The un-conscious distortion of the facts is almost harmless compared to the unconscious neglect of an animal's mental life until it verges on the unusual and marvelous.

  • -- Edward Thorndike 桑代克

与无意识地忽视动物的精神生活相比,无意识地歪曲事实几乎是无害的,直到它接近不寻常和不可思议的地步。

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It had an enormous impact to the point of the United Nations passing a resolution against the killing and hunting of these whales as they are an endangered species. This was a documentary on the plight of the whales.

它产生了巨大的影响,以至于联合国通过了一项决议,反对捕杀这些濒临灭绝的鲸鱼。这是一部关于鲸鱼困境的纪录片。

It is a distortion, with something profoundly disloyal about it, to picture the human being as a teetering, fallible contraption, always needing watching and patching, always on the verge of flapping to pieces.

把人类想象成一个摇摇欲坠、容易犯错的精巧装置,总是需要观察和修补,总是处在被撕成碎片的边缘,这是一种扭曲,带有某种极不忠诚的东西。

We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.

我们不只是借用词语;有时,英语在小巷里追逐其他语言,把它们打得不省力气,搜刮口袋里的新词汇。

When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood but because I know they're just sitting there thinking up ways to get even.

当我的猫不开心时,我也不开心。不是因为我在乎他们的情绪,而是因为我知道他们只是坐在那里想办法报复。

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to stay, abstains from giving us worthy evidence of the fact.

无事可留、不给我们明证的、这人便为有福。

This country has been unconscious, and it's got to awake. That's my belief.

这个国家一直处于无意识状态,必须清醒过来。这是我的信念。

Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.

个人经历会影响法官选择看到的事实。