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These examples of the lack of simplicity in English and French, all appearances to the contrary, could be multiplied almost without limit and apply to all national languages.

  • -- Edward Sapir 爱德华·萨皮尔

英语和法语中缺乏简单性的这些例子，表面上都相反，几乎可以无限地增加，并适用于所有的民族语言。

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I am intrigued with the shapes people choose as their symbols to create a language. There is within all forms a basic structure, an indication of the entire object with a minimum of lines that becomes a symbol. This is common to all languages, all people, all times.

我对人们选择的形状作为他们创造语言的符号很感兴趣。在所有的形式中都有一个基本的结构，用最少的线条表示整个对象，成为一个符号。这对所有的语言、所有的人、所有的时间都是一样的。

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National languages are all huge systems of vested interests which sullenly resist critical inquiry.

民族语言都是既得利益集团的庞大体系，它们阴沉地抵制批判性的探究。

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The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.

简化的能力意味着消除不必要的东西，以便必要的东西可以发言。

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A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?

一张桌子，一把椅子，一碗水果和一把小提琴;一个人想要快乐还需要什么?

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I like traditions, and the national anthem is important.

我喜欢传统，国歌很重要。

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