While an author is yet living we estimate his powers by his worst performance, and when he is dead we rate them by his best.

  • -- Samuel Johnson 塞缪尔·约翰逊

作家在世时,我们以他最差的作品来评价他的力量;死后,我们以他最好的作品来评价他的力量。

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You haven't I suppose ever mixed with politicians at close quarters. They're awful...their stupidity is inhuman.

我想你从来没有和政客们近距离接触过。他们是可怕的…他们的愚蠢是不人道的。

I always wanted to be a juvenile delinquent but my parents wouldn't let me.

我一直想成为一个少年犯,但我的父母不让我。