Liberals are sometimes defined as people who can't take their own side in an argument.

  • -- Cass Sunstein 凯斯·桑斯坦

自由主义者有时被定义为在争论中不能站在自己一边的人。

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To read the report of a discussion in which arguments for and against are presented, in which a subject has been covered from different points of view, with new ideas advanced - this is far more instructive than to read a brief account of the resolution passed on the matter.

阅读一项讨论的报告,其中提出了赞成和反对的论点,从不同的角度讨论了一个问题,提出了新的观点- -这比阅读就该问题通过的决议的简要说明更有指导意义。

Could I interrupt here, because there is an alternative explanation, which you are particularly well placed to examine. You know the argument that it is the alchemists in the laboratories who invent the sweet new kits.

我能在这里打断一下吗,因为还有另一种解释,你特别适合研究它。你知道有这样一种说法,就是实验室里的炼金术士发明了这种甜蜜的新工具。

Even top caliber hospitals cannot escape medical mistakes that sometimes result in irreparable damage to patients.

即使是一流的医院也无法避免有时会对病人造成无法弥补的损害的医疗错误。

Some people, and I am one of them, hate happy ends. We feel cheated. Harm is the norm.

有些人,我就是其中之一,讨厌幸福的结局。我们觉得被骗了。伤害是常态。

People are the most difficult thing in the world to change.

人是世界上最难改变的东西。

One figure can sometimes add up to a lot.

一个数字有时可以加起来很多。