In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies.

  • -- Stephen Leacock 李柯克

在古代,他们没有统计数据,所以他们不得不求助于谎言。

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The statistics show that when you've done something for so long, it'll either be, yeah, you're slowing down, or someone's doing it better. But physically, I feel great. More than that, it's mental and spiritual.

统计数据显示,当你做某件事太久了,要么是你慢下来了,要么是有人做得更好了。但是身体上,我感觉很好。更重要的是,这是精神和精神上的。

Herein lies our problem. If we level that much land to grow rice and whatever, then no other animal could live there except for some insect pest species. Which is very unfortunate.

这就是我们的问题所在。如果我们夷平这么多土地来种水稻之类的,那么除了一些害虫之外,就没有其他动物能在那里生存了。这是非常不幸的。

Waste no time with revolutions that do not remove the causes of your complaints but simply change the faces of those in charge.

不要把时间浪费在革命上,这些革命不会消除你抱怨的原因,只会改变掌权者的面貌。

As painful as it may be, sometimes you're meant to fall in love with someone, but not meant to be with them.

虽然很痛苦,但有时候你注定会爱上一个人,但却不是注定要和他们在一起。

My assignment is what every writer's assignment is: tell the truth of his own time.

我的任务和每个作家的任务一样:在自己的时间里讲真话。

Technique is what you fall back on when you run out of inspiration.

技巧是当你灵感枯竭时所依靠的。

Lies like that are not a sin, they are a sacrifice.

那样的谎言不是罪,而是一种牺牲。

There are lies, damned lies and statistics.

有谎言,该死的谎言和统计数字。