Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! Oh the little that unhinges it, poor creatures that we are!

  • -- Charles Dickens 查尔斯·狄更斯

哦,神经,神经;这台神秘的机器叫人!啊,使它精神错乱的小东西,我们是多么可怜的生灵啊!

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The genius of the economic machine is in its ability to convert these indulgences into profitability. It converts desire into attention, a grip on our eyeballs and eardrums, which in turn can be marketed to advertisers.

经济机器的天才之处在于,它有能力将这些放纵转化为盈利。它将欲望转化为注意力,控制我们的眼球和耳膜,进而向广告商推销。

A few men own from ten thousand to two hundred thousand acres each. The poor Laborer can find no resting place, save on the barren mountain, or in the trackless desert.

几个人每人拥有一万到二十万英亩的土地。除了荒凉的山,和荒凉的旷野,穷乏的作工的人,无处可歇。

A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding.

一个人可以想象虚假的东西,但他只能理解真实的东西,因为如果这些东西是虚假的,对它们的理解就不是理解。

Poor is the power of the lead that becomes bullets compared to the power of the hot metal that becomes types.

可怜的是,铅的力量,成为子弹相比,热金属的力量,成为类型。

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.

当你不清楚一个人的性格时,看看他的朋友。