An epigram is but a feeble thing - With straw in tail, stuck there by way of sting.

  • -- William Cowper 威廉·考珀

警句不过是一种软弱无力的东西——尾巴上插着稻草,用来刺人。

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Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.

看,这孩子,按照天性的善良法则,喜欢拨浪鼓,用稻草挠痒痒。

Nothing that is good can become stuck and if it is stuck, it can’t be any good!

任何好的东西都不会被卡住,如果它被卡住了,就不会有任何好东西!

That is poor help that helps you from the feather-bed to the straw.

帮助你从有羽毛的床到稻草都是无益的。

An image has stuck for most of my career and it isn't flattering.

在我职业生涯的大部分时间里,我的形象都是一成不变的,这并不讨人喜欢。