A logical analysis of reflexive usages in French shows, however, that this simplicity is an illusion and that, so far from helping the foreigner, it is more calculated to bother him.

  • -- Edward Sapir 爱德华·萨皮尔

然而,对法语中反身用法的逻辑分析表明,这种简单是一种幻觉,它非但没有帮助外国人,反而更有意地让外国人感到烦恼。

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You don't know what inspires you. You like to think you know what inspires you, but in the final analysis I don't think you really do. It's great to look at a blank sheet of paper, you know, and walk up to an instrument and not know what's gonna happen. It's the most challenging thing I do.

你不知道是什么激励了你。你喜欢认为你知道是什么激励着你,但归根到底,我不认为你真的知道。看着一张白纸,走到一个乐器前,却不知道会发生什么,这感觉很棒。这是我做过的最具挑战性的事情。

My analysis was directed toward purely physical conditions, such as defective wiring, presence of lack of air spaces between metal flues and woodwork, etc., and the results were presented in these terms.

我的分析是针对纯粹的物理条件,如线路有缺陷,金属烟道和木制品之间缺乏空隙等,结果用这些术语表示。

The spirit of logical analysis should in practice blend with the practical pressure for the adoption of some form of international language, but it should not allow itself to be stampeded by it.

逻辑分析的精神在实践中应与采用某种形式的国际语言的实际压力相结合,但不应使自己受到这种压力的阻碍。

Is it not in the most absolute simplicity that real genius plies its pinions the most wonderfully?

真正的天才不正是在最绝对的简单中,才能最奇妙地驾驭它的小翅膀吗?

Because an appeal makes logical sense is no guarantee that it will work.

因为上诉合乎逻辑,不能保证它会成功。

Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art.

简单是自然的第一步,也是艺术的最后一步。