A child's appetite for new toys appeal to the desire for ownership and appropriation: the appeal of toys comes to lie not in their use but in their status as possessions.

  • -- Christopher Lasch 克里斯托弗.拉什

孩子对新玩具的兴趣吸引了他们对拥有和占有的渴望:玩具的吸引力不在于它们的用途,而在于它们作为财产的地位。

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I think the international appeal of SF is quite understandable since the kinds of people who like to read it, are, by the nature of the beast, interested in other cultures, of which other nations on Earth are the closest available example.

我认为科幻小说在国际上的吸引力是可以理解的,因为喜欢阅读科幻小说的人,从本质上来说,对其他文化感兴趣,而地球上的其他国家是最接近的例子。

The appeal to the white man's pocket has ever been more effectual than all the appeals ever made to his conscience.

对白人口袋的呼吁比对他良心的所有呼吁都更有效。

There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.

人生有两大悲剧。一是失去心中的渴望。另一个是获得它。

True charity is the desire to be useful to others with no thought of recompense.

真正的慈善是希望对他人有用而不考虑回报。