No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the chimney is singing. The real and proper question is: Why is it beautiful?

  • -- Bertrand Russell 罗素

没有;我们像往常一样问错了问题。烟囱上的知更鸟在唱什么并不重要。真正而恰当的问题是:为什么它是美丽的?

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The main reason I write the daily observations is because I want to know where I'm wrong. So lots of times if somebody points something out it helps me, and I want to have a diversified bet of uncorrelated bets.

我写每日观察的主要原因是我想知道我哪里错了。很多时候,如果有人指出了一些东西,这对我很有帮助,我想对不相关的投注进行多样化的投注。

My singing wasn't horrible, but my dancing really made it look silly. It's not like I'm a horrible singer that can't sing. But I don't have the consistency or the presentation skills that a good performer has.

我的歌声并不可怕,但我的舞蹈真的让它看起来很傻。我又不是一个不会唱歌的糟糕歌手。但是我没有一个好的执行者所具有的一致性和表达技巧。

I've taken challenges with the big risk that it can all go wrong. But that's what I like and I'd rather do that than be safe all the time.

我曾冒着一切都可能出错的巨大风险接受挑战。但这是我喜欢的,我宁愿这样做,也不愿一直保持安全。

No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.

无论你是新成员还是老成员,你都需要时间来适应彼此。

Their houses are all built in the shape of tents, with very high chimneys.

他们的房子都是帐篷的形状,有很高的烟囱。

Birds I am fine with - spiders are an entirely different matter.

我和鸟类相处得很好——蜘蛛则完全是另一回事。

We influence singing but never really songwriting.

我们影响了歌唱,但从未真正影响过作曲。