Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

  • -- John Adams 约翰·亚当斯

老年人的思想像老马;如果你想让它们正常工作,你就必须锻炼它们。

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Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding member of the team you are, how much your contribution has been valued, what massive potential you have and, in recognition of all this, would you mind having your salary halved.

评估是指你和你的团队领导聚在一起,就你是团队中多么杰出的一员达成一致意见,你的贡献得到了多大的重视,你拥有多大的潜力,以及认识到这一切后,你是否介意将薪水减半。

It got so bad that by the time I was graduated, the only reading I did was in order to get the grade and the only writing I did was in order to get the grade.

情况变得如此糟糕,以至于我毕业的时候,我唯一做的阅读就是为了得到分数,我唯一做的写作也是为了得到分数。

I'm a Utilitarian, so I don't see the rule against lying as absolute; it's always subject to some overriding utility which may prevent its exercise.

我是个功利主义者,所以我不认为反对说谎的规则是绝对的;它总是受制于一些凌驾于它之上的实用程序,这可能会阻止它的运行。

I love living with animals. And my children love animals. I love walking around and being with the horses. But the deer? They're naughty.

我喜欢和动物一起生活。我的孩子们喜欢动物。我喜欢到处走走,和马在一起。但鹿吗?他们淘气。

The manager of a team is like a stagecoach, he can't move unless he has the horses.

一个团队的经理就像一辆公共马车,他不能移动,除非他有马。

The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.

我们在人类头脑中发现的第一种最简单的情感是好奇心。

Odd how the creative power at once brings the whole universe to order.

奇怪的是,创造力如何立刻使整个宇宙秩序井然。

Exercise caution, as I have advised many people.

正如我给许多人的建议一样,要谨慎行事。