At a certain point, what people mean when they use a word becomes its meaning.

  • -- William Safire 威廉·萨菲尔

在某种程度上,当人们使用一个词时,他们的意思变成了它的意思。

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I mean, I knew I wanted to do this kind of thing in school, but to actually have somebody that would bring you into that world, that was really exciting, you know?

我的意思是,我知道我想在学校里做这样的事情,但实际上有人会把你带到那个世界,这真的很令人兴奋,你知道吗?

If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character, would you slow down? Or speed up?

如果死亡意味着离开舞台的时间足够长,可以换一身戏服,以一个新角色的身份回来,你会放慢脚步吗?或加速?

To say 'we' and mean 'I' is one of the most recondite insults.

说“我们”和意思是“我”是最深奥的侮辱之一。

I'm satisfied it's very black, meaning 'in the black'.

我很满意它很黑,意思是“在黑色”。