Proletarian language is dictated by hunger. The poor chew words to fill their bellies.

  • -- Theodor W. Adorno 狄奥多·阿多诺

无产阶级的语言是由饥饿决定的。穷人咀嚼文字填饱肚子。

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The last motive in the world for acquiring vocabulary should be to impress. Words should be acquired because we urgently need them -- to convey, to reach, to express something within us, and to understand others.

学习词汇的最后一个动机应该是给人留下深刻印象。语言是需要后天习得的,因为我们迫切需要它们——去传达,去触及,去表达我们内心的某种东西,去理解他人。

I don't know how the poor farmers deal with such situations in real life. It's really sad.

我不知道贫穷的农民在现实生活中是如何处理这种情况的。真的很难过。

I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.

我宁愿贫穷时住在书屋里,也不愿做一个没有读书欲望的国王。

Language operates between literal and metaphorical signification.

语言在字面意义和隐喻意义之间运作。

An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.

空着肚子不是个好政治顾问。

A hungry horse maketh a clean manger.

饿马不拉屎。