Vague and mysterious forms of speech, and abuse of language, have so long passed for mysteries of science; and hard or misapplied words with little or no meaning have, by prescription, such a right to be mistaken for deep learning and height of specu.

  • -- John Locke 约翰·洛克

模糊而神秘的语言形式,以及滥用语言,长久以来一直被认为是科学的奥秘;按照惯例,没有什么意义或意义不大的硬词或误用词有权利被误认为是深奥的学问和高度的专业知识。

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A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together.

声音是人类的天赋;它应该被珍惜和使用,尽可能地充分表达人类的语言。无能为力与沉默相伴。

The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech.

一个真正的政治家的标志是他从不失言,因为他总是半心半意地期待有人请他讲话。