Country people do not behave as if they think life is short; they live on the principle that it is long, and savor variations of the kind best appreciated if most days are the same.

  • -- Edward Hoagland 爱德华·霍格兰

乡下人并不表现得好像他们认为生命是短暂的;他们的生活原则是时间很长,如果大多数日子都是一样的,他们就会尽情享受各种各样的变化。

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The Nobel Prize is an honor unique in the world in having found its way into the hearts and minds of simple people everywhere. It casts a light of peace and reason upon us all; and for that I am especially grateful.

诺贝尔奖是世界上独一无二的荣誉,因为它走进了世界各地普通人的内心和思想。它给我们所有人带来了和平与理性之光;对此我特别感激。

Geologists are rapidly becoming convinced that the mammals spread from their central Asian point of origin largely because of great variations in climate.

地质学家们正迅速确信,哺乳动物之所以从它们的中亚起源地繁衍开来,很大程度上是因为气候的巨大变化。

You must not forget that a monster is only a variation, and that to a monster the norm is monstrous.

你一定不要忘记,怪物只是一个变种,而对怪物来说,标准是可怕的。

I get a lot of letters from people.

我收到很多人的来信。