I protest that if some great Power would agree to make me always think what is true and do what is right, on condition of being turned into a sort of clock and would up every morning before I got out of bed, I should instantly close with the offer.

  • -- Thomas Henry Huxley 赫胥黎

我抗议说,如果某个大国愿意让我永远思考什么是真的,做什么是对的,条件是把我变成一种时钟,每天早上在我起床之前就起床,那么我就应该立刻结束这个提议。

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The repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest. The repose of the night does not belong to us. It is not the possession of our being. Sleep opens within us an inn for phantoms. In the morning we must sweep out the shadows.

睡眠的休息只会使身体恢复活力。它很少能让灵魂安息。夜的安息不属于我们。它不是我们存在的财产。睡眠为我们打开了一个幽灵旅馆。早晨我们必须扫除阴影。

I think I have made an impact in the workplace and I do believe that will prevail over any of the other things in the end.

我认为我已经在工作中产生了影响,我相信最终会战胜其他任何事情。

When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, "Did you sleep good?" I said "No, I made a few mistakes."

今天早上我醒来时,我女朋友问我:“你睡得好吗?”我说:“不,我犯了一些错误。”

Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always makes you less than you are.

保持旧的分数和伤疤,得到平衡和领先,总是让你比你是。

The progress of society is mainly the improvement in the condition of the workingmen of the world.

社会的进步主要是世界劳动者状况的改善。

Never make someone your everything because once they are gone, you'll have nothing.

永远不要把别人当作你的一切,因为一旦他们离开了,你将一无所有。

Most obstacles melt away when we make up our minds to walk boldly through them.

当我们下定决心勇敢地走过大多数障碍时,它们就会消失。

I'm in a great rage now, as I understand how many lives we have lost.

我现在非常愤怒,因为我知道我们失去了多少生命。

To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

读书不思考,犹如吃饭不消化。

I am always joking and always clowning, giving and helping.

我总是开玩笑,总是开玩笑,给予和帮助。

It's a woman's book but I think the men will read it too.

这是一本女性的书,但我想男性也会读。

I wasn't a great background singer.

我不是一个优秀的背景歌手。