It's our tendency to approach every problem as if it were a fight between two sides. We see it in headlines that are always using metaphors for war. It's a general atmosphere of animosity and contention that has taken over our public discourse.

  • -- Deborah Tannen 德博拉·坦嫩

我们倾向于把每一个问题都当作是双方之间的斗争来处理。我们在标题中看到它总是使用战争的隐喻。这是一种普遍的敌意和争论的气氛,已经占据了我们的公共话语。

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Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else.

诗歌是一种普遍的语言,它使人的心灵与自然和自身融为一体。一个轻视诗歌的人,不可能对自己或其他任何东西有太多的尊重。

All forces are a deterrent to and would be employed in a general war. Most of our forces could be employed in a limited war, if required.

所有部队都是一种威慑力量,并将在一场全面战争中使用。如果有必要,我们的大部分部队可以投入有限的战争。

Don't forget we are in a state of war and no peace. But it's very dynamic and challenging compared to the rest of the Arab world.

别忘了我们正处于战争和没有和平的状态。但与其他阿拉伯国家相比,这是一个充满活力和挑战的过程。

Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.

人类发明语言是为了满足内心深处的抱怨。