My father's drinking was sometimes a problem. And a great deal went unspoken. He was not particularly acute or articulate about the emotions. But he was very affectionate towards me.

  • -- Ian McEwan 伊恩·麦克尤恩

我父亲酗酒有时是个问题。有许多话没有说出来。他对这些情绪不是特别敏感或善于表达。但是他对我很深情。

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The metaphor of the king as the shepherd of his people goes back to ancient Egypt. Perhaps the use of this particular convention is due to the fact that, being stupid, affectionate, gregarious, and easily stampeded, the societies formed by sheep are most like human ones.

国王是人民的牧羊人的比喻可以追溯到古埃及。也许这个特殊的习俗的使用是由于这样一个事实,即由羊组成的社会是愚蠢的,充满感情的,群居的,容易踩踏的,最像人类的社会。

There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that are not good until they are rotten.

有一些行动迟缓的人通过喝酒得到了改善;因为有些水果直到腐烂才变好。

The economics of baseball are the big problem. The big clubs make a lot of money and the little clubs don't.

棒球的经济是一个大问题。大俱乐部赚很多钱,而小俱乐部赚不到。

I've got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They're there for me every time.

我有一小群忠实的观众,这很棒。我很感激。他们每次都在我身边。

It isn't that they can't see the solution. It is that they can't see the problem.

并不是说他们看不到解决方案。而是他们看不到问题所在。

I cannot sleep - great joy is as restless as great sorrow.

我无法入睡——巨大的欢乐和巨大的悲伤一样令人不安。

I got bored of not feeling affectionate towards girls.

我厌倦了对女孩子没有感情。

I've stopped drinking, but only while I'm asleep.

我已经戒酒了,但只是在睡觉的时候。