A conception not reducible to the small change of daily experience is like a currency not exchangeable for articles of consumption; it is not a symbol, but a fraud.

  • -- George Santayana 乔治·桑塔亚纳

一个不能归结为日常经验的微小变化的概念,就像一种不能兑换为消费品的货币;它不是一个象征,而是一个骗局。

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You might think of consumption as a fairly passive activity, but buying new products and services is actually pretty risky, at least if you value your time and money.

你可能认为消费是一种相当被动的行为,但购买新产品和服务实际上是相当冒险的,至少如果你珍惜你的时间和金钱的话。

No, originally I thought that writing articles would keep me from having to see a psychiatrist, but I became even more depressed as a result.

不,最初我以为写文章可以让我不用去看心理医生,但结果我变得更加抑郁。

If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.

如果一个记者不喜欢他所写的那个人,这一点就会在他的文章中体现出来。

Poetry and consumption are the most flattering of diseases.

诗歌和消费是最讨人喜欢的疾病。