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As a matter of fact, a national language which spreads beyond its own confines very quickly loses much of its original richness of content and is in no better case than a constructed language.

  • -- Edward Sapir 爱德华·萨皮尔

事实上，一种超越其自身范围的民族语言，很快就会失去其原有的丰富内容，其效果并不比一种建构的语言好。

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We have to stress our conservative credentials and emphasize that we are the natural, national alternative to the Liberals. Clearly the Alliance has shown it can't break out of its Western box. The Alliance is at single-digit support in three quarters of the country.

我们必须强调我们的保守派资历，并强调我们是自由主义者的天然的、全国性的替代品。显然，北约已经表明，它无法打破西方的框框。该联盟在全国四分之三的地区获得了个位数的支持。

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In the same vein as these events, National Minority Health Month also serves as a reminder of how much work needs to be done to eliminate health and healthcare inequities.

与这些活动一样，少数民族卫生月也提醒人们，在消除卫生和卫生保健不平等方面需要做多少工作。

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A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically.

诗歌记录的情感和情绪超出了正常的语言，只能拼凑在一起，隐喻性地暗示。

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The meaning of good and bad, of better and worse, is simply helping or hurting.

好与坏，好与坏，只是简单的帮助或伤害。

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