We live in an epoch in which the solid ground of our preconceived ideas shakes daily under our certain feet.

  • -- Barbara Ward 巴巴拉·沃德

我们生活在这样一个时代,我们先入之见的坚实根基每天都在我们的脚下动摇。

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If I ever felt inclined to be timid as I was going into a room full of people, I would say to myself, "You're the cleverest member of one of the cleverest families in the cleverest class of the cleverest nation. ... Why should you be frightened?"

当我走进一个坐满人的房间时,如果我有过胆怯的倾向,我会对自己说:“你是这个国家最聪明的阶层中最聪明的家庭里最聪明的成员。”你为什么要害怕呢?”

When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was before; at present, I am hardly sure of anything but what God has revealed.

当我年轻的时候,我对一切都很有把握;在几年的时间里,我犯了一千次错误,对大多数事情都不像以前那样半信半疑了。目前,除了神所启示的以外,我对任何事情都没有把握。

I said here's the river I want to flow on, here's the direction I want to go, and put my boat in. I was ready for the river to take unexpected turns and present obstacles.

我说这是我想要的河流,这是我想要去的方向,把我的船放进去。我已经准备好让这条河出现意想不到的转弯和眼前的障碍。

Your sister doubts me. Over the years I've played my part well, so well I've deceived one of the greatest wizards of all time.

你姐姐怀疑我。这么多年来,我演得很好,我欺骗了有史以来最伟大的巫师之一。