One falls to the ground in trying to sit on two stools.

  • -- Francois Rabelais 拉伯雷

一个人试着坐在两把凳子上,却摔倒在地。

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What I'm always trying to do with every book is to recreate the effect of the stories we heard as children in front of campfires and fireplaces - the ghost stories that engaged us.

我总是试图通过每一本书来重现我们小时候在营火和壁炉前听到的故事的效果——那些吸引我们的鬼故事。

Above and beyond the question of how to grow the economy there is a legitimate concern about how to grow the quality of our lives.

除了如何发展经济的问题之外,人们还有一个合理的担忧,那就是如何提高我们的生活质量。

If you're trying to invent something new, you're going to reach a lot of discouraging points, and most people give up.

如果你想发明一些新东西,你会遇到很多令人沮丧的地方,大多数人都会放弃。

The loftiest towers rise from the ground.

最高的塔从地上拔地而起。