Thousands of years ago, humans domesticated every possible large wild mammal species fulfilling all those criteria and worth domesticating, with the result that there have been no valuable additions of domestic animals in recent times, despite the efforts of modern science.

  • -- Jared Diamond 戴蒙德

几千年前,人类驯养了所有可能的大型野生哺乳动物,满足了所有这些标准,值得驯养。结果,尽管现代科学做出了努力,但在最近的时间里,没有任何有价值的家畜的增加。

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Life isn't so complicated for children. They have more time to think about the really important things. That's why I occasionally moralise in my children's books in a way I wouldn't dare when writing for adults.

对孩子们来说,生活并没有那么复杂。他们有更多的时间去思考真正重要的事情。这就是为什么我偶尔会在我的儿童读物中以一种我在为成人写作时不敢用的方式说教。

I like low-maintenance girls, but at the same time, classy. She needs to take care of herself. But also be a girl who isn't afraid to get sweaty and play basketball, so it's cool if she's a tomboy.

我喜欢低维护的女孩,但同时,有品位。她需要照顾好自己。但也要做一个不怕出汗的女孩,打篮球,所以如果她是假小子也很酷。