Short stories consume you faster. They're connected to brevity. With the short story, you are up against mortality. I know how tough they are as a form, but they're also a total joy.

-- Ali Smith 阿莉·史密斯

短篇小说消耗你更快。它们与简洁有关。在短篇小说中，你面对的是死亡。我知道他们作为一种形式是多么的艰难，但他们也是一种完全的快乐。

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Given the brevity of our time here, it does seem likely that our species, too, must have at best a blinkered understanding of the shape of things, the import of certain events and what distinguishes 'good' from 'bad' luck.

考虑到我们在这里的时间很短，我们人类似乎也只能对事物的形状、某些事件的重要性以及“好”与“坏”运气的区别有一个狭隘的理解。

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Nothing wilts faster than laurels that have been rested upon.

没有什么比躺在桂冠上的荣誉更容易枯萎的了。

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I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

我努力简洁，但我变得晦涩。

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The faster you go, the shorter you are.

你走得越快，你就越矮。

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