Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences and ask themselves with how many people and on how many occasions they have genuinely and profoundly shared some experience with another.

  • -- W. H. Auden 奥登

在人们抱怨现代诗歌晦涩难懂之前,他们应该先反省自己的良心,问问自己有多少人、在多少场合与他人真诚而深刻地分享过一些经验。

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Those we meet can change us, sometimes so profoundly that we are not the same afterwards.

我们所遇到的人可以改变我们,有时改变得如此之深,以至于后来我们都不一样了。

A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when Opportunity knocks.

悲观主义者是当机会来敲门时抱怨噪音的人。

I get to stay active and that is my job at the moment, so I can't complain.

我可以保持活跃,这是我目前的工作,所以我不能抱怨。

The world is changing very profoundly.

世界正在发生深刻的变化。