Dusting is a good example of the futility of trying to put things right. As soon as you dust, the fact of your next dusting has already been established.

  • -- George Carlin 乔治·卡林

除尘就是一个很好的例子,说明试图把事情做好是徒劳的。一旦你掸去灰尘,你下一次掸灰的事实就已经确定了。

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The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor.

西西弗斯被神罚不停地把一块石头滚到山顶,石头就会从山顶上掉下来。出于某种原因,他们认为没有什么比徒劳无功、毫无希望的劳动更可怕的惩罚了。

These guys are all better hitters than we're going to face in the season, so it helps me work on a few things. You see these guys on TV and you really want to get them out, but they're a little bit better than me.

这些人都比我们这个赛季将要面对的打者打得好,所以这对我有一些帮助。你在电视上看到这些家伙,你真的很想让他们出来,但他们比我好一点。

Cry not for the hair when the head is off.

头掉下来时,不要为头发哭泣。

Time puts things in proper perspective.

时间会让事情有正确的方向。