The psychology of a language which, in one way or another, is imposed upon one because of factors beyond one's control, is very different from the psychology of a language which one accepts of one's free will.

  • -- Edward Sapir 爱德华·萨皮尔

一种语言的心理,以这样或那样的方式,由于无法控制的因素而强加于人,与一种语言的心理是非常不同的,这种语言的心理是一个人接受自己的自由意志。

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As a matter of fact, a national language which spreads beyond its own confines very quickly loses much of its original richness of content and is in no better case than a constructed language.

事实上,一种超越其自身范围的民族语言,很快就会失去其原有的丰富内容,其效果并不比一种建构的语言好。

Before I got into acting, I was always interested in psychology, which I think is very common with a lot of actors because in a weird way, psychology and acting kind of seem interwoven.

在我进入演艺圈之前,我一直对心理学很感兴趣,我认为这在很多演员身上都很常见,因为心理学和表演以一种奇怪的方式交织在一起。

A coach once told me there are four factors that determine a players' performance: his tactical awareness, his physical condition, his technical ability and his mental strength.

一位教练曾经告诉我决定一个球员表现的因素有四个:他的战术意识,他的身体状况,他的技术能力和他的精神力量。

Psychology is the science of the act of experiencing, and deals with the whole system of such acts as they make up mental life.

心理学是一门研究体验行为的科学,它研究构成精神生活的这种行为的整个系统。

The way Shakespeare wrote Fallstaff is with a heightened language and everything.

莎士比亚写福斯塔夫的方式是高度的语言和一切。