War is a way of shattering to pieces... materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable and... too intelligent.

  • -- George Orwell 乔治·奥威尔

战争是一种破碎的方式…材料,否则可能被用来使群众过于舒适和…太聪明了。

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I am not very comfortable about dancing at weddings and New Year parties. Maybe it's because of the way I have been brought up; I wouldn't want my family to feel that cringe moment. Dance is an art for me.

我不太喜欢在婚礼和新年晚会上跳舞。也许是因为我的成长方式;我不想让我的家人感到害怕。舞蹈对我来说是一门艺术。

In the account book of the Great War the page recording the Russian losses has been ripped out. The figures are unknown. Five millions, or eight? We ourselves know not.

在第一次世界大战的帐簿上,记录俄国损失的那一页被撕掉了。具体数字不详。五百万,还是八百万?我们自己也不知道。

The executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war.

无论如何,行政当局无权决定是否有宣战的理由。

I'm much more comfortable singing than talking.

我唱歌比说话舒服多了。