For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right but found to be otherwise.

  • -- Benjamin Franklin 本杰明富兰克林

由于长命百岁,我经历过许多这样的事例:由于获得了更好的信息或更充分的考虑,我不得不改变自己的观点,甚至在一些重要的问题上也是如此。我曾经认为这些观点是正确的,但后来发现事实并非如此。

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Today, the technology is there to give early and normally ample warning when a powerful tornado approaches. When a tornado strikes, all of us are at risk.

今天,当强大的龙卷风来袭时,该技术可以提供早期和通常充足的预警。当龙卷风来袭时,我们所有人都处于危险之中。

Europe has a lot of strength. We need to pool that strength, and I am very much in favour of that - more of a deeper political union.

欧洲实力雄厚。我们需要凝聚这种力量,我非常支持这一点——更深入的政治联盟。

New England is the home of all that is good and noble with all her sternness and uncompromising opinions.

新英格兰是所有善良和高尚的人的家园,有着她所有的严厉和毫不妥协的观点。

Wind howled through the night, carrying the scent that would change the world.

风呼啸着穿过黑夜,带着改变世界的气味。

Opinions differ most when there is least scientific warrant for having any.

当缺乏科学依据的时候,意见分歧就会最大。

One day spent with someone you love can change everything.

和你爱的人共度一天可以改变一切。

Good talkers are only found in Paris.

健谈的人只有在巴黎才能找到。

Lost time is never found again.

光阴一去不复返。