The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering - that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for man's good.

  • -- L. Sprague de Camp L.斯普拉格营地

从某种意义上说,文明的历史就是工程的历史,即为使自然的力量为人类的利益而进行的长期而艰苦的斗争。

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I was always fascinated by engineering. Maybe it was an attempt maybe to get my father's respect or interest, or maybe it was just a genetic love of technology, but I was always trying to build things.

我一直对工程学很着迷。也许这是一种尝试,也许是为了得到父亲的尊重或兴趣,也许只是基因上对技术的热爱,但我一直在努力创造东西。

I had a nightmare about being on a cruise ship and the ship going down. It was an arduous process of the ship going down and we knew it was going down. There was everyone I know and love on the ship.

我做了个噩梦,梦见自己在游轮上,船要沉了。船下沉是一个艰难的过程,我们知道它正在下沉。船上有我认识和爱的每一个人。

Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems.

工程师喜欢解决问题。如果没有现成的问题,他们就会制造自己的问题。