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I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding.
我看到人们对诗歌的兴趣又复活了。在联邦资助方面，我对艺术的前景不那么乐观。
There are two kinds of companies, those that work to try to charge more and those that work to charge less. We will be the second.
有两种公司，一种努力提高收费，另一种努力降低收费。我们将是第二个。
The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the meaning of his own life, but that it bothers him less and less.
现代人的悲剧不在于他对自己生命的意义知道得越来越少，而在于他对生活的烦恼越来越少。
It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.
工作是必要的，即使不是出于兴趣，至少也是出于绝望。从各方面来看，工作与其说是无聊，不如说是自娱自乐。
The more people know about you, the less they can project who you are supposed to be. It's unfortunate that you really only get one shot at that.
人们对你了解得越多，他们就越不知道你应该成为什么样的人。很不幸，你只有一次机会。
Total falsehoods can be easily exposed for what they are by citing exceptions to their claims. Hence, they are less likely to be accepted as the total truth.
完全的谎言可以很容易地暴露出他们是什么，引用例外，他们的要求。因此，它们不太可能被接受为全部真理。
Because I believe actually the more you do something, the less frightening it becomes because you start to realize the outcome is not as important as you think.
因为我相信你做的事情越多，就越不可怕，因为你开始意识到结果并不像你想象的那么重要。
If I am no longer disturbed myself, I will deal less with disturbed people, but I don't regret having concerned myself with them because I think most of us are disturbed.
如果我自己不再被打扰，我就会少和那些被打扰的人打交道，但我不后悔曾经关注过他们，因为我认为我们大多数人都被打扰了。
Olympic gold is obviously right up there with a grand slam. It's a big win. You can say it's more, you can say it's less, you can say it's equal. It's very much up there.
很明显，奥运会金牌就在大满贯的争夺中。这是一个巨大的胜利。你可以说它更多，可以说它更少，可以说它是相等的。非常高。
Interactive computers and software will, I think, provide a less costly method of doing some kinds of inquiry, in knowledge acquisition and even reasoning and interaction.
我认为，交互式计算机和软件将提供一种成本更低的方法来进行某些类型的查询，包括知识获取，甚至推理和交互。
The less you know, the less there is to worry about. But with knowledge comes respect, curiosity, and excitement. Because you know things are scary. And yet, you're still alive.
你知道的越少，担心的就越少。但是随着知识而来的是尊重、好奇和兴奋。因为你知道事情很可怕。但你还活着。
A lot of people who want to cook with less fat are surprised by that. You can cook vegetables in a little water in a covered pan and then throw the fat into the residual liquid to coat them.
很多想用更少脂肪烹饪的人对此感到惊讶。你可以把蔬菜放在有盖的锅里，用少许水煮熟，然后把油脂倒入剩余的液体中，把它们裹起来。
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There is less pressure as a character actor. It generally means that you will be acting for all of your life, which is my intention. It is not my intention to just be a rich and famous person, that would be pretty boring.
作为一个角色演员，压力更小。这通常意味着你的一生都在行动，这是我的意图。我不想成为一个有钱有名的人，那样会很无聊。
Incidentally, the usual designation of the magnitude scale to my name does less than justice to the great part that Dr. Gutenberg played in extending the scale to apply to earthquakes in all parts of the world.
顺便说一句，通常把震级标在我的名字上，并不能很好地说明古登堡博士在把震级扩大到适用于世界各地地震方面所起的巨大作用。
The less you think and the more you do, the better things tend to become.
你想的越少，做的越多，事情就会变得越好。
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
胜利的问题比失败的问题更令人愉快，但它们同样困难。
Compliments feel better when they're genuine and unexpected. The more girls you call beautiful, the less impact it has.
当赞美是真诚的、出乎意料的时候，会让人感觉更好。你认为漂亮的女孩越多，对你的影响就越小。
You can't get more for less. You get what you pay for.
你不能少花钱多办事。一分钱一分货。