All significant truths are private truths. As they become public they cease to become truths; they become facts, or at best, part of the public character; or at worst, catchwords.

  • -- T. S. Eliot T.S.艾略特

所有重要的事实都是私人的事实。当它们公诸于众时,就不再成为真理;它们成为事实,或者至多成为公众性格的一部分;或者最坏的情况是,流行语。

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There are certainly valid reasons for taking a company private, and it's also possible that C.E.O.s perform better when monitored by a small number of owners in a private company rather than by the dispersed and often uninterested shareholders of a public corporation.

将一家公司私有化当然有合理的理由,也有可能是首席执行官在私营公司的少数股东而不是上市公司分散的、通常不感兴趣的股东的监督下,公司的表现会更好。

But at the beginning it was clear to me that concrete poetry was peculiarly suited for using in public settings. This was my idea, but of course I never really much got the chance to do it.

但一开始,我就很清楚,具体的诗歌特别适合在公共场合使用。这是我的主意,但当然我从来没有真正有机会这么做。

Science is facts; just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts; but a pile of stones is not a house and a collection of facts is not necessarily science.

科学是事实;正如房子是石头做的一样,科学也是由事实组成的;但是一堆石头并不是一座房子,收集的事实也不一定是科学。

Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.

虽然智力无法改变性格,但它是为自己的弱点寻找委婉语的能手。

Deep breathing gives you health benefits similar to aerobics.

深呼吸给你的健康带来的好处类似于有氧运动。

If I were not a public figure, I wouldn't fly with Thai.

如果我不是公众人物,我不会和泰国人一起乘飞机。

Character is more important than talent.

品格比才能更重要。

I'm the most private person.

我是最注重隐私的人。