Of course, relative citation frequencies are no measure of relative importance. Who has not aspired to write a paper so fundamental that very soon it is known to everyone and cited by no one?

  • -- Abraham Pais 亚伯拉罕·派斯

当然,相对引用频率并不能衡量相对重要性。谁没有想过要写一篇如此基础的论文,以至于很快大家都知道了,却没有人引用它呢?

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It is only a man's own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them. For it is these that he really and completely understands. To read the thoughts of others is like taking the remains of someone else's meal, like putting on the discarded clothes of a stranger.

只有一个人的基本思想中才有真理和生命。因为这是他真正完全理解的。读别人的思想,就像吃别人吃剩的饭,就像穿陌生人丢弃的衣服。

Information of fundamental importance to the general problem of atomic structure has resulted from systematic studies of the cosmic radiation carried out by the Wilson cloud-chamber method.

威尔逊云室法对宇宙辐射进行了系统的研究,得到了对原子结构一般问题具有根本重要性的信息。

Desire of power, on earth a vicious weed, Yet, sprung from high, is of celestial seed: In God ’tis glory; and when men aspire, ’Tis but a spark too much of heavenly fire.

权力的欲望,在地上是一种邪恶的杂草,然而,从高处生长,是天上的种子。当人们渴望的时候,那只不过是天上星星之火。

Claret is the liquor for boys; port, for men; but he who aspires to be a hero [smiling] must drink brandy.

红葡萄酒是男孩子喝的酒;港口,男性;但想成为英雄的人(微笑)必须喝白兰地。

At the lodge the chief gave me many particulars which were relative to the late visit of the Spaniards.

在分会里,首领给我讲了许多有关西班牙人最近来访的详细情况。

Where there's a will - there's a relative!

哪里有遗嘱,哪里就有亲戚!