Every step and every movement of the multitude, even in what are termed enlightened ages, are made with equal blindness to the future; and nations stumble upon establishments, which are indeed the result of human action, but not the execution of any human design.

  • -- Adam Ferguson 亚当·弗格森

群众的每一步每一个动作,即使在所谓开明的时代,对未来也同样是盲目的;国家偶然发现了制度,这确实是人类行为的结果,但不是人类设计的结果。

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An alternative device for the recovery of bacteria from large volumes of culture had become available by modification of a machine originally designed as a cream separator.

一种从大量培养物中回收细菌的替代设备,是对原先设计为奶油分离器的机器进行改造后得到的。

I'm thankful for my songs being at the top of the charts but I am human - I think people still have to remember that.

我很感谢我的歌在排行榜上名列前茅,但我也是人——我想人们仍然要记住这一点。

From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.

从古代到现代,人类动物都知道如何寻找战斗。

Color does not add a pleasant quality to design - it reinforces it.

色彩并不能给设计增添令人愉悦的品质,反而会加强它。

There is always a delightful sense of movement, vibration and life.

总是有一种愉快的感觉,运动,振动和生活。

I don't really feel part of any particular movement.

我并不觉得自己是某个特定运动的一部分。