It would, of course, be hopeless to attempt to crowd into an international language all those local overtones of meaning which are so dear to the heart of the nationalist.

  • -- Edward Sapir 爱德华·萨皮尔

当然,试图把民族主义者心中所珍视的所有地方意义的暗示都挤进一门国际语言,那是毫无希望的。

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My parents always knew I was hopeless at everything else, I was fortunate in that I was backed all the way. I came to it late and only because I thought there'd be loads of women and drinking!

我的父母一直都知道我在其他方面是无望的,我很幸运,因为我得到了所有人的支持。我来晚了,只是因为我以为会有很多女人喝酒!

The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.

这位民族主义者不仅不反对自己一方犯下的暴行,而且有一种非凡的能力,甚至不去听他们的声音。

Values unrelated to modern reality are not just electorally hopeless, the values themselves become devalued. They have no purchase on the real world.

与现代现实无关的价值观不仅在选举中毫无希望,它们本身也会贬值。他们在现实世界中没有购买。

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.

虐待动物的人在与人交往时也变得冷酷无情。我们可以通过一个人对待动物的方式来判断他的内心。

My heart caves in when I look at you.

当我看着你的时候,我的心都要崩溃了。