If you keep your feathers well oiled the water of criticism will run off as from a duck's back.

  • -- Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards 埃伦·亨丽埃塔吞下理查兹

如果你把羽毛好好涂上油,批评之水就会像鸭子背上的水一样流走。

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A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world such things as are worth their observation.

一个真正的评论家应该专注于优点而不是缺点,去发现一个作家隐藏的美,并向世界传达那些值得他们观察的东西。

The perils of duck hunting are great - especially for the duck.

猎鸭的危险是巨大的——尤其是对鸭子来说。

If Attila the Hun were alive today, he'd be a drama critic.

如果匈奴王阿提拉今天还活着,他会成为一名戏剧评论家。