but you should let go of it now and then.

举行一次谈话是可以的,但是你应该时不时地放下它。

I wish i could go back to the first time i met you and turn the other way.

我希望我能回到第一次遇见你的时候,然后转身离开。

I would describe myself as a 'total conservative, a conscientious one.'

我会说自己是一个“完全保守、认真负责的人”。