The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.

  • -- Walter Arnold Kaufmann 沃尔特·阿诺德·考夫曼

我认为,书评的首要功能应该是让读者对这本书的内容和特点有所了解。

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There was one thing Beethoven didn't do. When one of his string quartets was played, you can believe the second violin wasn't improvising.

有一件事贝多芬没有做。当他演奏一段弦乐四重奏时,你可以相信第二小提琴并不是即兴创作的。

To forgive oneself? No, that doesn't work: we have to be forgiven. But we can only believe this is possible if we ourselves can forgive.

原谅自己吗?不,那没有用:我们必须被原谅。但我们只能相信这是可能的,如果我们自己能原谅。

If you make an error, use it as a stepping stone to a new idea you might not have otherwise discovered.

如果你犯了一个错误,把它作为一个垫脚石,你可能没有发现一个新的想法。

At every step the vast majority have expressed horror at the idea of an aggressive war.

每走一步,绝大多数人都对侵略战争的想法表示恐惧。