In my last I contended that none of those ties which are necessary to bind a people together and make them one, existed between the colonists and Mexicans.

  • -- William H. Wharton 威廉H.沃顿

在我的上一篇文章中,我主张殖民者和墨西哥人之间不存在任何必要的纽带,而这些纽带是把一个民族团结在一起并使他们成为一个整体所必需的。

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I now proceed to demonstrate that the Mexicans are wholly incapable of self-government, and that our liberties, our fortunes and our lives are insecure so long as we are connected with them.

我现在要证明的是,墨西哥人完全没有能力自治,只要我们与他们联系在一起,我们的自由、我们的财富和我们的生活就没有保障。

Some people say my work is often depressing and pessimistic, with the emphasis on death, blood, overcrowding, strange beings and so on, but I don't really think it is.

有人说我的作品常常令人沮丧和悲观,强调死亡、血腥、拥挤、奇怪的存在等等,但我并不真的这么认为。

Well, optimism's a good thing. It - makes people go out and - you know, start businesses and spend and do whatever is necessary to get the economy going.

乐观是件好事。它让人们走出家门,开始创业,消费,做任何必要的事情来推动经济发展。

Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly.

有时候,为了正确地返回一段较短的距离,有必要走一段较长的路。

I fully credit my family for keeping me grounded and for putting me back in line whenever necessary.

我完全信任我的家人,他们让我脚踏实地,让我在任何需要的时候都能回到正轨。