A language is a dialect with its own army and navy.

  • -- Max Weinreich 马克斯·温赖奇

一种语言是一种拥有自己的陆军和海军的方言。

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I met my grandfather just before he died, and it was the first time that I had seen Dad with a relative of his. It was interesting to see my own father as a son and the body language and alteration in attitude that comes with that, and it sort of changed our relationship for the better.

我在祖父去世前见到了他,那是我第一次看到父亲和他的一个亲戚在一起。很有趣的是,我把自己的父亲看作一个儿子,他的肢体语言和态度也随之改变,这让我们的关系变得更好。

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.

棍棒和石头可能会打断我的骨头,但言语会让我独自躲在角落里哭上几个小时。

Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins.

单词是组成句子的硬币,总是有太多的小硬币。

No language is rude that can boast polite writers.

没有哪一种语言是粗鲁的,却能以作家的彬彬有礼为荣。