It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection.

  • -- Edward Sapir 爱德华·萨皮尔

如果认为一个人根本不使用语言就能适应现实,而语言只是解决交流或思考的具体问题的一种偶然手段,那就大错特错了。

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It is very hard to say the exact truth, even about your own immediate feelings – much harder than to say something fine about them which is not the exact truth.

要说出确切的事实是非常困难的,即使是关于你自己的即时感受——要比说出关于它们的一些并非确切事实的好话要困难得多。

Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn't listening.

家庭内部的任何问题,无论大小,似乎总是始于糟糕的沟通。有人不听。

Resolutely remind yourself that you are not the mind and that its problems are not yours.

坚定地提醒自己,你不是头脑,它的问题也不是你的。

Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.

预见到问题并把它们当作早餐。