The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.

  • -- C. Northcote Parkinson 帕金森

琐事定律…简单地说,这意味着在议程任何项目上花费的时间将与所涉数额成反比。

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The time was not yet ripe for the growth of mathematical science among us, and any development that might have taken place in that direction was rudely stopped by the civil war.

数学科学在我们中间发展的时机还不成熟,任何朝着这个方向可能发生的发展都被内战粗暴地制止了。

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.

只有经过多年的准备,年轻的艺术家才应该触摸色彩——不是用来描述色彩的,而是作为一种个人表达的手段。

That's the ultimate, man. To win one of those, to be involved in something like that, that's what we all play for.

这是终极目标,伙计。赢得其中一场比赛,参与到这样的比赛中来,这就是我们踢球的目的。

Character is one of most precious parts of you. You can't get involved in things that will damage your character.

性格是你最宝贵的一部分。你不能参与那些会伤害你性格的事情。

The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved.

道德行为的质量与参与其中的人数成反比。

I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

我完全收回了我年轻时不想午睡的那些时光。

I don't even like to use the word relationship. I don't know what it means.

我甚至不喜欢用关系这个词。我不知道这是什么意思。

There is often an inverse correlation between genius and personal hygiene.

天才和个人卫生之间往往存在着一种负相关关系。

The laws of morals and the laws of music are the same.

道德的法则和音乐的法则是一样的。

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

自我保护是自然的第一法则。