Given Pounds and five years, and an ordinary man can in the ordinary course, without any undue haste or putting any pressure upon his taste, surround himself with books, all in his own language, and thence forward have at least one place in the world.

  • -- Augustine Birrell 比勒尔

一个普通的人,只要有了磅数和五年的身世,就可以在平常的生活中,不慌不忙,不加任何压力地让自己的趣味受到影响,在自己的周围摆满书,而且都是用自己的语言写的,因此,他在这个世界上至少还有一个地位。

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I read a bit of the Icelandic sagas. They're fascinating in that they are completely ordinary. The farmer will go off into the hills and fight a troll, and then go back and do ordinary things. It's an odd mix of fantasy and reality.

我读了一些冰岛的传奇故事。它们的迷人之处在于它们完全是普通的。农夫会跑到山里去和巨怪搏斗,然后回去做一些普通的事情。这是幻想和现实的奇怪结合。

The hope for our nation and our world lies within our ability to innovate and move forward technologically.

我们国家和世界的希望在于我们创新和技术进步的能力。

Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.

偶尔,就在平凡的生活中,爱给了我们一个童话。

The revolution that takes place in your head, nobody will ever see that.

在你头脑中发生的革命,没有人会看到。

How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?

当我不知道自己面对的是哪条路时,我怎么能向前走呢?

There's place and means for every man alive.

每个活着的人都有自己的位置和生活方式。