If words are not things, or maps are not the actual territory, then, obviously, the only possible link between the objective world and the linguistic world is found in structure, and structure alone.

  • -- Alfred Korzybski 科日布斯基

如果单词不是事物,或者地图不是实际的领域,那么,很明显,客观世界和语言世界之间唯一可能的联系就是结构,而且仅仅是结构。

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I'm obviously not a guy who focuses on weight too much. But for certain jobs, you have to gain or lose weight.

很明显,我不是一个过分关注体重的人。但是对于某些工作,你必须增重或减肥。

Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it's regal, obviously, and -sounds splendid.

几年前,我想到了皇后这个名字。这只是个名字。但很明显,它很有帝王风范,而且——听起来很棒。