A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.

  • -- Dean Acheson 迪安·艾奇逊

写备忘录不是为了通知读者,而是为了保护作者。

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There have been times when I reread - or at least leafed through - something because I'd sent a copy to a friend, and what usually happened was that I noticed dozens and dozens of clumsy phrases I wished I could rewrite.

有好几次,因为给朋友发了一份邮件,我又重读了一遍,或者至少是草草翻阅了一遍,而通常发生的情况是,我注意到一堆又一堆笨拙的短语,真希望我能重写一遍。

Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification could be a pretty dull experience.

读一本小说,书中所有的人物都表现出耐心、勤奋、贞洁和延迟的满足感,这可能是一种相当枯燥的经历。