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It is a curious thing... that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste.

  • -- Evelyn Waugh 伊芙琳·沃

这是一件奇怪的事情……每一种信仰都承诺有一个天堂，绝对不适合任何有文明品味的人居住。

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If a man could pass through Paradise in a dream, and have a flower presented to him as a pledge that his soul had really been there, and if he found that flower in his hand when he awake - Aye, what then?

如果一个人能在梦中穿过天堂，并得到一朵花作为他的灵魂真的在那里的保证，如果他醒来时发现那朵花在他手里——啊，那又怎么样?

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My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate -- that's my philosophy.

我给你的建议不是问为什么或去哪里，而是享受你盘子里的冰淇淋——这就是我的哲学。

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The moral law commands us to make the highest possible good in a world the final object of all our conduct.

道德律要求我们把世界上可能达到的最高善作为我们一切行为的最终目标。

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I think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic actor.

我想人们会好奇我作为一个戏剧演员能做些什么。

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I was awfully curious to find out why I didn't go insane.

我非常好奇为什么我没有发疯。

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Paradise is a moving target.

天堂是一个移动的目标。

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