The whole shadow of Man is only as big as his hat.

  • -- Elizabeth Bishop 伊丽莎白·毕肖普

人的整个影子只有他的帽子那么大。

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Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This is his grief. Let him turn which way he will, it falls opposite to the sun; short at noon, long at eve. Did you never see it?

每个人都投下阴影;不仅是他的身体,还有他那不完全融合的精神。这是他的悲伤。任凭他往哪个方向转,日头就向哪个方向落;中午短,晚上长。你没见过吗?

It's one of the tragic ironies of the theatre that only one man in it can count on steady work - the night watchman.

剧院里只有一个人能指望稳定的工作,那就是守夜人,这是悲剧的讽刺之一。

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.

我有一个小小的影子跟着我进进出出,他有什么用呢?

There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation.

在人类的事务中,总会有一个时刻,他必须抓住牛的尾巴,面对现实。