That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.

  • -- Adlai E. Stevenson II 阿德莱·史蒂文森二世

在一代人看来荒谬到极点的东西,在另一代人看来往往变成智慧到极点。

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The evidence that I see around me in society indicates that not only is thinking very much out of favor, but I'm not sure that the last couple of generations - Generation X and Generation Next, or whatever you want to call them - even know what a thought is, having been raised to be women.

我看到我周围的证据在社会表明不仅是思维非常忙,但我不确定,过去的几代- X一代和下一代,或者无论你想叫他们,甚至知道一个想法是什么,已经提高到是女性。

Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.

悲伤的人不喜欢快乐,而快乐的人不喜欢悲伤;思维敏捷的人稳重,粗心的人忙碌而勤奋。

There's so much absurdity. Poverty is so absurd.

有那么多荒谬。贫穷是如此荒谬。