The truth is that Oxford is simply a very beautiful city in which it is convenient to segregate a certain number of the young of the nation while they are growing up.

  • -- Evelyn Waugh 伊芙琳·沃

事实上,牛津只是一个非常美丽的城市,在这里,人们可以很方便地隔离这个国家的一部分正在成长的年轻人。

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When I thought about the calibre of people in the room I realized we might just have a credible candidate for Mayor who will would finally enforce the laws of the city. It was almost too good to be true.

当我想到在座各位的才能时,我意识到我们可能只有一位可靠的市长候选人,他将最终执行本市的法律。这简直好得令人难以置信。

I wonder anybody does anything at Oxford but dream and remember, the place is so beautiful. One almost expects the people to sing instead of speaking. It is all like an opera.

我想知道在牛津,除了梦想和记住,还有人在做什么,那地方太美了。人们几乎期望人们唱歌而不是说话。这就像一出歌剧。

Do not confuse beauty with beautiful. Beautiful is a human judgment. Beauty is All. The difference is everything.

不要混淆美与美。美丽是人类的一种判断。美是所有人。差别就是一切。

You've never seen Manhattan 'til you've flown right up the East River. It's beautiful.

在你飞上东河之前,你从未见过曼哈顿。它是美丽的。

Oxford also taught me something else - it taught me scepticism.

牛津还教会了我一些别的东西——它教会了我怀疑。

I feel safer on a racetrack than I do on Houston's freeways.

我觉得在赛道上比在休斯敦的高速公路上更安全。