A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.

  • -- Abba Eban 阿巴·埃班

一个政治家如果总是把耳朵贴在地面上,既不会有优雅的姿态,也不会有灵活的行动。

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Comparison of statements made at different periods frequently enable us to give maximal and minimal dates to the appearance of a cultural element or to assign the time limits to a movement of population.

对不同时期所作的陈述进行比较,常常使我们能够对文化因素的出现给出最大和最小的日期,或为人口的流动确定时间限制。

Prostration is our natural position. A worm-like movement from a spot of sunlight to a spot of shade, and back, is the type of movement that is natural to men.

虚脱是我们的自然状态。从一点阳光到一点阴凉处,再回到阴凉处,像虫子一样的运动是人类自然的运动。

Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.

现在我明白了造就最优秀的人的秘诀:那就是在户外生长,与大地同食同睡。

You know, a statesman is a dead politician.

你知道,一个政治家就是一个死去的政治家。

The loftiest towers rise from the ground.

最高的塔从地上拔地而起。