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The North African mule talks always of his mother's brother, the horse, but never of his father, the donkey, in favor of others supposedly more reputable.

  • -- Clifford Geertz 吉尔兹

北非的骡子总是谈论他母亲的兄弟马，但从不谈论他的父亲驴，而更喜欢那些据说更有名望的人。

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The more aware a man is of a woman's body, the better. He needs to know he has to tend to a woman. She might not always return the favor, but a man always has to tend to a woman first.

男人对女人的身体越了解越好。他需要知道他必须照顾一个女人。她可能不会总是回报，但男人总是要先照顾女人。

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Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.

那些自称赞成自由，却轻视鼓动的人，是那种不耕田就想要庄稼的人。

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The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries.

非洲人是我的兄弟，但他是我几个世纪以来的弟弟。

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I have always regarded myself, in the first place, as an African patriot.

首先，我一直认为自己是一个非洲爱国者。

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