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Men value things in three ways: as useful, as pleasant or sources of pleasure, and as excellent, or as intrinsically admirable or honorable.

  • -- Mortimer J. Adler 莫蒂默·杰尔姆·阿德勒

人们以三种方式来评价事物:有用的、令人愉快的或快乐的来源、优秀的、或本质上令人钦佩的或光荣的。

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The particular way I'm going to die is not going to be particularly pleasant. It will probably be physically uncomfortable, and it won't be an easy thing for my wife and kids to watch. I think it will be a real challenge to see if I can squeeze the lemons hard enough to still get lemonade the last few weeks.

我的死亡方式并不会特别令人愉快。这可能会让我的身体感到不舒服，而且对我的妻子和孩子来说，观看比赛也不是件容易的事。我想这将是一个真正的挑战，看看我是否能挤柠檬足够努力，仍然得到柠檬汁在过去几周。

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It used to be that we disagreed over the basic facts we were fighting over, and we had different opinions about them. Now I think we accept different sources of authority. ... And people can establish credibility on their own say-so as long as nobody follows the trail and calls them out on it.

过去，我们在争论的基本事实上存在分歧，我们对这些事实有不同的看法。现在我认为我们接受不同的权力来源。而且人们可以建立起自己的信誉——只要没有人跟踪这条路，并在这条路上大声疾呼。

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Yeah, we shot ourselves in the foot right out of the gate. The guy who ran it at first misled pretty much everybody about how much capital we had. He said we had enough to go three years without making money, and we had enough to go three weeks.

是啊，我们一出校门就搬起石头砸了自己的脚。一开始经营这家公司的人在我们有多少资本的问题上误导了几乎所有人。他说我们有足够的钱过三年不赚钱的日子，也有足够的钱过三个星期。

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Everywhere I look, there are ads marking Mother's Day. Mostly they conform to stereotype: flowers, jewelry, perfume. Not a lot of books. Not many computers. Few tools. Little that's useful.

我看到的每一个地方都有母亲节的广告。大多数情况下，它们都符合刻板印象:鲜花、珠宝、香水。没有很多书。不是很多电脑。一些工具。小这是有用的。

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One of my most laughable moments was when we visited the monkeys in Ubud - they really seemed to like me and at one point, I had three males on my head and shoulders.

我最好笑的时刻之一是当我们拜访乌布的猴子时——它们似乎真的很喜欢我，有一次，我的头上和肩膀上有三只雄性。

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An activist is one who is actively involved in creating community, whether that is locally in their neighborhood or internationally. It is an admirable quality.

积极分子是积极参与创建社区的人，无论社区是在当地还是在国际上。这是一种令人钦佩的品质。

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Habits in writing as in life are only useful if they are broken as soon as they cease to be advantageous.

写作的习惯和生活中的习惯一样，只有在它们不再有利时被打破，才会有用。

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I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals.

我敦促你们扪心自问，主持动物的虐待和苦难是多么光荣。

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Charcoal or gas. Both give excellent results, so choose the one that best suits your style of cooking.

木炭或气体。两者都有很好的效果，所以选择一个最适合你的烹饪风格。

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Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct.

信念再好也没用，除非它把自己变成行动。

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The right to revolt has sources deep in our history.

反抗的权利有着深厚的历史渊源。

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Home wasn't a pleasant place to live, growing up.

在成长的过程中，家不是一个快乐的地方。

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Cartooning is an honorable thing.

漫画是一件光荣的事情。

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