The real question is: How do you react? What do you do next? Evade responsibilities? Bury yourself in work? What do you do? All three of my novels take up that question, although none gives an answer.

  • -- David Guterson 大卫·古特森

真正的问题是:你如何反应?接下来你要做什么?逃避责任?埋头工作?你是做什么的?我的三部小说都回答了这个问题,尽管没有一部给出答案。

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All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on!

所有的证据显示得很清楚,如果你是工会的一员你可能会得到更好的待遇,更多的同工同酬,更好的健康和安全,更多的培训机会,更多有条件的工作机会,帮助如果你有照顾的责任……这样的例子不胜枚举!

My grandfather was a man, when he talked about freedom, his attitude was really interesting. His view was that you had obligations or you had responsibilities, and when you fulfilled those obligations or responsibilities, that then gave you the liberty to do other things.

我的祖父是一个男人,当他谈论自由时,他的态度非常有趣。他的观点是,你有义务或责任,当你履行了这些义务或责任,你就有了做其他事情的自由。

I've always wanted to sing, just as I've always known that one day I would have my own niche in the annals of song. It was a feeling I had.

我一直想唱歌,就像我一直知道,总有一天我会在歌唱史上占有一席之地。这是我的一种感觉。

Sometimes the best offense was avoiding self-destruction.

有时候最好的冒犯就是避免自我毁灭。