They cannot make it say what they want it to say. And this is the beginning and the end of the case for retaining the old language: If the churches give it up, who will remember how to say what is said?

  • -- Clifford Longley 英国记者朗雷

他们不能让它说他们想说的话。这就是保持旧语言的开始和结束:如果教会放弃了它,谁会记得该怎么说呢?

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There is no such thing as an ugly language. Today I hear every language as if it were the only one, and when I hear of one that is dying, it overwhelms me as though it were the death of the earth.

没有丑陋的语言这种东西。今天,我听到每一种语言,仿佛它是唯一的一种;当我听到一种即将消亡的语言时,它使我不知所措,仿佛它是地球的死亡。

Women of every age and size really just want to look sexy, while retaining their power and dignity.

任何年龄和体型的女性都想看起来性感,同时保持她们的权力和尊严。

Remember, the Congress doesn't get as many opportunities to make an impression with the public.

请记住,国会没有那么多的机会给公众留下印象。

I am determined to give the Yiddish language a fighting chance to survive.

我决心给意第绪语一个争取生存的机会。

I hate getting flashbacks from things i don't want to remember.

我讨厌回忆那些我不想记的事情。