At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable.

  • -- Raymond Chandler 雷蒙德·钱德勒

至少有一半的悬疑小说出版违反了这样的法律:一旦真相大白,解决之道似乎是不可避免的。

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What we have to do is to find a solution that the interests of the national teams are respecting the interests of the clubs. And also the clubs they shall respect the interests and the aspirations of national teams.

我们要做的是找到一个解决方案,即国家队的利益要尊重俱乐部的利益。俱乐部也应尊重国家队的利益和愿望。

Individuals, too, who cultivate a variety of skills seem brighter, more energetic and more adaptable than those who know how to do one thing only.

与只会做一件事的人相比,培养多种技能的人似乎更聪明、更有活力、更适应环境。

When the style is fully formed, if it has a sweet undersong, we call it beautiful, and the writer may do what he likes in words or syntax.

当风格完全形成时,如果它有一个甜美的底音,我们称它为美丽,作者可以在文字或句法上随心所欲。

A writer and nothing else: a man alone in a room with the English language, trying to get human feelings right.

一个作家,仅此而已:一个人在一个房间里用英语交谈,试图获得正确的人类情感。

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.

昨天是历史,明天是未知,今天是上帝的礼物,这就是为什么我们称之为现在。

In writing I found something I could do at least as well as my peers, if not better.

在写作中,我发现我至少可以做得和同龄人一样好,如果不是更好的话。

There is always an easy solution to every problem - neat, plausible, and wrong.

每个问题都有一个简单的解决方案——简洁、合理和错误。

For what human ill does not dawn seem to be an alleviation?

有什么人类的疾病,黎明似乎不能减轻?

The least touchable object in the world is the eye.

世界上最难触摸的东西是眼睛。

No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye.

没有什么东西是神秘的。神秘的是你的眼睛。