Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear.

  • -- Ezra Pound 以斯拉镑

好的作家是那些保持语言效率的人。也就是说,保持准确,保持清晰。

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When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more.

当人们谈论写作、说话或思考的自由时,我只能笑。从来没有这样的东西存在过。现在不存在这样的东西;但我希望它会存在。但这一定是在你我不再写信和说话之后的几百年以后了。

It's always very daunting to play someone who actually existed. You have to honor that, and be specific and accurate and try to make people believe that you're that guy, which is really hard.

扮演一个真实存在的人总是让人望而生畏。你必须尊重这一点,做到具体准确,让人们相信你就是那个人,这真的很难。

Punk rock has never really had much patience with musical virtuosity. Actually, it'd be more accurate to say that for most of its history, punk has been actively hostile to virtuosity.

朋克摇滚从来没有真正对音乐技巧有多少耐心。实际上,更准确地说,朋克在其历史的大部分时间里,一直积极地敌视精湛的技艺。

Macau is limited in size and land is expensive, so gaming and leisure development must be more efficient. We follow a very conservative financial strategy.

澳门面积有限,土地价格昂贵,因此博彩和休闲产业的发展必须更有效率。我们遵循非常保守的财务策略。

We're reviewing everything to see how we can do it better, faster, and more efficiently.

我们正在检查每一件事,看我们如何能做得更好、更快、更有效率。

The act of writing is the act of discovering what you believe.

写作的过程就是发现你所相信的东西的过程。