We assume that good-looking people are smarter and more effective than they really are, and that homely people are the reverse.

  • -- James Surowiecki 索罗斯基

我们认为长得好看的人比他们实际上更聪明、更有效率,而长相平平的人恰恰相反。

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On the other hand, the waging of peace as a science, as an art, is in its infancy. But we can trace its growth, its steady progress, and the time will come when there will be particular individuals designated to assume responsibility for and leadership of this movement.

另一方面,和平作为一门科学、一门艺术的实现还处于起步阶段。但是,我们可以追溯它的成长,它的稳步进步,总有一天会有特定的个人被指定为这场运动的负责人和领导者。

At times we expected the allies unquestioningly to follow our leads; sometimes we failed to consult them in advance before reversing policies; at other times we ignored their requests.

有时我们期望盟国毫无疑问地听从我们的领导;有时,我们在政策逆转之前没有事先征求他们的意见;有时我们忽略了他们的要求。

I was a middle child and was used to negotiating. But there was nothing I could do to reverse my mother's condition.

我是家中排行老二,习惯于谈判。但我无法扭转母亲的病情。

If you are a junkyard dog, you assume that that's what life is: chained up, barking all day.

如果你是一只垃圾场的狗,你会认为这就是生活:被锁起来,整天吠叫。