A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.

  • -- W. H. Auden 奥登

真正的书不是我们读过的书,而是能读懂我们的书。

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And some poets are far better read off the page because they're very bad speakers. I'm thinking of one in particular whom I won't name, a good poet, and he reads in such a dry, boring way, your eyes start drooping.

有些诗人更擅长即兴朗读,因为他们不擅长演讲。我特别想到了一位我不愿指名画姓的诗人,他读起来枯燥无味,你的眼睛开始耷拉下来。

When a kid can understand that a word can mean two things, there's some real thinking going on. They have a vested interest in finding out what a word means, because it's the punch line to a joke.

当一个孩子明白一个单词可以代表两件事时,他就会开始认真思考了。他们有一种既得利益,那就是找出一个词的意思,因为它是一个笑话的妙语。

Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.

只有真正的朋友才会告诉你什么时候你的脸脏了。