The country is provincial; it becomes ridiculous when it tries to ape Paris.

  • -- Honoré de Balzac 尊敬的巴尔扎克

这个国家是省级的;当它试图模仿巴黎时,就变得可笑了。

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I stayed three weeks in Paris, fell in love with the city, and decided that I was born to live in Paris.

我在巴黎呆了三个星期,爱上了这个城市,并决定我生来就住在巴黎。

I have moved to a smaller house in Paris, and I don't fancy having so much staff now.

我已经搬到巴黎的一所小一点的房子里去了,我不喜欢现在有那么多员工。

If anyone tries to complicate your life, turn and walk away from them.

如果有人试图使你的生活复杂化,转身离开他们。

An ape, a priest, and a louse, are three devils in one house.

无尾猿、牧师和虱子是一个房子里的三个魔鬼。

An ape's an ape, though he wear a gold ring.

无尾猿就是无尾猿,虽然他戴着一枚金戒指。