Every culture has something to be ashamed of, but every culture also has the right to change, to challenge negative traditions, and create to new ones.

  • -- Azar Nafisi 作者

每一种文化都有值得羞愧的地方,但是每一种文化也有权利去改变,去挑战消极的传统,去创造新的传统。

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I get weary of reading about rebirths because we're all growing all the time and it diminishes the life you've lived if you say 'I'm a new person.'

我厌倦了阅读关于重生的书籍,因为我们都在不断地成长,如果你说“我是一个新人”,那么你的人生就会被缩短。

It is odd how learned persons fail to see that new terms and definitions are apt to mean new doubts and litigation.

奇怪的是,有学问的人竟没有认识到,新的术语和定义往往意味着新的怀疑和诉讼。

The three things a guy should want to change about his girl is her last name, address and her viewpoint on men.

一个男人应该改变他女朋友的三件事是她的姓,地址和她对男人的看法。

I love the culture of grilling. It creates an atmosphere that is festive but casual.

我喜欢烧烤的文化。它创造了一种节日但随意的气氛。

None of us really changes over time. We only become more fully what we are.

没有人会随着时间而改变。我们只会变得更完整。

Every author who straddles culture is inauthentic in a way.

每一位跨文化的作家在某种程度上都是不真实的。