Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.

  • -- Thomas Henry Huxley 赫胥黎

科学是有组织的常识,许多美好的理论都被丑陋的事实扼杀了。

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Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals. The game of thought is, on the appearance of one of these two sides, to find the other: given the upper, to find the under side.

每一个事实一方面与感觉有关,另一方面又与道德有关。思想的游戏是,在这两方面的一个方面出现后,找到另一个方面:给定上面的一面,找到下面的一面。

To supply people for ages in camps makes no sense... you have to rebuild that cabana that they rent out to tourists on the weekend. They need help getting their fields repaired and their boats repaired.

在营地里为老年人提供食物毫无意义……你必须重建他们周末租给游客的小屋。他们需要帮助修理他们的田地和船只。

The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite distinct, and the passion to which the one gives rise is not the passion of the other.

事实上,爱有两种,一种是命令,一种是服从。这两者是截然不同的,其中一个引起的激情不是另一个的激情。

The beautiful heroine might be thinking, How long must I bury my face on this wretched man's shoulder? Such is not the always the case, but quite often it is.

美丽的女主人公可能在想,我要把脸埋在这个可怜的男人的肩膀上多久?情况并非总是如此,但往往如此。

Science consistently produces a new crop of miraculous truths and dazzling devices every year.

科学每年都会不断地产生一批新的神奇的真理和令人眼花缭乱的装置。

I have ideas written down some places, but usually I can't find them. I'm not very organized.

我有一些想法写在一些地方,但通常我找不到它们。我不是很有条理。

I mean, Hawaii is beautiful, but the world is full of beautiful places.

我的意思是,夏威夷很美,但是世界上到处都是美丽的地方。

A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to take it off of you.

一条裙子没有任何意义,除非它能激励男人把它脱掉。

The man of science is a poor philosopher.

科学家是一个可怜的哲学家。

I trained myself to be organized.

我训练自己有条理。