All I write about is what's happened to me and to people I know, and the better I know them, the more likely they are to be written about.

  • -- Norman MacCaig 麦凯格

我所写的都是发生在我和我认识的人身上的事情,我对他们了解得越多,他们就越有可能被写出来。

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Driving with one foot on the accelerator and the other on the brake is likely to get you nowhere, but certainly will burn out vital parts of your car. Similarly, cutting taxes on the middle class, but increasing them on the 'rich' is likely to result in an economic burnout.

一只脚踩油门,另一只脚踩刹车,这样的驾驶方式很可能会让你一事无成,但肯定会烧坏汽车的重要部件。同样,对中产阶级减税,但对“富人”增税可能会导致经济枯竭。

I don't listen to what people say about me and I don't read what they write about me. People can compare me to anyone they want to, but I'm not going to worry about it.

我不听别人怎么说我,也不读他们怎么写我。人们可以拿我和任何人做比较,但我不担心。

The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.

随波逐流的女人通常只会随波逐流。独自行走的女人很可能会发现自己置身于从未有人去过的地方。

A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes.

一位资深记者在写作前从来没有时间三思。