Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.

  • -- T. S. Eliot T.S.艾略特

不成熟的诗人模仿;成熟的诗人偷窃。

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A poet ought not to pick nature's pocket. Let him borrow, and so borrow as to repay by the very act of borrowing. Examine nature accurately, but write from recollection, and trust more to the imagination than the memory.

诗人不应该扒窃自然的衣袋。让他借钱吧,借了就借,借了就借,借了就借,借了就还。准确地审视自然,但要从回忆中写作,更要相信想象力,而不是记忆。

There are quite a few honest songwriters out there writing about relationships and their own personality traits. But for some reason, once they step out of the bedroom, their honesty doesn't seem to come with them.

有相当多诚实的词曲作者在写他们的人际关系和他们自己的个性特征。但出于某种原因,一旦他们走出卧室,他们的诚实似乎就不随他们而来了。

They were conspiring to desert us in the night and steal some of our horses... we engaged a spy.

他们密谋在夜里抛弃我们,偷走我们的几匹马……我们雇了一个间谍。

Kings in this world should imitate God, their mercy should be above their works.

世上的君王当效法神,他们的怜悯超过自己的行为。

Relationships are the hallmark of the mature person.

人际关系是成熟的人的标志。

Most males do not mature, they simply grow taller.

大多数雄性并不成熟,它们只是长高了。

Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal.

不成熟的艺术家模仿。成熟的艺术家偷窃。

Frost is the most sophisticated of poets.

弗罗斯特是最老练的诗人。

Writing is the geometry of the soul.

写作是灵魂的几何学。