Whenever the work is itself light, it becomes necessary, in order to economize time, to increase the velocity.

  • -- Charles Babbage 巴贝奇

只要工作本身是轻的,为了节省时间,就有必要增加速度。

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I learned how to pitch better and how to compete better. I had a little slower velocity and learned how to throw my change-up for strikes when I needed to. That was a big help. It was something that I needed to go through.

我学会了如何更好地投球,如何更好地竞争。我的速度变慢了一点,学会了在需要的时候如何投变速球。这帮了大忙。这是我需要经历的事情。

The desire to economize time and mental effort in arithmetical computations, and to eliminate human liability to error is probably as old as the science of arithmetic itself.

在算术计算中节省时间和脑力的愿望,以及消除人类易犯错误的倾向,可能和算术科学本身一样古老。

In turning from the smaller instruments in frequent use to the larger and more important machines, the economy arising from the increase of velocity becomes more striking.

从经常使用的小仪器转向更大更重要的机器,速度增加所产生的经济效益变得更加显著。

It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.

学会喜欢自己是很有实用价值的。既然你必须花这么多时间在自己身上,你不妨从这段关系中获得一些满足感。

In light of the attacks on mass transit systems in other countries, shouldn't we be beefing up?... Clearly more could be done.

考虑到其他国家对公共交通系统的攻击,我们不应该加强吗?显然,我们可以做得更多。

Hardly anybody recognizes the most significant moments of their life at the time they happen.

几乎没有人能意识到他们生命中最重要的时刻。

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

只有在我们最黑暗的时刻,我们才能集中精力看到光明。