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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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In my plays I want to look at life - at the commonplace of existence-as if we had just turned a corner and run into it for the first time.

在我的剧本中，我想看人生——看存在的平凡——就像我们刚刚拐过一个弯，第一次遇到它。

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There's always been some moron-who usually went by the name of 'producer' - who would have to justify his existence, and interfere.

总会有一些傻瓜——他们通常以“制作人”的名义出现——他们必须证明自己的存在，并加以干涉。

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The tragedy of this world is that everyone is alone. For a life in the past cannot be shared with the present.

这个世界的悲剧在于每个人都是孤独的。因为过去的生活无法与现在分享。

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The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but a life without a purpose.

人生最大的悲剧不是死亡，而是没有目标的人生。

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Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.

教育比常备军更能保障自由。

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