A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
事实
Fact
You must understand that even though a person loves you, you must consider the fact that you're not the only one that makes him/her happy.
你必须明白，即使一个人爱你，你也必须考虑到你并不是唯一让他/她快乐的人。
A dog that has rabies probably will do things it wouldn't do if it didn't have rabies. But that doesn't change the fact that it has rabies.
一只患狂犬病的狗可能会做一些它不会做的事情，如果它没有患狂犬病。但这并不能改变它患有狂犬病的事实。
To conceive the good, in fact, is not sufficient; it must be made to succeed among men. To accomplish this less pure paths must be followed.
事实上，仅仅有好的想法是不够的;它必须在人类中获得成功。要实现这一点，必须遵循不那么纯粹的道路。
The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell.
讲故事的事实暗示了人类最基本的不安，暗示了人类的不完美。哪里有完美，哪里就没有故事可讲。
All my songs were solo voices. Just me singing. In fact, that was the gimmick - no gimmick. Just singing straight with not too much background.
我所有的歌都是独唱。只有我唱歌。事实上，那只是个噱头——没有噱头。直接唱歌，没有太多背景。
I think there's a natural link between the fact that our self is a story that we make up and that we're drawn to stories. It resonates, in a way.
我认为在我们的自我是我们编造的故事和我们被故事所吸引之间存在着一种自然的联系。它在某种程度上产生了共鸣。
It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances.
人们常常注意到，在激情的激励下写出好诗的人，在其他情况下却写不好。
The fact is that the diversity in this political class serves the same interest as diversity in any arena, which is it stirs the competitive pot.
事实上，这个政治阶层的多样性与任何领域的多样性都符合同样的利益，那就是它会激起竞争。
The fact that my female characters have strong personalities but are also physically attractive probably reflects the women I've known in my life.
我的女性角色性格坚强，但外表也很吸引人，这可能反映了我认识的一些女性。
People get bent out of shape about the fact that when I was a kid, you could not drink out of certain water fountains. Well, the water was the same.
当我还是个孩子的时候，你不能从某些饮水机里喝水，这让人们很生气。水是一样的。
Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounding yourself with assholes.
在你诊断自己患有抑郁症或自卑之前，首先要确定你并不是被一群混蛋所包围。
I think it's the fact that I do something different and that I actually have some success with it. That bothers a lot of people... especially comics.
我认为这是因为我做了一些不同的事情，而且我确实取得了一些成功。这让很多人感到困扰……尤其是漫画。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Whitney wanted to eradicate the idea that in the case of a language we are dealing with a natural faculty; in fact, social institutions stand opposed to natural institutions.
惠特尼想要消除这样一种想法，即在语言的例子中，我们面对的是一种天生的能力;事实上，社会制度与自然制度是对立的。
Fort Leavenworth is in fact no fort, being without defensive works, except two block-houses.
利文沃斯堡其实不是堡垒，除了两座碉堡外，没有防御工事。
Some artists imagine they've got a hold on this apparatus, which in fact has got a hold of them. As a result, they end up supporting a cultural prison that is out of their control.
一些艺术家想象他们已经控制住了这个装置，而事实上这个装置已经控制住了他们。结果，他们最终支持了一个他们无法控制的文化监狱。
Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact.
平等也许是一种权利，但世界上没有任何力量能把它变成事实。
I am also a writer. That is a fact not known by the public in general.
我也是一名作家。这是一个公众普遍不知道的事实。
I am actually a terrible coward. Fear is a constant fact of my life.
我其实是个可怕的懦夫。恐惧是我生活中不变的事实。