Basically, books were a luxury item before the printing press.

  • -- Nate Silver 内特·希尔

在印刷术出现之前,书籍基本上是奢侈品。

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Preparing to fight wild fires is only part of the solution, we must be more pro-active and prevent the fires before they start, or reduce their intensity by removing forest waste and fuel build up.

做好扑灭野火的准备只是解决问题的一部分,我们必须更加积极主动,在火灾发生之前就加以预防,或者通过清除森林垃圾和燃料积累来降低火灾的强度。

I enjoy doing press for something that I like, and I think the movie is very fun and charming and clever.

我喜欢为自己喜欢的东西做新闻,我认为这部电影很有趣、迷人、聪明。

I'm not somebody who runs from the press. I'm not coy. I appreciate the press I've had over the years.

我不是逃避媒体的人。我不腼腆。我很感激这些年来我所拥有的媒体。

The books housed in one's first adult bookshelf are the geological bed of who we wish to become.

一个人的第一个成人书架上的书是我们想成为什么样人的地质床。

I like to give up on others before they give up on me.

我喜欢在别人放弃我之前先放弃他们。

Think before you speak. Read before you think.

三思而后行。三思而后行。