Eventually, I believe, current attempts to understand the mind by analogy with man-made computers that can perform superbly some of the same external tasks as conscious beings will be recognized as a gigantic waste of time.

  • -- Thomas Nagel 托马斯·内格尔

最终,我相信,目前试图用人造计算机来理解大脑的尝试将被认为是巨大的浪费时间。人造计算机可以出色地执行一些与有意识的人相同的外部任务。

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Son. Everyone dies alone. That's what it is. It's a door. It's one person wide. When you go through it, you do it alone. But it doesn't mean you've got to be alone before you go through the door. And believe me, you aren't alone on the other side.

的儿子。每个人都是孤独而死。就是这样。这是一扇门。只有一个人宽。当你经历它时,你是独自一人。但这并不意味着你必须一个人走进门。相信我,你并不孤单。

There are stereotypes that have been out there for a long time that tell girls that their main asset, the main thing that they are valued for, is their appearance and also that it's to the exclusion of anything else.

长期以来,有一些刻板印象告诉女孩们,她们的主要资产,她们被看重的最主要的东西,就是她们的外表,还有就是排除其他一切。

Before the people at large, and for that matter, the artists themselves, understand what photography really means, as I understand that term, it is essential for them to be taught the real meaning of art.

在大众面前,在艺术家们自己面前,理解摄影的真正含义,正如我理解的那样,让他们了解艺术的真正含义是至关重要的。

I am a smoker, I'm ashamed to say. I had given it up for many years, then picked it up again. It's a horrible habit. I struggle with myself all the time. And I love to smoke.

我不好意思说,我是个吸烟者。我已经放弃了很多年,然后又重新拾起它。这是一个可怕的习惯。我一直在和自己斗争。我喜欢吸烟。

I may attempt a novel. I think that no matter what you write, it requires being honest with oneself, and you have to pull yourself out of the whirlwind of daily life.

我可以尝试写一本小说。我认为无论你写什么,都需要对自己诚实,你必须把自己从日常生活的漩涡中拉出来。

Hype is the awkward and desperate attempt to convince journalists that what you've made is worth the misery of having to review it.

炒作是一种尴尬而绝望的尝试,它试图让记者相信,你所做的一切值得他们痛苦地去回顾。

To understand a literary style, consider what it omits.

要理解一种文学风格,就要考虑它遗漏了什么。

I waste a lot of money buying the same pair of shoes.

我花了很多钱买同一双鞋。

I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.

我浪费了时间,现在时间也在浪费我。

Don't waste too many stones on one bird.

不要在一只鸟身上浪费太多的石头。