There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for their knowledge, it becomes an object of ambition to be admitted on their list.

  • -- Charles Babbage 巴贝奇

然而,学术机构还有另一个作用。当他们由少数以知识著称的人组成时,被列入他们的名单就成了雄心壮志的目标。

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I went to the Academy and studied with Stuck who was then a big man. But didn't interest me. I didn't know that before me there was Kandinsky and Klee who had also studied with Stuck. He had a good name at that time.

我去了学院,和当时的大人物斯塔克一起学习。但我不感兴趣。我不知道在我之前还有康定斯基和克利,他们也和斯卡迪一起学习过。他那时名声很好。

Remember that the word of God is not sent to particular persons, as if by name; and do not think you have no part in it, because you are not named there.

要记住,神的道并不是奉名传讲给特定的人;不要以为你没有参与其中,因为你在那里没有名字。

Things with my dad were pretty good until I won an Academy Award. He was really loving to me until I got more attention than he did. Then he hated me.

在我获得奥斯卡奖之前,我和爸爸相处得很好。他真的很爱我,直到我得到了比他更多的关注。然后他恨我。

I've worked with very few that I considered unpleasant. Dennis the Menace was a joy to work on.

我很少与我认为不愉快的人共事。丹尼斯,处理这个威胁是一种乐趣。

Our purpose is to educate as well as to entertain.

我们的目的是寓教于乐。

It's nice to feel that you have a purpose.

很高兴你有了一个目标。