In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

  • -- Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊

在时尚方面,随波逐流;在原则问题上,要像石头一样坚定。

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Science is based on the possibility of objectivity, on the possibility of different people checking out for themselves the observations made by others. Without that possibility, there is no empirical principle capable of deciding between different arguments and theories.

科学是建立在客观可能性的基础上的,是建立在不同的人自己检验别人的观察结果的可能性上的。没有这种可能性,就没有能够在不同的论点和理论之间做出决定的经验主义原则。

A further point is that, little by little, in the current universe, everything is slowly being named; nor does this have anything to do with the older Aristotelian universals in which the idea of a chair subsumes all its individual manifestations.

更进一步的观点是,在目前的宇宙中,一切都在慢慢地命名;这与亚里士多德的旧宇宙也没有任何关系,在旧宇宙中,椅子的概念包含了所有的个人表现。

You know, true love really matters, friends really matter, family really matters. Being responsible and disciplined and healthy really matters.

你知道,真爱真的很重要,朋友真的很重要,家庭真的很重要。负责任、自律、健康真的很重要。

The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum.

自由社会的首要原则是在一个开放的论坛上畅所欲言。

Only the more rugged mortals should attempt to keep up with current literature.

只有更粗犷的凡人才应该努力跟上当前的文学潮流。

It looks like you're going to have to put up with us for another four years.

看来你还得再忍受我们四年。

What matters is what we do with the life we have.

重要的是我们如何对待我们的生活。

I'm not like a performer type.

我不喜欢表演。