Where words can be translated into equivalent words, the style of an original can be closely followed; but no translation which aims at being written in normal English can reproduce the style of Aristotle.

  • -- George Gilbert Aime Murray 乔治·吉尔伯特·艾梅·默里

如果词语可以被翻译成等价的词语,就可以紧跟原文的风格;但是,任何旨在用普通英语写作的翻译都不能再现亚里士多德的风格。

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In the final analysis, style is art. And art is nothing more or less than various modes of stylized, dehumanized representation.

说到底,风格就是艺术。而艺术只不过是各种程式化、非人性化的表现形式。

There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.

一个哲学家只有一件事是可以信赖的,那就是反驳其他哲学家。

I think it is important for software to avoiding imposing a cognitive style on workers and their work.

我认为对于软件来说,避免将一种认知风格强加给员工和他们的工作是很重要的。

All thought is naught but a footnote to Plato.

所有的思想都不过是柏拉图的一个脚注。