The two World Wars came in part, like much modern literature and art, because men, whose nature is to tire of everything in turn... tired of common sense and civilization.

  • -- F. L. Lucas 卢卡斯

两次世界大战的爆发,在一定程度上,就像许多现代文学和艺术一样,是因为人的本性是依次厌倦一切……厌倦了常识和文明。

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Other men wear white suits in summer and it doesn't seem to bother them. But my white suit seems to be a little whiter than theirs. I think also that it may have something written on the back of it, although I can't find it when I take the suit off.

其他男性在夏天穿白色西装,这似乎并不会影响他们。但是我的白色西装似乎比他们的要白一些。我还想它的背面可能写着什么,虽然我脱下西装找不到。

There will be a lot of competitive and strong companies coming here and even though Kosovo is a small country that undoubtedly has a lot to offer to global trade; one of our main interests is to expose it to the world market.

尽管科索沃是一个小国,但毫无疑问,它可以为全球贸易提供很多东西;我们的主要利益之一是把它推向世界市场。

Telling the entire world and his dog how good a manager I was. I knew I was the best but I should have said nowt and kept the pressure off 'cos they'd have worked it out for themselves.

告诉全世界和他的狗我是一个多么好的经理。我知道我是最好的,但我应该现在就说,不要给他们压力,因为他们会自己解决的。

We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.

我们已经安排了一个文明,在这个文明中,最重要的元素都深深地依赖于科学和技术。

A civilization which has taken over the world cannot be said to be dying.

一个已经统治世界的文明不能说正在消亡。

You cannot raise a man up by calling him down.

你不能通过贬低一个人来抬高他。