Words are not as satisfactory as we should like them to be, but, like our neighbours, we have got to live with them and must make the best and not the worst of them.

  • -- Samuel Butler 塞缪尔巴特勒

语言并不像我们所希望的那样令人满意,但是,象我们的邻居一样,我们必须同他们生活在一起,必须把他们做到最好而不是最坏。

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I think my books talk about kids learning to like and respect themselves and each other. You can't write a message book; you just tell the best story you know how to tell.

我想我的书讲的是孩子们学会喜欢和尊重自己以及彼此。你不能写一本留言本;你只是在讲你知道怎么讲的最好的故事。

Senators, like everyone else, want to feel a part of this decision-making process. They want to feel included.

和其他所有人一样,参议员也想参与到这个决策过程中来。他们想要有归属感。

The civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is regulated by law.

公务员制度除非受到法律的管制,否则永远不能有令人满意的基础。

I find linseed oil and white lead the most satisfactory mediums.

我发现亚麻籽油和白铅是最令人满意的培养基。