For an entire populace, change, growth, and spontaneity were dangerous. Acting upon a personal desire, whispering a hidden longing, revealing your true feelings - all the human actions we think of as essential to a character - had be censored by the self lest they be punished by the state.

  • -- Adam Johnson 亚当·约翰逊

对全体民众来说,变革、成长和自发性是危险的。根据个人的欲望行事,低声诉说隐藏的渴望,揭示你的真实感受——所有我们认为对一个角色至关重要的人类行为——都被自我审查,以免受到国家的惩罚。

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When I thought about the calibre of people in the room I realized we might just have a credible candidate for Mayor who will would finally enforce the laws of the city. It was almost too good to be true.

当我想到在座各位的才能时,我意识到我们可能只有一位可靠的市长候选人,他将最终执行本市的法律。这简直好得令人难以置信。

To the hard-working people who set a little bit aside each month, to provide for their children, or to fund their own retirement, I say: you should be rewarded not punished.

对于那些每个月留出一点钱供孩子生活,或供自己退休后生活的辛勤工作的人们,我要说:你们应该得到奖赏,而不是惩罚。

We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things.

我们知道如何说许多类似真实事物的谎言,但我们知道,当我们愿意时,如何说真实的东西。

Because people should not be punished for loving and hoping and holding their hearts open.

因为人们不应该因为爱、希望和敞开心扉而受到惩罚。

Shamelessness is a wonderful part of the character.

无耻是这个角色的精彩之处。

I always find stuff in my characters to relate to.

我总是能在我的角色身上找到与之相关的东西。