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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Words can sometimes be used to confuse, but it's up to the practitioners of the study of language to apply them for good and not for evil. It is just like fire; fire can heat your house or burn it down.

词汇有时会被用来混淆视听,但这取决于语言研究的实践者如何将其应用于善而非恶。它就像火一样;火可以加热你的房子,也可以把它烧掉。

In a sense, every form of expression is imposed upon one by social factors, one's own language above all.

从某种意义上说,每一种表达形式都是由社会因素,尤其是自己的语言强加于人的。

Psychology more than any other science has had its pseudo-scientific no less than its scientific period.

心理学比任何一门科学都更具有伪科学的性质,其伪科学的历史并不少于它的科学时期。

Even if I think in English, it's more a language of acting than French.

即使我认为用英语,它更像是一种表演语言而不是法语。

If I wasn't doing modeling, I'd like to study child psychology.

如果我不做模特,我想学习儿童心理学。