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The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

  • -- W. Somerset Maugham 威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆

引用的能力是智慧的有效替代品。

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I think I was a good student, because I jumped over a school. My main interest was basically history and literature. Sports were basically basketball and swimming at a pool. I was so happy.

我认为我是一个好学生，因为我跳过了一所学校。我的主要兴趣基本上是历史和文学。体育运动基本上是在游泳池里打篮球和游泳。我很高兴。

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The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.

与人打交道的能力就像糖和咖啡一样可以买到，我愿意为这种能力付出比世界上任何其他东西都要多的钱。

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In fact, one could argue that the skill of the fiction writer boils down to the ability to exploit intensity.

事实上，有人可能会说，小说家的技巧归根结底是利用强度的能力。

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Nationalist pride, like other variants of pride, can be a substitute for self-respect.

民族自豪感，就像其他形式的自豪感一样，可以代替自尊。

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Good books make you ask questions. Bad readers want everything answered.

好书使人爱问问题。坏读者想要所有的答案。

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There is no substitute for face-to-face reporting and research.

没有什么可以替代面对面的报告和研究。

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