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Conventions
Today's shocks are tomorrow's conventions.
今天的冲击就是明天的惯例。
I really do the conventions now for two reasons.
我现在做约定有两个原因。
In social matters, pointless conventions are not merely the bee sting of etiquette, but the snake bite of moral order.
在社会事务中，毫无意义的习俗不仅是礼仪的蜜蜂蜇人之痛，也是道德秩序的毒蛇咬人之痛。
Sci-fi conventions are probably the most fun, the most out-of-the-box, entertaining week or weekend you've ever had in your life.
科幻大会可能是你一生中最有趣、最开箱即用、最有趣的一周或周末。
Some of the most amazing human beings on the face of the planet go to sci-fi conventions, although I'm sure a few of them wouldn't admit it.
地球上一些最神奇的人会参加科幻大会，尽管我敢肯定他们中的一些人不会承认这一点。
Providing a writer isn't put off by conventions - and some are - attending them can be a nice break from the necessary isolation of writing.
提供一个作家不被惯例所阻碍——有些是这样的——参加这些惯例可以从必要的写作孤立中得到很好的休息。
But if you want to know the truth, the weirdest thing that has happened has been my discovery that people who attend the conventions are filled with love.
但如果你想知道真相，最奇怪的事情是我发现参加大会的人都充满了爱。
Friendship can only exist between persons with similar interests and points of view. Man and woman by the conventions of society are born with different interests and different points of view.
友谊只能存在于有着相似兴趣和观点的人之间。男人和女人由社会习俗而生，有着不同的兴趣和不同的观点。