They had not yet attained the stupefying boredom of omnipotence; their experiments did not always succeed.

  • -- Arthur C. Clarke 亚瑟·C·克拉克

他们还没有达到全能的那种麻木不仁的无聊状态;他们的实验并不总是成功。

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Desire then is the invasion of the whole self by the wish, which, as it invades, sets going more and more of the psychical processes; but at the same time, so long as it remains desire, does not succeed in getting possession of the self.

因此,欲望是欲望对整个自我的入侵,当它入侵时,会导致越来越多的心理过程;但与此同时,只要欲望还在,就不能成功地占有自我。

New technologies such as solar systems or hybrid cars aren't created overnight. By extending these tax credits we are giving this industry time to grow, branch out and succeed.

太阳能系统或混合动力汽车等新技术不是一蹴而就的。通过延长这些税收抵免,我们给了这个行业增长、扩张和成功的时间。