My ideas about time all developed from the realization that if nothing were to change we could not say that time passes. Change is primary, time, if it exists at all, is something we deduce from it.

  • -- Julian Barbour 朱利安·巴伯

我对时间的概念都是从这样一种认识发展而来的:如果什么都不改变,我们就不能说时间流逝了。变化是首要的,时间,如果它存在的话,是我们从中推断出来的。

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The plan we developed to deal with al Qaeda depended on developing sources of human and technical intelligence that could give us insights into his plans at the tactical level. This is easy to say but hard to accomplish.

我们制定的对付基地组织的计划依赖于开发人力和技术情报来源,这些情报可以让我们从战术层面了解他的计划。这说起来容易,做起来难。

This will surprise some of your readers, but my primary interest is not with computer security. I am primarily interested in writing software that works as intended.

这将使您的一些读者感到惊讶,但我的主要兴趣不是计算机安全。我主要感兴趣的是编写按预期工作的软件。

Today self-consciousness no longer means anything but reflection on the ego as embarrassment, as realization of impotence: knowing that one is nothing.

今天,自我意识已不再意味着任何东西,而只是作为一种尴尬的自我反省,作为无能为力的实现:知道自己什么都不是。

I prefer to think of myself as a musician who is still learning and trying to do something every time out.

我更愿意把自己想象成一个仍在学习的音乐家,每次都在尝试着去做一些事情。

Definition of an independent film is torture with less money and time.

独立电影的定义是用更少的钱和时间折磨人。

I developed a great sense of self-confidence when I was very young.

我很小的时候就有了很强的自信心。