The human organism inherits so delicate an adjustment to climate that, in spite of man's boasted ability to live anywhere, the strain of the frozen North eliminates the more nervous and active types of mind.

  • -- Ellsworth Huntington 埃尔斯沃思·亨廷顿

人类有机体对气候的适应性是如此微妙,尽管人类有能力在任何地方生活,但冰冻的北方的压力消除了更为紧张和活跃的思维。

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I hate first drafts, and it never gets easier. People always wonder what kind of superhero power they'd like to have. I wanted the ability for someone to just open up my brain and take out the entire first draft and lay it down in front of me so I can just focus on the second, third and fourth drafts.

我讨厌初稿,而且从来没有变得容易过。人们总是想知道他们想拥有什么样的超级英雄能力。我希望有人能打开我的大脑,拿出整个初稿放在我面前,这样我就能专注于第二稿、第三稿和第四稿。

The ability to work together has to be in the blood of particle physicists. They learn very early on that it is impossible to advance on one's own and that constant exchange is necessary.

粒子物理学家必须具备合作的能力。他们很早就知道,一个人是不可能独自前进的,不断的交流是必要的。

If you haven't read you don't have the voice. The lack of voice eliminates experience.

如果你没有阅读,你就没有声音。没有声音就没有经验。