Why is it not just as likely that there were as many small general nearly at first as now, and as great a disproportion in the number of their species?

  • -- Asa Gray ASA灰色

为什么不像现在一样,一开始有那么多矮小的将军,而他们的种类又不相称呢?

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In the decline of the day, near Kentucky river, as we ascended the brow of a small hill, a number of Indians rushed out of a thick cane-brake upon us, and made us prisoners.

黄昏时分,在肯塔基河附近,当我们登上一座小山的山崖时,许多印第安人从一根茂密的树枝上冲了出来,把我们抓了起来。

It could be argued that, in Thailand, many foreigners have come and gone, and the number of people who are considered to be Thai have traveled abroad in a great number.

可以说,在泰国,很多外国人来了又走,被认为是泰国人的人出国旅游的人数也很多。

The UN's unique legitimacy flows from a universal perception that it pursues a larger purpose than the interests of one country or a small group of countries.

联合国之所以具有独特的合法性,是因为人们普遍认为,它追求的目标比一个国家或一小群国家的利益更大。

Swaziland is a small part of south-east Africa, the last country in the continent to gain its independence.

斯威士兰是非洲东南部的一小部分,是非洲大陆上最后一个获得独立的国家。

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

一个人的计划与他的手段不成比例,这就是疯狂的最大证明。

Smallness in a great man seems smaller by its disproportion with all the rest.

伟人的渺小与其他所有人的不相称,使其显得渺小。