All the principal people in the town are concerned in the slave trade, and their chief wealth consists in the number of slaves they possess; therefore there is little chance of the trade being, for many years, totally abolished.

  • -- Sir George Grey 乔治·格雷爵士

城里所有的主要人物都与奴隶贸易有关,他们的主要财富在于他们拥有的奴隶数量;因此,多年来,这种贸易几乎不可能完全废除。

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People think that if you have a huge appetite, then you'll be better at it. But actually, it's how you confront the food that is brought to you. You have to be mentally and psychologically prepared.

人们认为,如果你有一个巨大的胃口,那么你会更好。但实际上,这是你面对食物的方式。你必须做好心理和心理准备。

If I were to name my favorite pastime, I'd have to say talking about myself. I love it and I think most other people do too. We need, people like us, more listeners and less talkers.

如果要我说出我最喜欢的消遣方式,我得说的是谈论我自己。我喜欢它,我想大多数人也喜欢。我们需要像我们这样的人,有更多的倾听者,少说空话。