Many novelists take well-defined, precise characters, whose stories are sometimes of mediocre interest, and place them in an important historical context, which remains secondary in spite of everything.

  • -- Raymond Queneau 雷蒙·格诺

许多小说家把定义明确、精确的人物置于重要的历史背景中,而不管发生什么事,历史背景都是次要的。

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We have as many planes of speech as does a painting planes of perspective which create perspective in a phrase. The most important word stands out most vividly defined in the very foreground of the sound plane. Less important words create a series of deeper planes.

我们有很多层面的演讲,就像绘画层面的透视,创造一个短语的透视。最重要的单词在声音平面的前景中表现得最为生动。不那么重要的单词创造了一系列更深层次的词汇。

It is not acceptable that we continue to see thousands of acres burn because of forest fires, because of poor management on our forests, big kill, and we have these catastrophic situations take place when we are not able to take action.

我们不能继续看到成千上万英亩的土地因为森林火灾而被烧毁,因为我们对森林的管理不善,大量的杀戮,当我们不能采取行动时,我们就会发生这些灾难性的情况,这是不可接受的。

Of course, we knew that this meant an attack on the union. The bosses intended gradually to get rid of us, employing in our place child labor and raw immigrant girls who would work for next to nothing.

当然,我们知道这意味着对工会的攻击。老板们打算逐渐解雇我们,在我们的地方雇用童工和没有经验的移民女孩,她们几乎什么都不做。

I don't actually like blocking actors. I prefer giving actors freedom. They don't have to step on a precise mark with me. Instead of giving marks to the actors I like to give marks to the camera.

我其实不喜欢阻挡演员。我更喜欢给演员自由。他们不需要踩到我身上的精确印记。我不给演员打分,而是给摄影机打分。

I mean, we are tribal by nature, and sometimes success and material wealth can divide and separate - it's not a new philosophy I'm sharing - more than hardship, hardship tends to unify.

我的意思是,我们是天生的部落,有时成功和物质财富会分裂和分离——这不是我分享的新哲学——困难往往会团结在一起。

I do not pretend to start with precise questions. I do not think you can start with anything precise. You have to achieve such precision as you can, as you go along.

我不会假装从精确的问题开始。我认为你不能从任何精确的东西开始。你必须达到你所能达到的精确度。

Concern for man and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations.

对人及其命运的关心必须始终是所有技术努力的主要利益。在你的图表和方程式中永远不要忘记这一点。

And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent.

不管你是被福音音乐、教堂音乐还是酒吧音乐所吸引,它都能告诉你你的性格和天赋。

I believe that the story is the most important element of any medium whether it's theater, film, TV.

我相信故事是任何媒介中最重要的元素,无论是戏剧、电影还是电视。

As a friendly one. I would still like to write concrete poems, but I can only do it sometimes.

作为一个友好的人。我仍然想写一些具体的诗,但有时我只能这么做。

Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.

品格是幸福的基础,幸福是品格的支撑。

It is hard to interest those who have everything in those who have nothing.

拥有一切的人很难对一无所有的人产生兴趣。