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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For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands.

因为在风平浪静或狂风暴雨的日子里,没有比姐妹更好的朋友了;在单调乏味的道路上给人打气,如果走错了路,就去找一个;如果蹒跚而行,就去扶一个;

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。