Presently we pass to some other object which rounds itself into a whole as did the first; for example, a well-laid garden; and nothing seems worth doing but the laying-out of gardens.

  • -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生

不久,我们又谈到另一个物体,它和第一个物体一样,把自己变成一个整体。例如,一个布局良好的花园;除了布置花园外,似乎没有什么值得做的。

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On every stem, on every leaf ... and at the root of everything that grew, was a professional specialist in the shape of grub, caterpillar, aphis, or other expert, whose business it was to devour that particular part.

每一根茎,每一片叶……在万物生长的根源上,是一个以幼虫、毛虫、蚜虫或其他专家的形式出现的专业专家,他的工作就是吞噬这一特定的部分。

I've found a place that would amaze you. People used to live there, but now it's all overgrown and no one goes there. Absolutely no one - only me... Just a little house and a garden. And two dogs.

我找到一个地方会让你大吃一惊。人们过去住在那里,但现在那里杂草丛生,没有人去那里。绝对没有人——只有我……只有一座小房子和一个花园。和两只狗。