And in the afternoon they entered a land - but such a land! A land hung in mourning, darkened by gigantic cypresses, submerged; a land of reptiles, silence, shadow, decay.

  • -- George Washington Cable 乔治·华盛顿·凯布林

到了下午,他们进入了一片土地——但是这片土地!一片笼罩在哀悼之中的土地,被巨大的柏树遮蔽,淹没了;爬行动物的土地,寂静,阴影,腐朽。

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The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention.... A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words.

与他人沟通最基本、最有力的方式就是倾听。只是听。也许我们给予彼此的最重要的东西就是我们的关注…爱的沉默往往比最善意的话语更能治愈伤痛,更能沟通。

It was a huge shock. I've never had hair that short in my life! I think the rest of the cast and crew were mourning my haircut more than I was! But after a while, I felt liberated, I learned to embrace it.

这是一个巨大的冲击。我从来没有这么短的头发!我想其他的演员和工作人员比我更哀悼我的发型!但过了一段时间,我感到解放了,我学会了拥抱它。

All satire is blind to the forces liberated by decay. Which is why total decay has absorbed the forces of satire.

一切讽刺都无视于腐朽解放出来的力量。这就是为什么完全的腐朽吸收了讽刺的力量。

You're like the girl who left her shadow in the drawer, but when she went to get it, it wasn't there.

你就像那个把影子留在抽屉里的女孩,但当她去拿的时候,影子却不见了。

Life - a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.

生命-保存身体免于腐烂的精神腌黄瓜。

That man’s silence is wonderful to listen to.

那个人的沉默很好听。

A little man often cast a long shadow.

小人常投下长影子。