Academics act like they are important, but when something is academic it is meaningless. People say, 'It's academic, now let's get work done.'

  • -- Evan Sayet 埃文·塞耶特

学术表现得好像它们很重要,但当某些东西是学术性的,它就没有意义了。人们说,‘这是学术性的,现在让我们完成工作吧。’

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Oversimplification is now a common term of reproach in academic discussions; everyone is against oversimplification. But there is no parallel term nearly as frequently used to describe the opposite phenomenon, which surely occurs as often, if not more so.

如今,在学术讨论中,过分简单化是一个常见的指责用语;每个人都反对过于简单化。但是,几乎没有一个平行术语像它那样频繁地用于描述相反的现象,而相反的现象即使没有发生得更多,也肯定会发生得同样频繁。

Anyone who thinks they're important is usually just a pompous moron who can't deal with his or her own pathetic insignificance and the fact that what they do is meaningless and inconsequential.

任何认为自己重要的人通常只是一个自大的傻瓜,他们无法处理自己的可悲的无足轻重,以及他们所做的事情毫无意义和无关紧要的事实。

I don't feel a lack of hope. It's just disappointment that after all these years we're still fighting meaningless wars for a handful of people.

我不觉得缺乏希望。令人失望的是,这么多年过去了,我们仍然在为少数人打无意义的战争。

I'm not an academic, but I've always loved poetry since I've been small.

我不是学者,但我从小就喜欢诗歌。

I love people who can make me laugh, when i don't even want to smile.

我爱那些能让我笑的人,即使我不想笑。

What one person does, several people usually consider.

一个人做什么,通常要考虑几个人。