There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so fearful in its potentialities, so absolutely terrifying, that even man, the fighter, who will dare torture and death in order to inflict torture and death, will be appalled, and so abandon war forever.

  • -- Thomas Alva Edison 托马斯·阿尔瓦·爱迪生

总有一天,科学的头脑中会涌现出一种机器或一种力量,它的潜力是那么可怕,那么绝对可怕,甚至连敢于用酷刑和死亡来制造酷刑和死亡的战士,也会感到震惊,从而永远放弃战争。

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Isn't it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were born? Who, with such a thought, would not spring from bed, eager to resume discovering the world and rejoicing to be part of it?

没有想过自己为什么会出生,就进入坟墓,这难道不令人难过吗?有这样的想法,谁会不从床上跳起来,渴望重新发现这个世界,并为成为其中的一员而高兴呢?

If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring, and youth, the former from the year, the latter from human life.

如果那些反对单纯娱乐的人掌握了世界的方向,他们就会夺走春天和青春,前者从一年之中夺走,后者从人类生活中夺走。

The truth is I hate cocktail parties when the only person I know is my supposed date, and he abandons me the minute we come in the door.

事实上,我讨厌鸡尾酒会,我唯一认识的人就是我的约会对象,我们一进门,他就抛弃了我。

I closed my eyes and abandoned myself to my grief. It felt better, somehow, to be helpless. I didn't feel ashamed.

我闭上眼睛,沉浸在悲伤之中。不知怎的,无助的感觉好多了。我并不感到羞耻。

Love is when you find someone better, Yet you stay with the same person you promised to spend forever with.

爱是当你找到一个更好的人,却和那个你承诺永远在一起的人在一起。

We lose the right of complaining sometimes, by denying something, but this often triples its force.

我们有时会因为否认某件事而失去抱怨的权利,但这往往会使抱怨的力量增加两倍。

I did pretty good for a guy who never finished high school and used to yodel at square dances.

我为一个高中还没毕业的家伙做得很好,他过去常常在广场舞会上跳舞。

I'm plagued with indecision in my life. I can't figure out what to order in a restaurant.

我为生活中的优柔寡断所困扰。我不知道在餐馆点什么菜。

Once in a while I'll order an omelet, 'cause I'm not very good at making omelets.

偶尔我会点个煎蛋卷,因为我不太擅长做煎蛋卷。

I had a number of teachers who hated me. I didn't do well in school.

我有很多老师讨厌我。我在学校成绩不好。

In the beginning, fear was the dominant motivating force.

起初,恐惧是主要的动力。

The stories we love best do live in us forever.

我们最爱的故事永远存在于我们心中。