They are at the end of the gallery; retired to their tea and scandal, according to their ancient custom.

  • -- William Congreve 康格里夫

它们在走廊的尽头;按照他们古老的习俗,退休后他们喝茶,谈情说爱。

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Ancient societies had anthropomorphic gods: a huge pantheon expanding into centuries of dynastic drama; fathers and sons, martyred heroes, star-crossed lovers, the deaths of kings - stories that taught us of the danger of hubris and the primacy of humility.

古代社会有拟人化的神:一个巨大的万神殿扩展到几个世纪的王朝戏剧;父亲和儿子,殉难的英雄,不幸的恋人,国王的死亡——这些故事告诉我们傲慢的危险和谦逊的首要地位。

When you're at the end of your rope, all you have to do is make one foot move out in front of the other. Just take the next step. That's all there is to it.

当你走极端时,你所要做的就是让一只脚走到另一只脚的前面。只要迈出下一步。就是这样。

The ancients understood the regulation of power better than the regulation of liberty.

古人对权力的规定比对自由的规定更了解。