Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach.

  • -- Samuel Johnson 塞缪尔·约翰逊

其他任何一位作家都渴望得到赞扬;词典编纂者只能希望逃脱指责。

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The really disturbing thing about Somalia is that in a country where there are few economic opportunities, pirates are perceived as glamorous and are held in awe by young boys who aspire to their lifestyle.

索马里真正令人不安的事情是,在一个经济机会很少的国家,海盗被认为是迷人的,并被渴望他们的生活方式的年轻男孩所敬畏。

Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves.

作家写作是为了影响他们的读者,他们的牧师,他们的听众,但在本质上,总是为了做更多的自己。

My method is to take the utmost trouble to find the right thing to say, and then to say it with the utmost levity.

我的方法是尽最大的努力去寻找正确的话语,然后以最大的轻率去说。

I aspire to be that, to be a voice of reason one day.

我渴望有一天能成为一个理性的声音。