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The habit of building houses upon piles, which was first forced upon the people by the position they had chosen, was afterwards followed as a matter of taste, just as it is in Holland.

  • -- Sir Edward Burnett Tylor 爱德华·伯内特·泰勒爵士

人们最初由于所选择的位置而被迫养成了在桩子上盖房子的习惯，后来就像在荷兰一样，人们也把这种习惯作为一种品味来遵循。

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When you're on TV and in people's houses - it's great that anybody watches anything you've done, but you feel as though you're being watched by Big Brother sometimes. Even if people have no idea who you are, you get the feeling you're being watched.

当你在电视上或者在别人家里的时候——任何人都能看到你做的任何事情，这很好，但是有时候你会觉得自己被老大哥监视着。即使人们不知道你是谁，你也会有被监视的感觉。

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Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it's a mistake to make a habit out of it.

婚姻是一件好事，但我认为把它作为一种习惯是错误的。

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Houses mean a creation, something new, a shelter freed from the idea of a cave.

房子意味着一种创造，一种新的东西，一个摆脱洞穴概念的庇护所。

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A nail is driven out by another nail; habit is overcome by habit.

一颗钉子被另一颗钉子钉出来;习惯战胜习惯。

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