Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.

  • -- Ambrose Bierce 比尔斯

气压计,n。字体这是一种巧妙的仪器,能显示我们现在的天气状况。

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An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.

永不枯竭的善良天性是上天赐予我们的最珍贵的礼物之一,它像油一样在纷乱的思想海洋上喷薄欲出,在最恶劣的天气里也能保持头脑的平静。

Sudden resolutions, like the sudden rise of mercury in a barometer, indicate little else than the variability of the weather.

突然的分辨率,就像气压计中汞的突然上升一样,只能表明天气的变化。

The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress.

艺术比股市或国会辩论更能反映我们这个世界正在发生的事情。

We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us.

我们可以实现气候,但天气是强加给我们的。