When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid - in which case all comment is superfluous - or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.

  • -- Percy Bysshe Shelley 珀西·比西·雪莱

当一件事被说成不值得反驳时,你可以肯定它要么是极其愚蠢的(在这种情况下,所有的评论都是多余的),要么就是某种可怕的东西,问题的关键所在。

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Their argument is that most shows are losers, which is true, but it's also disingenuous to say, 'We are not going to take the risk unless it is totally covered by the few successful shows that are out there.'

他们的论点是,大多数节目都是失败者,这是事实,但说“我们不会冒这个险,除非它完全被少数成功的节目所覆盖”也是不诚实的。

Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family.

很多时候,年长的女性被视为受害者,但我认识很多了不起的女性,她们有出色的工作和完整的性生活,还有孩子、朋友和家人。

This country is about, in my judgment, aggressive, open debate. There is an old saying: When everyone is thinking the same thing, no one is thinking very much.

在我看来,这个国家是一个充满侵略性、公开辩论的国家。有句老话说:当每个人都在想同样的事情时,没有人会想太多。

Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there.

鉴于外部现实是虚构的,作者的角色几乎是多余的。他不需要虚构,因为小说已经存在了。

A dramatist is one who believes that the pure event, an action involving human beings, is more arresting than any comment that can be made upon it.

剧作家认为纯粹的事件,涉及人类的行为,比任何评论都更引人注目。

Argument is to me the air I breathe. Given any proposition, I cannot help believing the other side and defending it.

对我来说,争论就是我呼吸的空气。无论提出什么主张,我都不能不相信对方,不能不为它辩护。

I have some assets that over time will be worth something. I've been in the process of selling others.

我有一些资产随着时间的推移会有价值。我一直在推销别人。

We don't have any comment on our business until we're complete with our business.

在我们完成我们的业务之前,我们不会对我们的业务发表任何评论。

A picture is worth a thousand words. An interface is worth a thousand pictures.

一幅画胜过千言万语。一个界面值一千张照片。

This isn't a little debate society. That's high school stuff.

这不是一个小辩论社会。那是高中的事。