The epic poet collaborates with the spirit of his time in the composition of his work. That is, if he is successful; the time may refuse to work with him, but he may not refuse to work with his time.

  • -- Lascelles Abercrombie 阿伯克龙比激光束

这位史诗诗人在作品的创作中融入了时代精神。也就是说,如果他成功了;时间可以拒绝和他一起工作,但他不能拒绝和他的时间一起工作。

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If the universe is running down like a clock, the clock must have been wound up at a date which we could name if we knew it. The world, if it is to have an end in time, must have had a beginning in time.

如果宇宙像时钟一样慢下来,那么时钟一定是在一个我们知道的日期上发条的。世界若要在时间上有终结,就必须在时间上有开始。

With several different kinds of poetry to choose from, a man would decide that he would like best to be an epic poet, and he would set out, in conscious determination, on an epic poem.

有好几种不同的诗歌可供选择,一个人会决定他最喜欢做一个史诗诗人,他会有意识地下定决心,开始写一首史诗。

I think to think. Not to be thought-full, or to reach a point of wisdom or acquire a grace of knowledge. I think for the sensuality of thought.

我想了想。不被充分的思想,或达到一个点的智慧或获得优雅的知识。我认为是为了思想的感官享受。

It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot.

它只是拒绝满足一个不合理的或无礼的要求,并开始一个爱国者。

I guarantee the people who study are going to be successful. Nothing can replace hard work.

我保证学习的人会成功。没有什么能代替努力工作。

I don't want to lose myself in football and that's what a coach has to do to be successful.

我不想在足球中迷失自己,这是一个教练成功所必须做的。

I refuse to believe that the processed beauty that I see around me is what I have to be.

我不相信我周围看到的加工过的美是我必须成为的。

Matriarchy is a time honored staple for any writer looking to invent an exotic society.

对于任何想要创造一个充满异域风情的社会的作家来说,母权制是一种由来已久的传统。

To be successful in love, one must know how to begin and when to stop.

要想在爱情中取得成功,你必须知道如何开始,何时停止。

I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I am chief.

我在这里,是出于伟大圣灵的旨意,也是出于他的旨意。

The successful cannot be unhappy -- it was a contradiction in terms.

成功人士不可能不快乐——这是一种矛盾。