Under the ominous shadow which the second World War and its attendant circumstances have cast on the world, peace has become as essential to civilized existence as the air we breathe is to life itself.

  • -- Cordell Hull 科德尔船体

在第二次世界大战及其所伴随的情况给世界带来的不祥阴影下,和平已成为文明生存的必要条件,正如我们呼吸的空气对生命本身一样。

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Normally, what I do for fun is just nothing. I try to just relax. Normally, it involves just relaxing and reading and maybe going out and meeting up with a friend. I live a very simple existence. I would much rather just sit around and listen to a couple of records and read the paper.

正常情况下,我只是为了好玩,什么也不做。我试着放松。通常,这包括放松,阅读,也许出去和朋友见面。我过着非常简单的生活。我宁愿坐在那里听几张唱片,读报纸。

The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.

火焰喷射器的存在证明了,在某个时候,某个地方,有人对自己说,你知道,我想把那些人点燃,但我离完成任务还不够近。

Television is not vulgar because people are vulgar; it is vulgar because people are similar in their prurient interests and sharply differentiated in their civilized concerns.

电视并不因为人们粗俗而粗俗;这是粗俗的,因为人们在他们的好色的利益上是相似的,在他们的文明的关注上是截然不同的。

This will never be a civilized country until we spend more money for books than we do for chewing gum.

除非我们买书的钱比买口香糖的钱还多,否则我们永远不会成为一个文明的国家。