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The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.

  • -- H. L. Mencken 门肯

人类存在的基本事实不是悲剧，而是无聊。与其说这是一场战争，不如说这是一场无休止的排队等待。

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That's when I hit the ground. So in the instant that that round landed and blew me in the air, I had those separate and distinct thoughts. The guy who was standing right next to where I had been standing had a hole in his back I could put my fist into.

那就是我落地的时候。所以，就在那颗炮弹落地并将我抛向空中的那一瞬间，我产生了那些截然不同的想法。那个站在我旁边的家伙的后背上有个洞，我可以把拳头打进去。

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What then is tragedy? In the Elizabethan period it was assumed that a play ending in death was a tragedy, but in recent years we have come to understand that to live on is sometimes far more tragic than death.

那么什么是悲剧呢?在伊丽莎白时代，人们认为以死亡结尾的戏剧是一场悲剧，但近年来，我们开始明白，活着有时比死亡更悲惨。

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If man limits himself to a satisfied animal existence, and asks from life only what such an existence can give, the higher values of life at once disappear.

如果人把自己局限于一种满足的动物的存在，而只从生活中问这种存在能给予什么，那么更高的生活价值就会立刻消失。

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Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you would be perfectly comfortable.

假设你一只脚站在烤箱里，一只脚站在冰桶里。根据人的比例，你会非常舒服。

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The magic moment is that in which a 'yes' or a 'no' may change the whole of our existence...

神奇的时刻是，一个“是”或“不是”可能会改变我们的整个存在……

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I enjoy reporting on triumph over tragedy.

我喜欢报道战胜悲剧的故事。

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