Self-righteous people can talk themselves into forgetting they are part of a civilization. They can then feed on that culture, bringing it down. It's happened many times in the past. It could happen to us.

  • -- David Brin 大卫·布林

自以为是的人会说服自己忘记自己是文明的一部分。然后他们可以利用这种文化,把它拉下来。这在过去发生过很多次。这可能发生在我们身上。

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But what many psychologists have done, probably because they did well on a test themselves and everyone wants high self esteem, is to create this little box and then do their research inside it.

但许多心理学家所做的,可能是因为他们自己在测试中做得很好,每个人都想要很高的自尊,就是创造这个小盒子,然后在里面做研究。

The Moon! Artemis! the great goddess of the splendid past of men! Are you going to tell me she is a dead lump?

月亮!阿耳特弥斯!人类辉煌过去的伟大女神!你要告诉我她是个死疙瘩吗?

In the past, so many of my records, really, have been sketches for records that never really got made.

在过去,我的很多唱片,实际上,都是一些从未真正制作过的唱片的草图。

I have to paint at least two times a week, and there's not enough time in the day to do everything.

我每周至少要刷两次漆,每天都没有足够的时间做所有的事情。

Get what to lend out and at the same time how to demand it back, for payment might be a tussle.

弄清楚该借出什么,同时又该如何要求偿还,因为还款可能是一场争斗。

I miss everything about Chicago, except January and February.

我想念芝加哥的一切,除了一月和二月。