Language is political. That's why you and me, my Brother and Sister, that's why we supposed to choke our natural self into the weird, lying, barbarous, unreal, white speech and writing habits that the schools lay down like holy law.

  • -- June Jordan 朱恩·乔丹

语言是政治。这就是为什么你和我,我的兄弟姐妹,这就是为什么我们应该把我们的自然自我扼杀在奇怪的,撒谎的,野蛮的,不真实的,白人的演讲和写作习惯中,就像学校制定的神圣的法律一样。

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We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.

我们不只是借用词语;有时,英语在小巷里追逐其他语言,把它们打得不省力气,搜刮口袋里的新词汇。

There was no language barrier when it came to kids, and when it came to play.

当涉及到孩子和玩耍时,没有语言障碍。