The children are taught more of the meanest state in Europe than of the country they are born and bred in, despite the singularity of its characteristics, the interest of its history, the rapidity of its advance, and the stupendous promise of its future.

  • -- Roland Joffe 约菲

孩子们所受的教育更多的是关于欧洲最贫穷的国家,而不是他们出生和成长的国家,尽管这个国家有着独特的特点、对历史的兴趣、进步的速度以及对未来的巨大希望。

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It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.

变化,持续的变化,不可避免的变化,才是当今社会的主导因素。任何明智的决定都不能再不考虑现在的世界,也不能再不考虑将来的世界。

When I was five my parents bought me a ukulele for Christmas. I quickly learned how to play it with my father's guidance. Thereafter, my father regularly taught me all the good old fashioned songs.

我五岁的时候,父母给我买了一个尤克里里琴作为圣诞礼物。在父亲的指导下,我很快学会了如何玩。从那以后,我父亲经常教我所有好的老式歌曲。

The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being.

问题不仅在于奇点代表着人类从中心舞台上的消亡,而且它与我们根深蒂固的存在观念相矛盾。

Crows are incredibly smart. They can be taught five things on the drop.

乌鸦非常聪明。他们可以马上学到五件事。