But in due course it became evident that not only a physical situation qua physics, but the meaning of that situation to people, was sometimes a factor, through the behavior of people, in the start of a fire.

  • -- Benjamin Lee Whorf 本杰明·李·沃尔夫

但是,随着时间的推移,很明显,不仅物理情境是一种物理现象,而且这种情境对人们的意义,有时也是一个因素,通过人们的行为,在火灾中起作用。

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Cereal production in the rain-fed areas still remains relatively unaffected by the impact of the green revolution, but significant change and progress are now becoming evident in several countries.

雨养地区的谷物生产仍然相对不受绿色革命的影响,但几个国家的重大变化和进展现正变得明显。

It is evident that skepticism, while it makes no actual change in man, always makes him feel better.

很明显,怀疑主义虽然对人没有实际的改变,却总是使人感觉更好。

A golf course is nothing but a pool room moved outdoors.

高尔夫球场只不过是一个搬到户外的台球室。

Ideas shape the course of history.

思想决定历史的进程。