Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.

  • -- Samuel Johnson 塞缪尔·约翰逊

字典就像手表,最坏的总比没有好,最好的也不能指望完全正确。

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The trouble with the dictionary is that you have to know how a word is spelled before you can look it up to see how it is spelled.

这个字典的问题是,你必须先知道一个字是怎么拼写的,然后才能去查这个字是怎么拼写的。

I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.

我常说,没有什么比马的身体更适合一个人的了。

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.

好,更好,最好。永远不要让它停下来。直到你的善更美,你的善更美。

Republican comes in the dictionary just after reptile and just above repugnant.

在词典中,共和主义排在爬行动物之后,排在令人讨厌的前面。