The ancient Greeks noticed that a man with arms and legs extended described a circle, with his navel as the center.

  • -- Stephen Gardiner 斯蒂芬·加得纳

古希腊人注意到一个四肢伸展的人画了一个圆圈,他的肚脐为中心。

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Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns.

有些人非常好学古人所做的事,他们不知道如何与现代人相处。

Anything based on ancient texts is difficult for a modern reader to get their head around.

对现代读者来说,任何基于古代文本的东西都很难理解。

A word does not frighten the man who, in acting, feels no fear.

一个字吓不倒一个在表演中毫无畏惧的人。

Honey, have you ever seen a man knitting socks?

亲爱的,你见过男人织袜子吗?