The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education.

  • -- John Updike 约翰·厄普代克

开国元勋们明智地认为,孩子对父母来说是一种不自然的负担。所以他们提供了监狱,称为学校,配备了被称为教育的酷刑。

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My parents had a pub and each Sunday there was an accordionist. They have told me that when I was in my cradle, I already was imitating the gestures of the musician.

我的父母有一个酒吧,每个星期天都有一个手风琴手。他们告诉我,当我还在摇篮里的时候,我就已经在模仿音乐家的手势了。

When you're in a relationship you want it to work. My parents did, I did. But we are not taught how to make it work.

当你在一段关系中,你希望它能起作用。我父母做了,我也做了。但我们没有被教过如何让它工作。