After having dispatched a meal, I went ashore, and found no habitation save a single house, and that without an occupant; we had no doubt that the people had fled in terror at our approach, as the house was completely furnished.

  • -- Christopher Columbus 克里斯托弗·哥伦布

吃完饭,我上了岸,除了一所没有人住的房子外,我没有找到别的住处。我们毫不怀疑,当我们走近时,人们已经惊恐地逃走了,因为房子里已经布置得很齐全了。

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Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own infinitude, and his infinitude is, in one sense, overcome.

让一个人一旦克服了对自己的无限的自私的恐惧,那么他的无限在某种意义上已经被克服了。

Quantity in food is more to be regarded than quality. A full meal is a great enemy both to study and industry.

食物的数量比质量更值得重视。饱餐一顿对学习和工作都是一大敌人。

The night has a capacity for terror that the day can never match.

黑夜具有白天无法比拟的恐怖能力。

When I am done with this meal you can have my life. It is heaven.

当我吃完这顿饭,你可以拥有我的生命。它是天堂。