In the time of battle the hammocs, together with their bedding, are all firmly corded, and fixed in the nettings on the quarter-deck, or whereever the men are too much exposed to the view or fire of the enemy.

  • -- William Falconer 威廉·法尔科纳

在战斗中,吊床和被褥都被牢牢地绑在一起,固定在后甲板上的铁丝网上,或者是那些暴露在敌人视野或炮火下的人。

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Through the years, I have so many wonderful memories of playing with the Red Wings: winning four Stanley Cups, scoring big goals, going into battle every night side by side with my teammates, playing with every ounce of effort I could muster.

这些年来,我有很多和红翼一起踢球的美好回忆:赢得四次斯坦利杯,打进重要的进球,每天晚上和队友并肩作战,竭尽全力踢球。

Whenever men with book learning used big words in dealing with him, he came out the loser. It startled him just to hear those words. Obviously they were just a cover for robbery. But they sounded nice.

每当有书本知识的人在和他打交道时用大话,他就显得是个失败者。听到这些话,他吓了一跳。很明显,他们只是在掩盖抢劫。但听起来不错。

Most women's pictures are as boring and as formulaic as men's pictures. In place of a car chase or a battle scene, what you get is an extreme closeup of a woman breaking down.

大多数女人的照片和男人的照片一样无聊,一样公式化。你看到的不是汽车追逐或战斗场面,而是一个女人崩溃的极端特写镜头。

I begin with the principle that all men are bores. Surely no one will prove himself so great a bore as to contradict me in this.

我的原则是所有的人都是乏味的。当然,没有人会证明自己是一个如此令人讨厌的人,以致在这一点上反驳我。

When I try to write I try to write something different every time. That's the challenge.

当我尝试写作的时候,我每次都尝试写一些不同的东西。这是挑战。

Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time.

汽车坐垫上的洋葱圈不会随着时间的推移而改善。