It should simply be an empirical matter whether the climate is changing or not and whether we're responsible. But the various sides of the debate have now become so tribal that it's no longer a matter of changing our views as more information comes in.

  • -- Ian McEwan 伊恩·麦克尤恩

这应该是一个简单的经验问题,无论气候是否在变化,我们是否负有责任。但是,辩论的各方现在已经变得如此部落化,随着更多信息的到来,改变我们的观点不再是问题。

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It's a fact that more people watch television and get their information that way than read books. I find new technology and new ways of communication very exciting and would like to do more in this field.

事实上,更多的人通过看电视来获取信息,而不是读书。我发现新技术和新的沟通方式非常令人兴奋,我想在这个领域做更多的工作。

I'm not dogmatic the claims may not ultimately be wrong. But on the time scale that's going to matter, it's very difficult to come close to achieving the objectives that have been set.

我不是教条主义者,这些说法可能最终不会错。但是在时间尺度上这很重要,很难接近已经设定的目标。

Put simply, I want to treat my readers as partners and not crooks. There is no future in calling your most active promoters crooks.

简而言之,我想把我的读者当作合作伙伴,而不是骗子。把你最活跃的推销商称为骗子是没有前途的。

Goodbyes are not forever. Goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean I’ll miss you, until we meet again!

道别并不是永远的。再见不是结束。他们只是想说我会想你,直到我们再见面!

The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.

认为有些生命不那么重要的观点,是这个世界所有问题的根源。

Psychoanalysts seem to be long on information and short on application.

精神分析学家似乎在信息上做得多,在应用上做得少。