We who are liberal and progressive know that the poor are our equals in every sense except that of being equal to us.

  • -- Lionel Trilling 特里林

我们这些自由进步的人知道,穷人与我们在任何意义上都是平等的,除了与我们平等之外。

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We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal;that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

我们认为下述真理是不言而喻的:人人生而平等,造物主赋予他们若干不可剥夺的权利;其中包括生命、自由和对幸福的追求。

The liberals have not softened their view of actuality to make themselves live closer to the dream, but instead sharpen their perceptions and fight to make the dream actuality or give up the battle in despair.

自由主义者并没有软化对现实的看法,使自己离梦想更近,而是使自己的观念更敏锐,为实现梦想而奋斗,或在绝望中放弃斗争。

I don't have a sense of entitlement or that I deserve this. You'd be surprised at the lack of competition between nominees - I think a lot of it's imposed from the outside. Can I have my champagne now?

我没有权利感,也没有罪恶感。你会对提名者之间缺乏竞争感到惊讶——我认为很多竞争来自外部。我现在可以喝香槟了吗?

Law builds upon and, I should like to claim, is one of the liberal arts. It uses words of persuasion and changing definitions for practical ends.

我想说,法律是建立在文科的基础上的。它使用说服和改变定义的词语来达到实际目的。

I read Shakespeare and the Bible, and I can shoot dice. That's what I call a liberal education.

我读莎士比亚和圣经,还会掷骰子。这就是我所说的博雅教育。

The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.

没有妇女的自由,对人类自由的探索就不可能完成。

Liberals believe that they can't get a fair shake from the media anymore.

自由主义者认为他们再也不能从媒体那里得到公平的待遇了。

Rod has such a wicked sense of humour. I loved him very much.

罗德有如此邪恶的幽默感。我非常爱他。

I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better.

我曾经很富有,也曾经很贫穷。丰富的更好。

A poor joke must invent its own laughter.

拙劣的笑话必须自创笑料。