But the revolutions and changes which are responsible for the present state of the earth are not limited to the upsetting of the ancient strata and to the ebbing of the sea after the formations of new layers.

  • -- Georges Cuvier 乔治·居维叶

但是,造成地球现状的革命和变化并不局限于古老地层的倾覆和新地层形成后的海平面的下降。

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We used to think that revolutions are the cause of change. Actually it is the other way around: change prepares the ground for revolution.

我们过去认为革命是变革的原因。实际上恰恰相反:变革为革命奠定了基础。

Like all revolutions, the surrealist revolution was a reversion, a restitution, an expression of vital and indispensable spiritual needs.

像所有的革命一样,超现实主义革命是一种倒退,一种恢复,一种至关重要和不可或缺的精神需求的表达。

You are responsible to each other because when you win a game of football, you only need eight players to perform well.

你们要对彼此负责,因为当你赢得一场足球比赛时,你只需要八名球员就能表现得很好。

You have to be a responsible adult and support yourself because no one else is going to do it for you.

你必须成为一个负责任的成年人,养活自己,因为没有人会为你做这些。