An era can be said to end when its basic illusions are exhausted.

  • -- Arthur Miller 阿瑟·米勒

可以说,当一个时代的基本幻想破灭时,这个时代就结束了。

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Probably people always feel that they are living in a time of transition, but we can hardly be mistaken perhaps in thinking that this is an era of particularly momentous change, rapid and proceeding at an ever quickening rate.

也许人们总是觉得他们生活在一个过渡时期,但我们也许不会错误地认为,这是一个特别重大的变革的时代,变化迅速,而且速度越来越快。

The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They struggled against the tide, and reached the shore exhausted.

许多伟人的工作是在苦难、考验和困难中完成的,他们是在责任的激励下完成的。他们与潮水搏斗,精疲力竭地到达岸边。

A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it.

幻觉是事实,而不是错误;错误的是基于它的判断。

Rage is exciting, but leaves me confused and exhausted.

愤怒是令人兴奋的,但让我困惑和疲惫。

However, one cannot put a quart in a pint cup.

然而,一个人不能把一夸脱放在一品脱的杯子里。

Tomorrow a new era starts for Greece.

明天,希腊将迎来一个新时代。