Human language appears to be a unique phenomenon, without significant analogue in the animal world.

  • -- Avram Noam Chomsky 乔姆斯基

人类语言似乎是一种独特的现象,在动物界没有明显的相似之处。

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My live sound does not work in the studio, which is a completely different animal. Every little thing is detrimental to the sound. And if someone moves a mic, you've lost it. It's pretty much a case of 'lock the door and set up a police line.'

我的现场声音不能在录音室里播放,那是一个完全不同的动物。每一件小事都对声音有害。如果有人移动了麦克风,你就把它弄丢了。这就像“锁上门,设置警戒线”。

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education -- sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.

英语的用法有时不仅仅是品味、判断和教育——有时纯粹是运气,就像过马路一样。

It probably helps that my background is in the sciences and I can speak the scientists' language.

我的背景是科学,而且我能说科学家们的语言,这可能会有帮助。

Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.

人是一种会使用工具的动物。没有工具,他什么也不是;有了工具,他就是一切。