Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.

  • -- Hosea Ballou 马士

简洁是改正之母。

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She had called in the debt that parents owe a child for bringing her, unasked, into a strange world. One should never make an offer without knowing full well what will happen if it is accepted.

她要求偿还父母欠孩子的债,因为孩子未经允许就把她带到一个陌生的世界。一个人永远不应该在完全不知道如果被接受将会发生什么的情况下提出报价。

When I was a kid, being outside was the norm. Rain or shine, our parents would tell us to get out of the house.

当我还是个孩子的时候,在外面是很正常的。无论晴雨,我们的父母都会叫我们离开家。

Being open to correction means making ourselves vulnerable, and many people are not willing to do that.

对纠正持开放态度意味着让自己变得脆弱,而许多人不愿意这样做。

Suppose you could gain everything in the whole world, and lost your soul. Was it worth it?

假如你能得到全世界的一切,却失去了你的灵魂。值得吗?

Never be so brief as to become obscure.

永远不要过于简短以至于变得晦涩难懂。

Aim for brevity while avoiding jargon.

力求简洁,避免术语。

When I was young, I was religious.

我年轻时信教。