Most intellectuals today have a phobia of any explanation of the mind that invokes genetics.

  • -- Steven Pinker 史蒂文·平克

如今,大多数知识分子对任何涉及遗传学的解释都有恐惧感。

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Well, today the Grammys is much much better than the Oscars. I think the differences in the shows are that the Grammys are much wilder. The Oscars is much more people in the industry. And people dress wilder, I think, at the Grammys.

嗯,今天的格莱美比奥斯卡好多了。我认为这些节目的不同之处在于格莱美奖更加狂野。在这个行业里,奥斯卡奖的观众要多得多。我想,人们在格莱美颁奖典礼上穿得更狂野。

But the idea of a man making his living by writing seemed, in that hardy environment, so fantastic that even today I am sometimes myself assailed by a feeling of unreality.

但是,在那种艰苦的环境中,一个人靠写作谋生的想法似乎是那么的不可思议,以至于即使在今天,我有时也会有一种不真实的感觉。

Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had the courage to voice their opposition have often paid a very high price.

知识分子试图继续前进。但是他们的处境非常困难。那些有勇气表达反对意见的人往往付出了很高的代价。

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.

据我所知,福音书中没有一个词赞扬智慧。