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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I had a hard time convincing students that they were going to North Africa to understand the North Africans, not to understand themselves.

我很难说服学生们，他们去北非是为了了解北非人，而不是为了了解他们自己。

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There's something to be said in favor of working in isolation in the real world.

在现实世界中，有一些事情是赞成孤立工作的。

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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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Favour will surely perish as life.

恩宠终会像生命一样消亡。

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