I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.

  • -- Samuel Johnson 塞缪尔·约翰逊

我从来不想和一个写得比读得多的人交谈。

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I have no desire to crow over anybody or to see anybody eating crow, figuratively or otherwise. We should all get together and make a country in which everybody can eat turkey whenever he pleases.

我不想对任何人吹嘘,也不想看到任何人吃乌鸦,不管是比喻的还是别的什么。我们应该团结起来,建立一个人人都可以随时吃火鸡的国家。

The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats.

一个想成为伟人的男孩,不应该仅仅下定决心去克服一千个障碍,而应该下定决心去战胜一千个挫折和失败。

I have sometimes wondered if the greatest desire of man is to be known and loved anyway.

我有时想知道,人类最大的愿望是否就是无论如何被了解和被爱。

We have been raised to a height that is unattainable and unimaginable for a natural man.

我们已经被提升到一个常人无法企及和想象的高度。

The Real-World was a sprawling mess of a book in need of a good editor.

现实世界是一本杂乱无章的书,需要一位优秀的编辑。

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.

当你还没有站起来生活的时候,坐下来写作是多么的徒劳。

I'm not into high literature, but I think all my books are literate.

我不喜欢高级文学,但我认为我所有的书都是文学作品。

The thing writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.

作家最擅长的事情就是找到避免写作的方法。

A man in passion rides a horse that runs away with him.

一个有激情的人会骑着一匹和他一起私奔的马。

You can cover a great deal of country in books.

你可以在书中涵盖很多国家。