I used to own an island in the Seychelles and had a big boat there and one day I came across some Somali pirates who were passing by on their way to re-provision their boat. They didn't even acknowledge me - which is unheard of among sailors - and it was like looking into the eyes of a black mamba.

  • -- Wilbur Smith 威尔伯·史密斯

我曾经在塞舌尔拥有一个小岛,那里有一艘大船。有一天,我遇到了一些索马里海盗,他们正经过塞舌尔为他们的船补给给养。他们甚至不认识我——这在水手中是闻所未闻的——就像看着一只黑曼巴的眼睛。

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A ball had passed between my body and the right arm which supported him, cutting through the sleeve and passing through his chest from shoulder to shoulder. There was no more to be done for him and I left him to his rest. I have never mended that hole in my sleeve.

一个球从我的身体和支撑他的右臂之间穿过,穿过他的袖子,从一个肩膀传到另一个肩膀。没有什么可为他做的了,我让他去休息。我从来没有把袖子上的洞补好。

Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another.

关于生命的知识是一回事;对生活中某个地方的有效占有,以及它通过你的存在的流动,是另一回事。

Every person seems to acknowledge his greatness. He blends together the profound politician with the scholar.

每个人似乎都承认自己的伟大。他把渊博的政治家和学者融为一体。

There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.

头脑没有限制,除了我们承认的那些。