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Civilization is hideously fragile and there's not much between us and the horrors underneath, just about a coat of varnish.

  • -- Carrie P. Snow 卡丽·P·斯诺

文明是极其脆弱的，在我们和我们内心的恐惧之间没有太多东西，只有一层清漆。

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A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. so the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion.

书是一种脆弱的生物，它经受着时间的磨损，它害怕啮齿动物、大自然和笨拙的双手。因此，图书馆员不仅要保护图书不受人类的侵害，还要保护图书不受自然的侵害，并把自己的生命奉献给这场与遗忘力量的战争。

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I would seriously question whether anybody is really foolish enough to really say what they mean. Sometimes I think that civilization as we know it would kind of break down if we all were completely honest.

我要严肃地质疑，是否有人真的愚蠢到说出自己的意思。有时我认为，我们所知道的文明会崩溃，如果我们都是完全诚实的。

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A civilized society is one that exhibits the five qualities of truth, beauty, adventure, art and peace.

文明社会是一个展现真、美、冒险、艺术与和平五种品质的社会。

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I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding.

我不喜欢像凉鞋这样看起来很脆弱的东西。我喜欢看起来强壮而威严。

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