When immortality becomes for us no longer a matter of academic discussion, but the most vital of all questions; we shall find our comfort where so many before us have found it, in the ancient words.

  • -- Henry Norris Russell 亨利·诺里斯·拉塞尔

当不朽不再是学术讨论的问题,而是所有问题中最重要的问题;我们将在前人找到安慰的地方找到安慰,用古老的语言。

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Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom.

许多文学批评来自于这样的人:对他们来说,极端专业化要么是大脑严重不足的借口,要么是极端懒惰的借口,后者是学术自由的一个非常宝贵的方面。

After my stellar first grade academic achievements, I continued to perform well in the city primary schools - except for penmanship, which was not my forte.

在我一年级优异的学习成绩之后,我继续在城市小学表现良好——除了书法,这不是我的特长。